Legal Link’s training programs support community partners to act as justice workers who help to identify legal issues, surface unmet legal needs, and access legal protections. Partners who complete a training course become a part of our network of community justice workers and receive ongoing support through monthly newsletters and access to individual remote consultations with Legal Link attorneys. Learn more and register for an upcoming training opportunities below.

The Legal First Aid ® Training Program trains client-facing staff in our unique curriculum, builds legal navigation skills, and provides ongoing direct legal support via remote legal consultations and access to key tools and resources. Participants who complete the two-part course receive a certification in Legal First Aid.

Legal First Aid trained navigators:

  • Identify legal issues
  • Access legal protections
  • Provide justice-related support

Interested in becoming certified in Legal First Aid? Register below for an upcoming training!

REGISTER HERE

Housing Justice Worker Trainings

Housing issues can quickly escalate into eviction proceedings, displacement, and homelessness. Through its Housing Justice Worker Trainings, Legal Link supports community partners to act as justice workers for families experiencing housing insecurity. Learn how to identify key legal issues that impact housing stability, surface risks for eviction, refer clients to free expert housing attorneys, and keep tenants housed.

REGISTER HERE

Community Justice Worker Training Library

Legal Link’s Virtual Training Library offers issue-specific training recordings led by local experts to help our network of community justice workers better serve their clients. Designed for frontline, nonlawyer staff, these trainings cover key areas of law to build skills and knowledge justice workers’ toolboxes. Access expert-led resources to increase your impact as a community justice worker and deliver legal first aid more effectively.

ACCESS TRAINING RECORDINGS HERE

Community Justice Worker Testimonials

I have had multiple experiences with the civil legal system and was unaware of the resources available to me…I’ll be taking the training with me in my pocket everywhere.

Legal First Aid Training Participant

This training was really helpful in building an understanding of different legal issues that come up and using easy to navigate resources….This information seems basic now that I have finished the training but prior to this week I felt lost. This will greatly improve the types of support I can offer my clients.

Legal First Aid Training Participant

After Legal Link’s full day training, our staff reported a significant increase in their ability to identify and navigate their patients’ legal issues, which is vital to addressing social determinants of health.

Merrill Buice, Director of Health Care Coverage & Access, San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium

Everyone and their mothers’ uncles’ cat sitters’ neighbors’ ex business partners should take this training! It was awesome!

Legal First Aid Training Participant

Thank you for this training! It was excellent and SO helpful. I feel much more confident in my ability to help my clients be empowered in legal proceedings or situations.

Legal First Aid Training Participant

Wonderful presentation and the presenters were very informative and engaging. I love the website and all the new information I have to share with my clients and colleagues. I’m going to ask that this training be mandatory for my organization because it is so beneficial.

Legal First Aid Training Participant