LAAC Publications

LAAC Publications

Over the years, LAAC has participated in many statewide publications by providing key support and helping to write sections. We've also been publishing our own studies, surveys, and reports. Please see below for a list of links to our works!

LAAC's Annual Report to Members

Shaping the Future of Justice: Effective Recruitment and Retention of Civil Legal Aid Attorneys in California (April 2010)

LAAC commissioned this report, written by Kelly Carmody of Carmody and Associates

Improving Civil Justice in Rural California, a Report of the California Commission on Access to Justice (September 2010)

LAAC Directing Attorney Salena Copeland served on the Rural Task Force that created this publication

Needs Assessment: Assessing the Legal Needs of California's Elders 2010

LAAC published this report, written by R. Ruth Linden, PhD

Assessing the Needs of California's Legal Services System to Meet the Needs of Older Californians

LAAC conducted a survey of all legal services organizations in California serving seniors on their current ability to meet the needs of their community, and analyzed this data in conjunction with data from the California Department of Aging.

Social Work and Legal Services Integrating Disciplines: Lessons from the Field, Summer 2011

The lawyer/social worker relationship is examined in terms of the strengths it offers, the challenges it presents, and the lessons learned from the field

For more publications related to providing services to elders in California, click here.