OneJustice

Pro Bono Justice Program: During Fiscal Year 22-23, OneJustice brought together more than 60 legal aid organizations, law firms and corporations to address emerging needs, highlight successful pro bono models, and strategize on the effective management and strategic deployment of volunteer resources. OneJustice's annual Pro Bono Conference, webinars, and strategy meetings throughout the year covered topics, such as centering anti-racism in pro bono work, developing volunteer opportunities in consumer law projects, and engaging retired and retiring lawyers as volunteers. The law firms and corporations supported by OneJustice contributed a majority of the hours donated to legal aid programs throughout California. OneJustice also offered resources, training and consulting on best practices and innovative uses of technology to expand pro bono services to underserved communities. For example, OneJustice's Remote Clinic Toolkit, developed in 2020 to help legal services organizations pivot to a remote service model, has been shared with over 120 legal services organizations across 25 states. OneJustice also partnered with rural legal aid organizations in California to increase the community's awareness of legal clinics, recruit and train volunteers, and manage and evaluate legal clinics. Through its Pro Bono Training Institute, OneJustice trained over 2,000 individuals from law firms, legal aid organizations, law schools, and universities on critical legal topics, including housing, asylum, and disaster relief. Since its inception, the Pro Bono Training Institute has strengthened the skills and expertise of more than 10,000 volunteers.OneJustice launched a training program for volunteers who have recently joined or are interested in joining the boards of legal aid organizations. Training topics included: alignment with organizational mission, vision, and theory of change; advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion; board governance and recruitment; and financial oversight.

Healthy Nonprofits Program: During Fiscal Year 22-23, OneJustice provided training, resources, and consultations to over 100 legal services organizations that serve more than 600,000 individuals per year, with the goal of optimizing their performance and community impact. OneJustice completed the thirteenth year of its Executive Fellowship program, an intensive 10-month program on nonprofit leadership and management. OneJustice trained leaders from 28 legal services organizations in California, Alaska, Illinois, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Washington State. OneJustice also provided support and consulting to legal aid organizations on management issues and facilitated the sharing of best practices through a leadership retreat.OneJustice launched a training program for legal services organizations to expand the availability of consumer debt legal services and maximize the impact of these services. In addition, OneJustice offered programming to legal services organizations across California on essential topics, such as effective data practices in homelessness prevention, program evaluation, budgeting and financial management, advancing equity in board leadership, and leadership succession planning. OneJustice supported public policies that increase access to legal services for low-income Californians. OneJustice advocated on state and federal bills that would impact low-income Californians. In addition, OneJustice advocated for the importance of legal aid with legislators.