Legal Link

01/29/2026

We are proud to share a new multi-state evaluation of Legal Link’s Legal First Aid® Certification Training, conducted in California, Michigan, Oklahoma, and South Carolina. The training led to very large gains in participants’ legal knowledge and confidence, with 91% reporting stronger legal skills and 91% saying they were very or extremely satisfied. The Net Promoter Score was 79—a “world-class” rating compared to an average of 32 in the legal sector.
The evaluation shows that frontline staff can quickly strengthen their legal skills and better recognize civil legal issues. This data points toward Legal First Aid as a form of legal empowerment education: shifting people’s attitudes, knowledge, and confidence toward not just legal information, but what they can do with that information—not as legal professionals, but as everyday people acting as trusted helpers in their community.
A special thanks to Access to Justice evaluation expert James Teufel, who authored the report and helped bring this important data to light. 📄Read the full report here:

Legal Link’s four-state evaluation of the Legal First Aid Certification Training shows that a five-hour, community-based legal navigation training significantly boosts frontline workers’ legal knowledge, confidence, and ability to support clients with civil legal problems.

12/19/2025

Legal Link’s team began the holiday season volunteering with Compass Family Services, helping prepare Christmas gifts for families in need across San Francisco. Together, they packed toys, clothing, and essentials—reminding us of the power of community partnership and the importance of meeting families’ immediate needs alongside Legal Link's work to dismantle systemic barriers to justice. Legal Link is grateful to Compass for their leadership and commitment to families experiencing housing instability.

12/18/2025

12/03/2025

Thank you to those who supported us on ! 🎉

Did you know your donation today could go twice as far? Today is —Our board has generously committed to matching all donations through Dec 30, 2025 up to 100k!!!! Text LEGALLINK to 44-321 or donate via our site at www.legallink.org/donate

12/03/2025

Partnerships are at the ❤️ of our impact. Your belief fuels our mission. Help us carry Sacha's legacy forward. Join us in making justice more accessible—Text LEGALLINK to 44-321

12/03/2025

🚨 Exciting news! This , our generous Board is honoring the legacy of our Founder, Sacha Steinberger, with a $100,000 match!

Donate via our website at legallink.org/donate or by texting LEGALLINK to 44-321

12/02/2025

Everyone deserves access to legal information without fear ❤️ Join us in making justice more accessible—Text LEGALLINK to 44-321

12/02/2025

Our STORY is key to our success 🙏 Join us and in a new effort to bring together our community by reading our impact story and donating by tapping the link in bio.


https://www.givinglistbayarea.com/2025/11/17/building-a-network-of-legal-first-responders/

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to our partners, funders, and community! 🧡

This year, we’ve celebrated so much together—even in the face of injustice. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reminds us, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.”

Here’s to bending it further, together.

11/25/2025

Over the past year, we’ve welcomed incredible new teammates and partners who bring deep expertise, lived experience, and shared purpose to our work. From expanding our Legal First Aid training to deepening our community justice partnerships, this team is ready to build the next chapter together.

Meet a few of the new faces driving this work forward:
Gabriela Perez, Director of Partnerships and Development: building the relationships and resources to sustain our impact.

Alex Mendoza, Staff Attorney: leading the next phase of Legal First Aid trainings across California and beyond.

Jane Wong, Staff Attorney: designing homelessness prevention curriculum and programming for our partners.

Learn more about our team, here: https://legallink.org/our-team/

05/20/2025

Last week, the Legal Link team attended the American Bar Association/National Legal Aid & Defender Association where we were proud to have Sacha Steinberger (Co-Executive Director) present on "Technology and Non-Lawyer Solutions to the Access to Justice Crisis." We had the privilege to connect and build community with incredible advocates and innovative problem solvers throughout the conference.