
Symposium – 2023 – Access to Justice
Lawyers Aren’t Rent
by Juliet M. Brodie and Larisa G. Bowman
In this Essay, part of Stanford Law Review's 2023 Access to Justice Symposium, Juliet M. Brodie and Larisa G. Bowman argue that most low-income tenants facing eviction do not need a lawyer—they need money to pay rent. They suggest investing in rental assistance programs and non-attorney advocates to save legal resources for cases with factual or legal disputes.