The recently released Legal Deserts Report 2.0, or LDR2, which we coauthored with the National Survivor Law Collective and the Avery Center, highlights the continued gaps in access to justice for victims of human trafficking.

While national efforts to increase awareness about both sex trafficking and forced labor have been successful, many survivors of this crime continue to have a wide range of unmet legal needs. The LDR2 is the successor to a 2021 report that identified geographic and subject matter gaps in legal support for survivors. LDR2 takes the next step by proposing ways firms, bar associations, academia, clinics, companies and funders can better fill these gaps.

Originally published by Law360 - April 21, 2023.