Zach Zarnow
@zachzarnow.bsky.social
I don’t know what I’m doing here yet. Probably access to justice and bad jokes.
Hey, it's my birthday (soon) and to celebrate I'm asking for your help: If you can, can you donate? If you can, can you share the message below? Every year Pro Bono Net helps MILLIONS of people access justice. #a2j #accesstojustice
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Zach Zarnow's Birthday Fundraiser - Pro Bono Net
Pro Bono Net is a national nonprofit organization. We work to bring the power of the law to all by building cutting-edge digital tools and fostering collaborations with the nation’s leading civil lega...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Hey, it's my birthday (soon) and to celebrate I'm asking for your help: If you can, can you donate? If you can, can you share the message below? Every year Pro Bono Net helps MILLIONS of people access justice. #a2j #accesstojustice
www.probono.net/zach-birthda...
www.probono.net/zach-birthda...
True. And I’m incredibly proud of the work done by www.ilaflan.org to help low income current and former service members in Illinois w/ALL civil legal issues. Attorney staffed hotline: 855-452-3526
According to @legalservicescorp.bsky.social, more than 76% of low-income veterans have faced civil legal issues, whether it be housing, healthcare, or debt. On behalf of legal aid providers and public defenders across the U.S., we're honored to serve you because you've served for this country.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
True. And I’m incredibly proud of the work done by www.ilaflan.org to help low income current and former service members in Illinois w/ALL civil legal issues. Attorney staffed hotline: 855-452-3526
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Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵
January 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵
Amazing opportunity!
🚨If you are an early-career scholar who researches civil justice topics -- please consider applying to join our next cohort! Participants join an awesome community of A2J scholars (& receive a research stipend!).
Applications due November 24 (bit.ly/abfecw)
@abfresearch.bsky.social
Applications due November 24 (bit.ly/abfecw)
@abfresearch.bsky.social
ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Early-Career Workshop at American Bar Foundation
ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative Early-Career Workshop
Deadline: Monday, November 24, 2025
About the ABF Access to Justice Research Initiative
The American Bar Foundation’s Access to Justice ...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Amazing opportunity!
Will you be attending next week in DC? Let’s talk! I’m excited to share more about Pro Bono Net’s work and would love to see how we might be able to partner.
We have just a few days until registration for Annual Conference closes! Secure your spot by Sunday, October 12 to learn from top legal professionals across the country and stand united in support of #equaljustice for all. Tickets can be purchased here: https://nlada.pulse.ly/ie2vjcijms
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Will you be attending next week in DC? Let’s talk! I’m excited to share more about Pro Bono Net’s work and would love to see how we might be able to partner.
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📣 JOB ALERT: Pro Bono Net seeks a Data Engineer (remote) to join their team.
👉 Learn more and apply: careers2-extensishr....
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: careers2-extensishr....
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
Careers | Extensis Group | Data Engineer in New York, New York | Careers at Pro Bono Net
Pro Bono Net is now hiring a Data Engineer in New York, New York. Review all of the job details and apply today!
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September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 JOB ALERT: Pro Bono Net seeks a Data Engineer (remote) to join their team.
👉 Learn more and apply: careers2-extensishr....
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
👉 Learn more and apply: careers2-extensishr....
#A2JJobs
#legaljobs
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Excited to (finally!) publicly share the output of an AI audits class I taught last spring: an audit of Legal Aid of North Carolina’s LIA tool. As far as I know, it’s one of the first audits of its kind in the access to justice space.
law.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
law.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
law.duke.edu
September 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Excited to (finally!) publicly share the output of an AI audits class I taught last spring: an audit of Legal Aid of North Carolina’s LIA tool. As far as I know, it’s one of the first audits of its kind in the access to justice space.
law.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
law.duke.edu/sites/defaul...
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Are your teens texting? Yes. Are they texting about #accesstojustice? Almost certainly. Proof: vimeo.com/showcase/700...
Tiny Chat 161: Are Your Teens Texting About A2J?
We’re old—and largely out of touch. But we’ve discovered something hopeful: young people are texting. About what? We don’t know. Did you…
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June 13, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Are your teens texting? Yes. Are they texting about #accesstojustice? Almost certainly. Proof: vimeo.com/showcase/700...
#Job alert! The Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a Access To Justice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager: www.jud.ct.gov/jobs/JobDeta...
#a2j #courts cc: @a2jjobs.bsky.social
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June 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#Job alert! The Connecticut Judicial Branch is seeking a Access To Justice and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program Manager: www.jud.ct.gov/jobs/JobDeta...
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We are hiring for two new positions! Please amplify and spread the word.
We're looking for exceptional candidates to serve as our first Operations Manager and our first Technical Partnerships Manager. Both roles are full time and remote!
Read all about it! free.law/hiring/
We're looking for exceptional candidates to serve as our first Operations Manager and our first Technical Partnerships Manager. Both roles are full time and remote!
Read all about it! free.law/hiring/
The Limits of Data issues.org/limits-of-da...
This is not too long, approachable, and makes some really interesting points. Seems relevant at this moment
This is not too long, approachable, and makes some really interesting points. Seems relevant at this moment
The Limits of Data
Policymakers want to make decisions based on clear data, but important factors are lost when we rely solely on data. A philosopher writes:
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May 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The Limits of Data issues.org/limits-of-da...
This is not too long, approachable, and makes some really interesting points. Seems relevant at this moment
This is not too long, approachable, and makes some really interesting points. Seems relevant at this moment
On the heels of his fantastic article finally going live, we convinced @rowanmg.bsky.social to join us on a #TinyChat for a short, fun peek behind the article and what surprised him along the way: vimeo.com/1078650658
April 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On the heels of his fantastic article finally going live, we convinced @rowanmg.bsky.social to join us on a #TinyChat for a short, fun peek behind the article and what surprised him along the way: vimeo.com/1078650658
Along with many other smart #accesstojustice folks, I’m quoted in The NY Times magazine’s impressive new article discussing the access crisis and our state courts. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/m...
Civil Court Without a Lawyer Is Risky. Why Do So Many People Do It? (Gift Article)
It’s dangerous to go to court without legal representation — but more Americans are going it alone.
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April 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Along with many other smart #accesstojustice folks, I’m quoted in The NY Times magazine’s impressive new article discussing the access crisis and our state courts. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/m...
Don't let this: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/08/e... happen to you.
Use this: www.ncsc.org/__data/asset...
and this: exit.smallscale.org
Use this: www.ncsc.org/__data/asset...
and this: exit.smallscale.org
Editorial: Illinois taxpayers deserve more than excuses for the $250M computer mess
The lesson is clear: When taxpayer dollars fund major tech projects, governments must be tough negotiators, not soft targets.
www.chicagotribune.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Don't let this: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/08/e... happen to you.
Use this: www.ncsc.org/__data/asset...
and this: exit.smallscale.org
Use this: www.ncsc.org/__data/asset...
and this: exit.smallscale.org
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My latest, in @technologyreview.com
Any new owner of 23AndMe’s data will want to find ways to make money from it. Lawmakers have a big opportunity to help keep it safe.
How a bankruptcy judge can stop a genetic privacy disaster
Any new owner of 23AndMe’s data will want to find ways to make money from it. Lawmakers have a big opportunity to help keep it safe
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March 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My latest, in @technologyreview.com
Just spent the day sitting next to @awidman.bsky.social, talking about access to justice stuff, and it was delightful! An experience I’d highly recommend.
January 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Just spent the day sitting next to @awidman.bsky.social, talking about access to justice stuff, and it was delightful! An experience I’d highly recommend.
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So happy to see the first 🦋 post — congrats again!
For those interested in access to justice, courts, and U.S. politics, see this important thread 🧵⬇️ and buy the book! #polisky
For those interested in access to justice, courts, and U.S. politics, see this important thread 🧵⬇️ and buy the book! #polisky
Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵
January 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So happy to see the first 🦋 post — congrats again!
For those interested in access to justice, courts, and U.S. politics, see this important thread 🧵⬇️ and buy the book! #polisky
For those interested in access to justice, courts, and U.S. politics, see this important thread 🧵⬇️ and buy the book! #polisky
🧵 thread on an important new book, out now, with really important insights for those of us working to increase access to justice and to improve the courts ⤵️
Hi Bluesky friends! I thought I’d use my first-ever post to announce that it’s publication day for my book, Courts Unmasked: Civil Legal System Reform and COVID-19 with @univpressofkansas.bsky.social 🎉🎉 1/🧵
January 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
🧵 thread on an important new book, out now, with really important insights for those of us working to increase access to justice and to improve the courts ⤵️
I am using tea to become insanely powerful
January 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I am using tea to become insanely powerful
This book was published in 1951 and I just devoured it on a flight. Thematically striking and far too relevant feeling for modern times.
January 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This book was published in 1951 and I just devoured it on a flight. Thematically striking and far too relevant feeling for modern times.
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January 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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