Discover how a team of ten paralegals is supporting thousands of historically stateless people in Bangladesh to acquire identity documents. Learn how paralegals in Sierra Leone partner with rural communities to assert their rights against developers who violate contracts and damage land and water.

Resources in the guide focus on practical challenges, like how to raise funds to pay paralegals, and how to collect data on the cases paralegals handle.

The knowledge here comes from practitioners all over the world. We hope you find it useful and that you share it with others. If there’s a topic or a resource you’d like to see added, please let us know.

Our movement is growing. The Economist recently featured the work of several Global Legal Empowerment Network members in their piece on the rise of paralegals across Africa. “Their work is desperately needed,” the article says. “Even where states function well, they need to be held accountable.”

Let's keep on, together.


In solidarity,

Vivek, Michael, and the whole team supporting the Global Legal Empowerment Network