The Law Belongs to All of Us

We’re an award-winning nonprofit working to show that poverty will be dramatically reduced when everyone has access to the law.

We’re pioneering the country’s first system of universal access to legal help.

Universal Access
Everyone with a real need gets effective help. We’ve represented clients in more than 35 areas of law and won the vast majority of our cases.

– Learn About Our Model

Claudia almost lost her home and her children.

She tried to find help but was denied multiple times. We started Open Door Legal so that women like Claudia would never need to face these battles alone.

Hear her story.

We caused homelessness to drop
in half.

Homelessness dropped
in half.

According to an academic study, we caused homelessness to drop by around half in and around Bayview, San Francisco.

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Keyholders are monthly donors who continuously support equal access to the law.