Human Trafficking Survivors’ Legal Needs Part 2: A Constellation of Legal Problems

Due to the complexity of human trafficking, survivors often have multiple interlocking legal needs that negatively affect their ability to achieve stability and escape the trafficking cycle. “[S]urvivors need specialized services that can assist with expungement, vacatur, and record sealing. Beyond criminal records, survivors also face other legal obstacles” such as debt, identity theft and lack of child custody.

In Part 2 of the Legal Needs workshop series, presenters Megan Lundstrom of The Avery Center for Research and Services and Marianna Kosharovsky of ALIGHT (Alliance to Lead Impact in Global Human Trafficking) continue to discuss the findings of The Legal Deserts Report, namely specific areas of survivors’ legal needs, gaps in the provision of appropriate legal services, and additional opportunities for legal services organizations to meet the needs or survivors.

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