By the California Justice Foundation

California law gives everyday people powerful tools to protect themselves — tools that most people never use simply because they don’t know they exist.

JusticePrompt.com was built to change that. It’s a free self-help platform from the California Justice Foundation that puts those tools directly in your hands: plain-English legal playbooks, AI-powered document prompts, a free case assessment quiz, and a library of over 500 legal education articles — all organized around the civil issues Californians face most often.

Six Free Kits. Six Real Legal Situations.

At the heart of JusticePrompt are six free downloadable kits, each one a step-by-step guide for a specific type of civil dispute:

Debt Settlement System — Understand your rights under the FDCPA, dispute inaccurate debts, and negotiate settlements using the same strategies professionals use.

Wage Theft Recovery System — Learn how to calculate unpaid wages, file a DLSE claim, and pursue the back pay California law says you’re owed.

Tenant Defense System — Know your rights around habitability, illegal rent increases, and unlawful eviction — and how to document and respond to each one.

Realtor Ripoff Kit — Understand fiduciary duties, how to file a DRE complaint, and what remedies are available when a real estate agent causes you harm.

Lemon Law Kit — Walk through the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act step by step and understand how to pursue a buyback or replacement for a defective vehicle.

Child Support Recovery System — Use DCSS enforcement tools, FIDM bank searches, license suspension requests, and contempt motions to collect what your child is legally owed.

Each kit is written in plain English, grounded in current California statutes, and includes the forms, letters, and timelines you need to move forward with confidence.

The AI Prompt Advantage

What sets JusticePrompt apart is what’s inside each kit: pre-engineered AI prompts you can paste directly into Claude or ChatGPT to generate demand letters, complaint filings, and negotiation scripts tailored to your specific situation.

Legal writing has always been a barrier for self-represented individuals. These prompts remove that barrier. A tenant using the Tenant Defense System doesn’t just learn that they have a right to habitable housing — they get a prompt that produces a formal habitability violation notice citing Civil Code § 1941, with a cure deadline and a statement of their repair-and-deduct rights. A worker using the Wage Theft kit can generate a DLSE complaint narrative in minutes rather than hours.

The prompts are California-specific, case-type-specific, and designed to produce documents that carry weight.

Not Sure Where to Start? Take the Quiz.

JusticePrompt includes a free 6-step intake quiz that helps you understand your situation before you dive into a kit. It asks about your issue type, the amount at stake, who you’re dealing with, and what documentation you have. At the end, it gives you a clear assessment — either your case has strong indicators worth exploring further, or it’s well-suited for self-help and here’s exactly where to begin.

The quiz takes about two minutes and gives you a concrete starting point.

571 Articles. Every Topic That Matters.

Beyond the kits, JusticePrompt hosts a growing library of over 571 legal education articles covering wage and hour law, child support enforcement, tenant rights, debt and creditor disputes, and more. Every article is written to be actionable — not just informative.

Whether you’re researching before taking action or trying to understand a letter you just received, the library is a resource you can return to at every stage of your situation.

Built for Californians Who Are Ready to Act

JusticePrompt is for anyone who has a civil legal issue and wants to understand their options, take meaningful steps on their own, and be better prepared — whether they ultimately handle the matter themselves or decide to work with an attorney.

The kits, the quiz, and the articles are all free. There is no catch.

If you know someone dealing with unpaid wages, a difficult landlord, a defective vehicle, or a child support enforcement problem — share this with them. The best legal resource is the one that actually gets used.

JusticePrompt.com — Fight back with a prompt, not a fortune.

The California Justice Foundation provides legal education and self-help resources for informational purposes only. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice or creates an attorney-client relationship. For complex matters, consult a licensed California attorney.