"Proposed Changes to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure" with Judge John G. Koeltl, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Held in New York, New York.
IAALS convened a group of senior in-house counsel and corporate management from around the country to discuss the challenges surrounding discovery in litigation. The convening provided an opportunity to discuss the current challenges and ways in which the costs of discovery can be controlled for all involved in the civil justice system.
October 2014
IAALS Board of Advisors - Meeting
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Denver, Colorado
Law Firm Council - Meeting
Denver, Colorado
September 2014
Law Firm Council - Luncheon
"A Discussion of the Proposed Federal Rules Changes" with Judge David G. Campbell, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona. Held in Phoenix, Arizona.
Traditional notions of assessment in legal education have limited our capacity to truly measure whether law students are receiving the education and training they need to enter the profession. This conference demonstrated how assessment can be used for teaching, for learning, and as support for law schools and educators when developing new or innovative models.
IAALS Executive Committee - Meeting
Denver, Colorado
Law Firm Council - Associates Reception
Denver, Colorado
Social Media Webinar for JPE Working Group
In advance of the 2014 judicial elections, IAALS offered a webinar conducted by a social media expert for members of the JPE Working Group, to offer strategies and tips for using social media and other inexpensive tools to share JPE results with voters.
IAALS and the National Judicial College co-hosted this webcast for state court judges at no cost. The webcast remains available for judges to view on the NJC's website, and we encourage judges to take advantage of this free and easily accessible education.
May 2014
Foundations for Practice Launch - Advisory Group Meeting
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Part of DIAALOGUES, a groundbreaking series of national conversations designed to bring together the best minds in the country to forge solutions to the most pressing issues facing the American legal system. Sponsored by El Pomar Foundation, DIAALOGUES took place at Penrose House and the historic Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
In Spring 2014, IAALS held its annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner, which recognizes individuals who exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership that we champion across all of our work toward building a legal system that is fair, accessible, reliable, efficient, and accountable. This year, we are thrilled to be honoring two longtime supporters of IAALS and our work: Colorado Supreme Cou
IAALS hosted a Forum for a small group of stakeholders from around the country for the purpose of gathering comments on the proposed federal rules amendments. Following the meeting, IAALS has compiled the comments and submitted them to the Civil Rules Advisory Committee for its consideration. The comments include the various divergent views from Forum attendees, as well as areas of consensus.
Our 2nd Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference took a closer look at these 3 questions: What core competencies do entry level lawyers need? What structural and curricular changes ensure law grads have the necessary core competencies? How can law school accreditation and bar admissions standards facilitate innovation in legal education?
IAALS and the National Judicial College co-hosted the 2nd Annual Educational Summit for State Court Judges: Unlocking E-Discovery. The Summit provided a forum exclusively tailored for state court judges to learn about all facets of the discovery of electronically stored information—from preservation to production to eventual use at trial.
IAALS and the Byron R. White Center brought United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) to Colorado to deliver the 3rd Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture. The Stevens Lecture brings a well-known jurist to the University of Colorado Law School each year. The event was open to the public.
IAALS hosted a panel on the pros and cons of various methods of selecting state court judges at the 2013 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
IAALS, in collaboration with the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies and the Aspen Institute Justice & Society Program, sponsored “An Uncommon Dialogue” about judicial selection.