Events

The convening will provide a venue for experts and national partners to develop recommendations and best practices for states developing allied legal professional programs. After the convening, IAALS will publish and disseminate the results as well as a framework for a new national model for allied legal professionals based on best practices.

Denver, Colorado

Denver, Colorado

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on July 28 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. MDT, IAALS and its partners will explore alternative lawyer licensing programs, how they differ from the current bar exam, what some jurisdictions are already testing, and how these alternatives might impact the profession.

IAALS is beginning to focus on creating synergies between and among regulatory reform efforts around the country. To that end, IAALS invited a group of key players in the regulatory movement to participate in two days of thought leadership sessions to further this momentum and build collaborations.

This invitation-only convening brought together thought leaders from across the country to begin formulating the future of judicial performance evaluation. Outcomes from the convening will help formalize IAALS’ forthcoming recommendations for modernizing the evaluation process nationwide.

IAALS’ 14th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner was held on Thursday, April 28, at the Cable Center in Denver. We were thrilled to welcome people back in person after three years to celebrate this year’s Rebuilding Justice Award and Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award honorees, and to thank you—and many others—who have joined together with IAALS to advance justice we can believe in.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on March 31 IAALS and its partners explored the issues surrounding opening up access to the law, resources in the court systems, and the potential for new opportunities.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series and in partnership with the National Conference of Bar Presidents, on February 24 IAALS and its partners explored the role of state bars in regulatory reform.

On January 26, 2022, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series and in partnership with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, IAALS hosted a webinar exploring the intersection of racial justice and public trust and confidence.

On December 15, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series, IAALS hosted a webinar focusing on barriers to equity in our justice system.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on December 7 IAALS and its partners explored the opportunities being created by regulatory innovation for legal education.

On November 10, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series, IAALS hosted a webinar featuring access-to-justice leaders to discuss how we utilize the key data from the US Justice Needs survey to drive action and system improvement.

On November 3, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series, IAALS hosted a webinar on key findings from our US Justice Needs study, a groundbreaking effort to provide a clear picture regarding the landscape of legal problems in the United States.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on October 20 IAALS and its partners explored how regulatory reform efforts can strike a balance between broader access to justice, sustainable practice, and public protection.

On October 7, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series, IAALS hosted a webinar on high-volume cases, which pose unique challenges and also great opportunity for improvement in terms of access to justice. What have we learned in this pandemic—and through this nationwide pilot project—on how to ensure access to justice in these high-volume cases?

In this webinar, IAALS and HiiL brought together experts from across key justice institutions and perspectives to speak to the outcomes of the US Justice Needs report, as well as crucial policy implications for access to justice in the United States.

On September 9, as part of our Paths to Justice Summit Series, IAALS hosted a webinar focusing on standard and complex litigation, both in our state and federal courts. What have we learned in this pandemic—and through this nationwide pilot project—regarding how to make litigation less expensive and more accessible?

The voices of over 10,000 people in the United States were heard with the launch of the US Justice Needs report on September 1, 2021. In this webinar, IAALS and HiiL shared the report, presented key data points, and spoke to the implications of this research—for those in the justice system, policymakers, and beyond.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on August 24 IAALS and its partners hosted a discussion on how lawyers and other legal professionals can help to solve access-to-justice problems using new advances in technology—while building sustainable practices at the same time.

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on June 9 IAALS and its partners hosted a discussion on how judicial leadership can play a critical role in expanding access to legal services and access to justice.

IAALS, The Chicago Bar Foundation, the ABA Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services, and the Self-Represented Litigation Network (SRLN) hosted a three-day virtual event that focused on the major hows and whys of supporting and implementing the practice of unbundled legal services both during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.