Events

How do you know if your innovations are truly making a difference? This session will equip you with practical strategies for taking a data-driven approach to evaluating the impact of your initiatives. Learn how to identify key performance indicators, effectively collect and analyze relevant data, and use those insights to inform future decisions and demonstrate the value of your innovative work. Featuring Judge Kevin Burke, Margaret Hagan, Victor Quintanilla, and Beth Wiggins.

Coalitions are essential to real change. Discover how to build powerful partnerships to drive judicial innovation. This session will feature experienced judicial leaders who have successfully collaborated with other branches of government, community organizations, and non-profit groups. Featuring Chief Judge Susan Blanco, Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell, Judge Samuel Thumma, and Judge Bernice Donald (Ret.).

Innovation is a long game. How do you ensure lasting impact and maintain momentum in the face of challenges? This session will provide concrete strategies for overcoming obstacles and opposition, maintaining commitment, and celebrating milestones to ensure the long-term success of your innovation efforts. Featuring Dr. Lana Cook.

Innovation often meets resistance. Learn how to navigate it effectively and build powerful support for change. This session will delve into the root causes of resistance and equip you with practical tools to proactively address it. Discover strategies for engaging stakeholders, communicating your vision, and fostering a collaborative culture that champions successful innovation initiatives. Featuring Judge Jennifer D. Bailey (Ret.), Justice Diana Hagen, and Brittany Kauffman.

Change is demanding, and judicial leaders need tools to navigate these demands while prioritizing their well-being. This session will provide practical mindfulness techniques and strategies specifically tailored for judicial leaders. Learn to balance the demands of innovation with essential self-care practices, recognize the signs of burnout, and cultivate sustained motivation to drive long-term progress. Featuring Judge Jeremy Fogel (Ret.) and Dr. Dacher Keltner.

Explore actionable reforms and future directions based on the IAALS report findings. This session bridges theoretical understanding with practical implementation strategies.

In a time of evolving public perceptions, how can judicial innovation strengthen trust in the courts? This session will explore tangible ways judges can lead change that fosters greater public confidence in our legal system. Gain actionable strategies from experienced judicial leaders and innovators on how to build a more equitable and accessible justice system for all. Featuring Judge Paul Grimm (Ret.), Brittany Kauffman, Judge Scott Schlegel, and Judge Erica Yew.

Join us for a fulsome examination of Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL), exploring its foundational elements and practical implications.

The IAALS Lawyers Council is a national group of law firms and businesses whose members are invited to participate in IAALS’ work, to engage in our process, and to have a voice at the table of meaningful and impactful reform within the justice system.

Explore the intersection of Access to Justice (A2J), direct-to-consumer legal innovation, and the evolving landscape of unauthorized practice of law (UPL).

IAALS’ 17th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner was held on Thursday, April 10, in Denver, where we celebrated the 2025 Rebuilding Justice Award, Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, and Founders Award honorees, and everyone who has joined together with IAALS to unlock justice innovation nationwide.

Denver, Colorado

To help chart a better future for resolving business disputes, IAALS brought together leaders in business and the justice system to discuss the landscape of businesses’ justice needs and to craft new ways of meeting them. The ideas and solutions generated through this convening will spur innovative new models for businesses to more effectively and efficiently meet their legal needs.

How do we create a regulatory structure that allows us to take advantage of the opportunities that AI presents while also minimizing potential consumer harm? This convening brought national leaders together to discuss regulating the use of AI in the delivery of consumer-facing legal services.

Golden, Colorado

The IAALS Lawyers Council is a national group of law firms and businesses whose members are invited to participate in IAALS’ work, to engage in our process, and to have a voice at the table of meaningful and impactful reform within the justice system.

Co-hosted with the Berkeley Judicial Institute, the 2024 summit brought together judicial leaders at an in-person event featuring keynote addresses from judicial leaders and change experts as well as interactive opportunities for peer collaboration. Building on this momentum, a 2025-2026 webinar series was launched to equip more judges with the practical tools and insights needed to drive meaningful innovation in the courts.

This convening included representatives from the seven states with active allied legal professional (ALP) programs. Through discussion and collaboration, we aimed to adopt general guidelines around reciprocity that can be shared and adopted nationally.

IAALS’ 16th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner was held on Thursday, April 25, at the History Colorado Center in Denver. We celebrated the 2024 Rebuilding Justice Award and Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award honorees, and everyone who has joined together with IAALS to clear a path to justice for all.

Denver, Colorado

As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, IAALS and its partners will explore how lawyers, justice workers, and state bars are leading the charge against legal deserts.

On March 7, IAALS and The Chicago Bar Foundation delved into the root causes of access to justice issues for the middle class, featuring leaders who have successfully launched promising legal service delivery models.

On February 27, IAALS and The Chicago Bar Foundation examined the widespread access to justice crisis—which extends beyond low-income individuals to heavily impact the middle class and small businesses—and showcased how the newly launched Above the Line Network can bridge the gap for affordable legal services.

On February 1 at 11 a.m. MT, IAALS hosted "The Role of Allied Legal Professionals: Systems Change and How the Healthcare Industry Succeeded in Expanding Career Paths," the second of two webinars examining the shifting dynamics in legal services provision and advocating for an inclusive and consumer-focused approach to legal reforms.