Events

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.

Across the country, more and more jurisdictions are reimagining how to deliver and regulate legal services. IAALS and its partners are hosting a quarterly speaker series to provide a forum to learn about and discuss the regulatory changes underway, the challenges they face, and the opportunities they provide.

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.

IAALS Spring Board of Advisors meeting.

Denver, Colorado

With the pandemic still ongoing, and in an effort to share lessons learned across jurisdictions, IAALS hosted a four-part speaker series to discuss best practices when implementing virtual services.

On March 25, IAALS hosted a webinar featuring Presiding Judge Clemens Landau of the Salt Lake City Justice Court and Sheriece Perry of the Massachusetts Trial Courts Office of Court Management, who discussed how their respective organizations were able to balance the necessity of remote services with their customers' in-person needs.

On March 11, IAALS hosted a webinar featuring Carolyn Kim and Renato Izquieta of the Orange County Superior Court and Jeannie Sato of the Alaska Court System, who discussed how their respective organizations were able to successfully transform their in-person legal services into virtual services amid the pandemic—without expending significant resources.

On February 17, IAALS hosted a webinar featuring Jonathan Pyle of Philadelphia Legal Assistance and Leanne Yoder of the Arizona Superior Court in Pima County, who discussed how their respective organizations worked with others both internally and externally to alleviate many obstacles that come with reform.

On February 3, 2021, IAALS hosted a webinar featuring Christine Miller of Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada and Lollie Roberts of the Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento, who discussed how their respective organizations successfully kept the public up to date on the changes they were making in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

IAALS and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law co-hosted a speaker series—The Future of Legal Services—bringing together perspectives from the legal profession, academia, and state supreme courts—the regulators of legal services.

On December 9, IAALS co-hosted a virtual discussion with Dan Rodriguez, former dean of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, on why our balkanized system of professional regulation makes it much more difficult to meet the demand for legal services, and how states can join together and offer more legal services to those in need without opening up the public to the risk of harm.

Denver, Colorado

On October 27, IAALS co-hosted a discussion on how programs and regulations in other countries have allowed for a more accessible way for people to access the justice system, featuring Crispin Passmore (Founder/Principle, Passmore Consulting), Will Morrison (Strategic Policy Counsel, Law Society of Ontario), and Abigail Moy (Director, Legal Empowerment Network)—and moderated by David Lat (Founding Editor, Above the Law).

Each year, IAALS recognizes individuals and groups who exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership that we champion as we work toward building a legal system that is accessible, fair, reliable, and accountable. For the first time ever, this event was held virtually, and was also free and open to the public—making it more accessible to a national audience than ever before.

IAALS Fall Board of Advisors meeting.

This virtual event was held on Friday, September 25, recognizing you! We celebrated friends and supporters of IAALS with a special hour-long program, including a thank-you video featuring staff and donors, a fireside chat, and the unveiling of a special recognition plaque. 

On August 20, IAALS co-hosted a virtual panel discussion on how legal regulatory reform—and the innovative and diverse ecosystems such reform can create—can help address issues of racial injustice, featuring Rohan Pavuluri (Co-Founder/CEO, Upsolve), Andrea S. Jarmon (Founder, Jarmon Law Group), and Andrew Arruda (Co-Founder/CEO, ROSS Intelligence).

On June 25, IAALS co-hosted a discussion with Professor William Henderson on why state supreme courts are best positioned to pioneer new regulatory models that are in the long-term interest of the public.