This month, we are excited to bring back our Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner, where we'll celebrate this year’s Rebuilding Justice Award and Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award honorees. We're looking forward to the opportunity to thank the myriad people who have joined together with IAALS to advance justice we can believe in, and to celebrate all that we've accomplished in the past year. From assessing justice needs in the United States, to modernizing the way we evaluate our judges, to unlocking legal regulation around the country, IAALS remains committed to opening new doors for those in need of justice. Please read our 2021 Annual Report to learn more about the work we've done this past year, and we look forward to seeing you at the Cable Center on April 28.
David Yellen, CEO April 2022
Justice in a Changing World: Read the 2021 IAALS Annual Report: The challenges we face continue to upend our lives. But we cannot go back, so instead we must forge a better future. Our work in 2021, as described in our Annual Report, has moved the needle and opened new doors for those in need of justice.
Dan Rodriguez Joins IAALS as Scholar-in-Residence: IAALS is thrilled to announce that Dan Rodriguez, former dean and current Howard Washington Professor of Law of Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, will join the organization as our scholar-in-residence for two weeks this year, with ongoing collaboration on our projects.
Minnesota’s Legal Paraprofessional Pilot Project Shows Early Successes: In 2021, Minnesota implemented a legal paraprofessional program to provide increased access to justice for a broader range of low- and modest-income individuals. So far, there are multiple signs that these paraprofessionals bring positive change to the profession.
Be sure to read all of the news from IAALS on our blog.
IAALS’ Foundations for Practice cited in "'More than the Numbers': Empirical Evidence of an Innovative Approach to Admissions" in the Minnesota Law Review.
IAALS’ The Modern Family Court Judge: Knowledge, Qualities, & Skills for Success and Family Justice Initiative: The Landscape of Domestic Relations Cases in State Courts reports cited in the North Carolina Family Courts Annual Report.
