All About Unlocking Legal Regulation
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June 16, 2021
State Justices Stress Need for Courts to Lead the Way on Regulatory Reform
IAALS, Maddie Hosack
June 15, 2021
Conn. Judges Praise Design Thinking For Future Of Law
Law360, Sameer Rao
June 14, 2021
Top jurists favor changes to model legal rules
ABA News
June 13, 2021
How State ‘Regulatory Sandboxes’ are Laboratories for Innovation
The National Interest, Thomas A. Hemphill
June 9, 2021
Big Four Said to Sidestep U.S. Law Firm Competition, For Now
Bloomberg Law, Sam Skolnik
Past Events
- Redesigning Legal Speaker Series
- June 9: Leading from the Bench—Expanding Access through Regulatory Innovation explored how judicial leadership can play a critical role in expanding access to legal services and access to justice. Featuring Justice Ann Timmer of Arizona, Chief Justice Bridget McCormack of Michigan, Chief Justice Nathan Hecht of Texas, and Chief Justice Matthew Durrant of Utah, and moderated by Justice Rebecca Love Kourlis of Colorado (Ret.). Watch the presentation.
- December 9: Professional Regulation and Federalism—Let’s Remove Access Barriers, with Dan Rodriguez (Former Dean, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law). Watch the presentation. Read the Q&A.
- October 27: Reimagining Legal Services for All People—Lessons from Pioneers around the World, with 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). Watch the presentation.
- August 20: The Future of Legal Services with Rohan Pavuluri (Cofounder/CEO, Upsolve), Andrea S. Jarmon (Founder, Jarmon Law Group), and Andrew Arruda (Cofounder/CEO, ROSS Intelligence). Watch the presentation.
- August 20: Reimagining Law with Hon. Mary Anne Mason (Ret.), CBA/CBF Task Force, and Zack DeMeola, IAALS. Watch Part 1. Watch Part 2.
- June 25: The Future of Legal Services with William Henderson. Watch the Presentation.
- Utah Office of Legal Services Innovation
- Background Resources:
Arizona
- Right Now in Arizona
- Alternative Business Structures Program
- Legal Paraprofessional Program
- Background Resources
- Homepage: Task Force on Delivery of Legal Services
- Final Report and Recommendations
- Rules and Code of Judicial Administration Changes
- Additional Information
- Public Survey Results
- PowerPoint Presentation: “Task Force Presentation: Improving A2J in Arizona”
- Video: Arizona's Legal Problems... and Solutions!
California
- Right Now in California
- Background Resources
Illinois
- Chicago Bar Foundation
- Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC)
Additional States
Working With Your Hands Tied Behind Your Back: Non-Lawyer Perspectives on Legal Empowerment
Judges and the Deregulation of the Lawyer's Monopoly
Legal Advice from Nonlawyers: Consumer Demand, Provider Quality, and Public Harms
A Regulatory Sandbox for the Industry of Law
How to Regulate Legal Services to Promote Access, Innovation, and the Quality of Lawyering
Protecting the Profession or the Public? Rethinking Unauthorized-Practice Enforcement
ABA Center for Innovation Legal Innovation Regulatory Survey
National Center for Access to Justice’s Justice Index 2021
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