Zachary Willis

Zach Willis is the Director of Communications at IAALS, where he leads the organization's communications, branding, marketing, and digital strategy. He works closely with IAALS leadership and programmatic teams on organizational strategy, communications planning, and the development of initiatives that support IAALS' mission of improving the American legal system. Since joining IAALS in 2012, he has held several communications leadership roles, helping guide the organization's evolving communications strategy and digital presence.

Zach oversees IAALS' publications, website and digital platforms, and editorial and creative direction. His work includes shaping organizational messaging and brand identity, developing communications strategies for major projects and initiatives, and finding effective ways to communicate complex research and ideas to a broad range of audiences. Across these efforts, he connects organizational priorities with the communications and creative work that supports them, and ensures that IAALS' work reaches the audiences it is intended to serve.

Before joining IAALS, Zach worked at the Colorado Bar Association CLE as a program attorney, legal editor, and online content manager, where he helped develop legal education programs, managed online legal resources, and worked on marketing and content strategy. His experience in legal writing and editing continues to inform his approach to making complex legal and technical information clear, accessible, and useful. Previously, Zach worked as a law clerk for Senior Judge Edwin L. Felter, Jr., at the Colorado Office of Administrative Courts.

Zach earned his JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law, where he served as a Senior Editor of the Denver University Law Review. He holds a BA in English and Writing from St. Norbert College, where he graduated cum laude from the Honors Program, and he also took courses at Lancaster University in England.