Projects

Unlocking Legal Regulation

Project Status: Evaluating Utah; Advising on AI; Building Momentum

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IAALS Reports & Recommendations

IAALS has done extensive research into legal regulatory innovations and has published several reports with recommendations that can be applied nationwide. IAALS has also submitted comments in several states in support of regulatory reform.

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    An Interim Evaluation of Utah's Legal Regulatory Sandbox

    Part 1: Sandbox Background and Evaluation Design Overview

    Utah's legal regulatory sandbox allows nontraditional legal service providers and business structures to enter the legal marketplace in an effort to close the justice gap. IAALS is conducting a robust evaluation throughout the pilot phase of the…

    October 6, 2025
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    Unlocking Legal Regulation

    Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future

    This report lays out a set of 12 recommendations drawn from recent regulatory innovation discussions, covering a range of areas including stakeholders to engage, program structure and requirements, messaging, and research and data.

    August 30, 2024
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    Community & Cooperation

    Action Steps toward Unlocking Legal Regulation

    Stemming from our 2022 Community & Cooperation convening, this report distills key themes and recommendations for next steps aimed at bolstering existing regulatory innovation efforts and kickstarting new ones, and creating opportunities to engage…

    August 2, 2023
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IAALS Comments Urging Regulatory Reform

  • Video testimony to ATILS (August 10, 2019)
  • Written comment to ATILS (September 23, 2019)
  • Spoken comment to ATILS in support of its Final Recommendations (March 12, 2020)
  • Video testimony in support of the Paraprofessional Program Working Group's Final Recommendations (September 23, 2021)
  • Written comment in support of the California Paraprofessional Program Proposal (January 12, 2022)
  • Spoken comment in support of the Closing the Justice Gap Working Group (January 20, 2022)

  • Written comment in support of the Colorado Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals Program

  • Written comment to Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission (IARDC) regarding Intermediary Connecting Services Proposal
  • Written comment on the Task Force Report by the Chicago Bar Association/Chicago Bar Foundation Task Force on the Sustainable Practice of Law & Innovation

  • Written comment in support of the Commission on Indiana’s Legal Future’s Interim Recommendations (September 2024)

  • Written comment in support of the Supreme Court of Georgia Study Committee on Legal Regulatory Reform’s Final Report and Recommendations

  • Written comment regarding the Texas Access to Justice Commission Access to Legal Services Working Group’s Recommendations (December 2023)
  • Written comment in support of the Proposed New Articles XV and XVI of the State Bar Rules (October 2024)

  • Written comment in support of the Utah Supreme Court Regulatory Reform Proposal

  • Written comment in support of the Washington State Bar Association and Washington Supreme Court Practice of Law Board Pilot Test of Entity Regulation Proposal (August 2024)