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1. Areas of Innovation at the ETL Consortium Schools: The Incentive Structure

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   Previously, we have drawn from the Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers (ETL) survey to describe the 23 ETL Consortium schools, explore the kinds of curricular innovations currently in place, and look at their support for faculty engagement in the improvement of teaching and learning. This post continues those analyses by looking at what schools are doing with respect to faculty professional activity... MORE

2. Justice We Can Believe In Requires Racial Justice

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   Justified outrage over the killings of George Floyd and other Black Americans is prompting overdue efforts to address police brutality and other law enforcement practices impacting communities of color. But the legacy of racism that blights our criminal justice system also creates... MORE

3. All Gas, No Brakes: New Model of Judicial Leadership is Bringing Justice Back Within Reach of the People

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   Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack recently wrote: “Let’s not leave what happens next to chance. Also, all gas no brakes. This is a breakthrough mome... MORE

4. World Justice Forum Brings Together Thought Leaders to Promote Justice at Home and Abroad

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   This week, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis and Senior Director Brittany Kauffman have been attending the World Justice Forum at The Hague, which concludes today. They participated on panels addressing legal re... MORE

5. Regulatory Reform and Racial Justice

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   The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police has sparked protests across the country, as people call for a reckoning on systemic injustice and for long-overdue change. These recent events have led to conversations around reforming not only the police, but the multiple systems in p... MORE

6. Texas Judicial Selection Commission Votes Against Partisan Judicial Elections, Recommends Further Research

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   In 2019, the 86th Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3040, creating the Texas Commission on Judicial Selection to study the “fairness, effective... MORE

7. Our Work & Impact

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   In 2006, the founders of IAALS recognized a problem: the American civil justice system was in crisis and no existing group was equipped to fix it. They established IAALS to do the work others could not, grounded in key principles:

8. IAALS Study Reveals the Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, Recommends Changes to Bar Exam and Lawyer Licensing

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   Each year, tens of thousands sit for the bar exam nationwide, a final step in demonstrating that new law graduates possess the minimum competence needed to practice law. What exactly minimum competence is, however, has never actually been defined—not by the bar examiners or the legal profession at large. This critical flaw has gone unaddressed for a hund... MORE

9. Why offer it?

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   Why is there increased interest in providing unbundled legal services? How will unbundling help to increase access to legal services for litigants who choose to represent themselves? Does providing unbundled legal services benefit my family law practice? Is there... MORE

10. Pandemic Positives Speaker Series Highlights Innovation and Partnerships

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    Last month, IAALS kicked off our Pandemic Positives Speaker Series, bringing together a number of courts and legal service providers who, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, transformed their day-to-day operations to continue serving the public throughout this critical time. These organizations quickly ... MORE