This publication answers many common questions about the court systems and judges in the United States:
Why do we have both state and federal courts? How are they different?
Are more cases filed in state or federal courts? Are… MORE
Authors Rebecca Love Kourlis and Dirk Olin tell the story of a civil justice system that has become alarmingly expensive, politicized, and time-consuming, degrading it to the point that it no longer meets the legitimate needs of the people it was… MORE
In September 2012, 21 law schools sent representatives to Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers’ first conference, “The Development of Professional Identity in Legal Education: Rethinking Learning and Assessment.” The conference sought collaboration… MORE
In 2011, Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers conducted a survey, gathering data about new programs from 118 law schools. The survey intended to determine whether external factors—namely, the economic downturn of 2008—were catalysts for institutional… MORE
It is no surprise that there is much confusion around how judges get to be judges in the United States. No two states use the same method to select and retain their judges, and even in individual states, the method may vary by the level of court and… MORE
Family separation can be very stressful. Everyone in the family goes through changes, including parents, children, and other family members. You may also have more expenses, such as a second home, while living on the same income. Dividing property,… MORE
Today’s family law system requires its participants to navigate a variety of court and dispute resolution processes and to understand complex legal issues. Yet, due to a number of economic and social forces, there are an increasing number of self-… MORE
The use of unbundled legal services is growing rapidly. An increasing number of jurisdictions explicitly allow unbundling and a growing number of attorneys are offering the service. Yet many attorneys remain unaware of its availability. As this… MORE
Unbundled legal services, in which a client hires an attorney for agreed-upon discrete tasks, is a partial solution to the access to justice problem in our nation’s courts, and has become increasingly used and accepted in the last several decades.… MORE
Over the last century, many efforts have been made to change and improve our civil justice system: thought leaders have conferred, rules have changed, processes have improved. Even still, the call for real, meaningful change persists.
Now, we… MORE