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    The O'Connor Judicial Selection Plan

    A better way to select our nation's judges IAALS and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Ret.) identified a model for choosing, evaluating, and retaining judges that balances the need for fair and impartial courts with the need for public …
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  • Community & Cooperation

    Action Steps toward Unlocking Legal Regulation Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession Through its Unlocking Legal Regulation work, IAALS is deeply involved in regulatory …

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  • The Past & Future of State Court Civil Filings

    Brittany Kauffman CEO Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure James Swearingen Former Research Analyst There is strong interest in the ongoing impact of the pandemic on filings in our courts, and with it a renewed interest in …

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  • A Renewed Analysis of the Expedited Action Rules in Texas Courts

    Civil Justice Initiative Brittany Kauffman CEO Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure James Swearingen Former Research Analyst Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects In this report from the Civil Justice Initiative , the …

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  • Unbundled Legal Services in the New Normal

    Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant A lawyer providing unbundled legal services works with clients only on certain legal tasks instead of taking on the entire case, based on what the clients can …

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    Unbundling Legal Services

    The number of self-represented litigants in our state family courts is high—in some courts, upward of 80 percent of divorce and separation cases involve at least one party who is without a lawyer. And civil litigation follows a similar trend with 76% of …
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  • Judicial Performance Evaluation in the States

    The IAALS JPE 2.0 Pre-Convening White Paper Jordan M. Singer Consultant, IAALS Professor of Law, New England Law | Boston It has been nearly fifty years since the first state judicial performance evaluation (JPE) program was instituted in Alaska. Since …

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  • Justice Needs and Satisfaction in the United States of America

    Brittany Kauffman CEO Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure IAALS and HiiL launched this nationwide effort to assess legal needs in the United States across all income levels. This is the first nationwide survey of its size to …

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    US Justice Needs

    Closing the justice gaps once and for all Justice is a complicated concept. It’s not just about courts and laws. What constitutes justice can vary across individuals, situations, and cultures. Whether civil or criminal, whether family- or …
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  • Foundations: Hiring Guide

    Cut through Bias. Hire & Retain the Best Lawyers. Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Elizabeth Anderson Academic Analytics Advisor Founder, Embraced …

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  • Foundations: Instructional Design Guide

    Use Learning Outcomes & Standards-Based Assessments to Train Better Lawyers Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Elizabeth Anderson Academic Analytics …

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  • Initial Discovery Protocols

    for Business Interruption Insurance Disputes Arising from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Similar Public Health Threats Brittany Kauffman CEO Brooke Meyer Former Manager These Initial Discovery Protocols for Business Interruption Insurance Disputes Arising from …

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    Initial Discovery Protocols

    Reducing conflict, cost, and delay The discovery process in civil litigation often generates contentious and costly disputes that lead to unwarranted delays and inhibit access to justice, for parties on both sides of the “v.” Through the Initial Discovery …
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  • Pandemic Positives

    Extending the Reach of Court and Legal Services Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, stay-at-home orders, layoffs, closures, and social distancing have …

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  • Building a Better Bar

    The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence Deborah Jones Merritt Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure The legal profession has never had a clear, explicit …

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  • Public Perspectives on Trust and Confidence in the Courts

    Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Researchers have frequently studied public trust and confidence in the legal system, with a large body of survey and public polling data …

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  • Preventing Whack-a-Mole Management of Consumer Debt Cases

    A Proposal for a Coherent and Comprehensive Approach for State Courts Paula Hannaford-Agor Director, Center for Juries Studies, National Center for State Courts Brittany Kauffman CEO Americans are drowning in debt, with an estimated $4 trillion or roughly …

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