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One of the frequently cited issues in any discussion about reforming current regulations governing the delivery of legal services is the topic of limited legal license programs. These programs are rooted in the idea that licensed para-professionals… MORE
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More and more legal professionals want to know what clients want from their attorneys.
What is it that clients value in, and want from, their lawyers? How does a lawyer meet the requirements of their clients? More and more legal professionals… MORE
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The American legal profession is at a crossroads. Time and again, studies show that too many people are being left out of the civil justice system. Up and down the income scale, the vast majority of Americans cannot access legal assistance, let… MORE
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Last month, the University of Pennsylvania Law School announced the launch of their Future of the Profession Initiative. The initiative aims to “Teach, Lead, and Transform” by looking at ways law schools can “adopt a holistic vision” for the… MORE
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In late September, the Indiana Supreme Court announced the creation of the 13-member Indiana Innovation Initiative. The initiative was established “to analyze research on justice reform, assess the impact of reform efforts in other states, identify… MORE
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Our state courts are the frontlines of justice in the United States. With state trial courts handling 83 million cases in 2017 (95 percent of all U.S. cases), most people’s experience with our justice system is in state courts. It is imperative,… MORE
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In 2016, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado greenlighted limited scope (i.e., “discrete task”) representation by attorneys through enactment of Local Rules D.C.COLO.LAttyR 2(b)(1) and LAttyR 5(a)-(b), allowing limited… MORE
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It’s no secret that the United States is facing an access to justice crisis. Our justice system is failing. We are failing to uphold what the country’s founding fathers upheld as their ultimate goal and virtue: justice for all. George… MORE
IAALS Remembers Chief Justice Mark Cady, Champion of Judicial Independence and Family Justice Reform
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We at IAALS are among the many saddened by the untimely passing last week of Mark Cady, Iowa’s Chief Justice. He had served as a judge for some 33 years—on Iowa’s district court from 1986–1994, on the state court of appeals from 1994–1998, and then… MORE
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Many aspects of human life have moved online—shopping for groceries, applying for jobs, taking classes, etc. So it’s no surprise that some legal processes, such as dispute resolution, are also moving to a digital platform.
Dispute resolution has… MORE