IAALS Announces Scott Bales to Step Down, Launches Nationwide Search for Successor

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IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today that Scott Bales, its Executive Director, will step down effective July 31, 2020. Bales said he has been honored to lead IAALS over… MORE

A Rallying Cry for Comments on Utah Regulatory Innovation Efforts

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Momentum for regulatory reform continues to build this summer, as states across the country move forward with groundbreaking experiments to expand the delivery of legal services—with the potential to make them more accessible and affordable for all… MORE

California Closing the Justice Gap Working Group Should Include More Consumer and Public Voices

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In May 2020, the California State Bar Board of Trustees authorized the formation of the Closing the Justice Gap (CTJG) Working Group to explore further the recommendations of the Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services (ATILS). The… MORE

Bill Henderson Urges State Supreme Courts to Lead the Way on Regulatory Reform

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On June 25, IAALS and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law co-hosted a virtual discussion with William Henderson, Professor of Law at Indiana University Maurer School of Law and ABA Journal Legal Rebel. As part of our Future of Legal… MORE

Do Not Delay: Courts Should Continue Reform Work During COVID-19

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In early June 2020, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti announced that there will be an eight-month delay in implementing reforms to Canada’s Divorce Act due to COVID-19. The pandemic “has shut down the courts and… MORE

NCSC Survey Looks at Public's Views on Courts in a (Post) Pandemic World

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From June 8–11, 2020, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) commissioned a survey of one thousand registered voters to gauge levels of public trust and confidence in the state courts. This is the seventh consecutive year that the NCSC has… MORE

Leaders Call for the Expansion of Legal Services by Unlocking Legal Regulation

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In just a few short months, COVID-19 created unprecedented havoc across the world, touching nearly every aspect of modern life. One area of disruption that has yet to fully materialize is the pandemic’s effect on our legal system.  Civil… MORE

IAALS Promotes Two to Lead Research as well as Legal Education and Profession Work

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IAALS is pleased to announce that two of our own have been promoted to director positions as of July 1: Logan Cornett has been promoted to Director of Research and Zack DeMeola has been promoted to Director of Legal Education and the Legal… MORE

NCSC 2020 Trends in State Courts Highlights the Family Justice Initiative

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Last month, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) released their 2020 Trends in State Courts. The articles in this year’s publication covered, among many others, a diversity of topics such as on-demand virtual-remote-interpreting services,… MORE

Finding the Right Legal Information Online Is Difficult, But Does It Have to Be?

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We’ve all done it—googled something and then went from page to page to page trying to find the best source. And the thing is, you really can’t make an accurate determination of what is or isn’t best—or even trustworthy—unless you have a baseline… MORE