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Brittany Kauffman CEO A federal judge in Washington, D.C., recently issued an order titled “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute,” sharing her impatience with the ongoing discovery disputes of the parties. In her order , U.S. District Judge Rosemary …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Law Week Colorado   recently published an article highlighting Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers ' report, Ahead of the Curve: Turning Law Students into Lawyers , which examines the Daniel …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and their potential impact continue to be on the forefront of  discussions around the country . During a recent webinar titled “Amending the Federal Rules: Moving Toward …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Since opening in September 2013, the University of Denver's Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families (Resource Center or RCSDF) has served as an invaluable resource for participating …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative IAALS congratulates Colorado's  Judicially Speaking  on receiving the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Advancement of Civics Education from the National Center for State Courts.  Judicially Speaking   …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Are law school graduates ready to enter the profession, engage in the practice, and serve clients? In recent years, legal employers and members of the profession have called on law schools to educate lawyers who …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Photography by Willie Petersen   In its effort to highlight the paradigm shift in how law is being practiced, the ABA Journal recently reported on the IAALS model for a less adversarial, out-of-court …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Those of you who attended our conference last fall probably had a chance to talk with Elise Miller, Vice President of Research Programs at Access Group, who has been developing Access Group's new grant-making program …

Brittany Kauffman CEO With the new year comes reflections on the past, and predictions for the future. This is equally true in the world of e-discovery, and there are many commentators around the country who are taking this opportunity to reflect on the …

Meryl Justin Chertoff Executive Director, Georgetown Program on State and Local Government Policy and Law (SALPAL) Last Tuesday's Supreme Court argument in Williams-Yulee v. Florida Bar was the latest chapter in the Court's struggle to balance electoral …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Iowa Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark S. Cady announced in his 2015 State of the Judiciary speech the creation of a task force “to make recommendations for greater consistency, efficiency, and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's a big month at Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers . We're about to release our first major report—a study of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at the University of New Hampshire School of Law . I don't want to …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Discovery in litigation can be complicated and expensive, and electronic discovery is no exception. The preservation and production of electronically stored information presents ample opportunities for complication and expense, …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative According to data presented by Russell Wheeler of the Brookings Institution, President Obama has seen a higher judicial confirmation rate (92 percent) after six years in office than did President …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The National Center for State Courts recently released a screening tool for divorce cases to help courts “meaningfully differentiate cases.” The tool is designed to identify families who are largely …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In the upcoming legislative session in a handful of states, lawmakers are expected to propose legislation aimed at courts and judges. Some Washington legislators have filed a bill that would make the …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS We would like to extend our congratulations to Jon Streeter for his confirmation to California's First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco. Jon was  nominated by Governor Brown on November 11, …

Brittany Kauffman CEO This week, January 8-9, 2015, the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure will meet in Phoenix, Arizona. The Agenda Book includes a December 2, 2014, Report from the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, along with the draft …

Riley Combelic IAALS Intern In November, Delaware Law Weekly published an article discussing how judicial vacancies are filled in Delaware. Specifically, the article focused on the state's Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and whether it is appropriate …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director It's been almost three-and-a-half years since we launched Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers . From the start, we were committed to supporting law schools and legal educators around the country who were doing innovative work. …