Long Awaited Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Go Into Effect

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Today, December 1, the long awaited amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure go into effect. The “package” of amendments include rule changes across a number of rules (specifically Rules 1, 4, 16, 26, 30, 31, 33, and 34) and focus on… MORE

A New Method Helping Colorado Self-Represented Litigants in Post-Decree Family Matters

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In the Jefferson County District Courthouse in Golden, Colorado, family law self-represented litigants in court on post-decree matters have a new resource available to them. The Turelli Foundation, formed by retired Judge Richard Turelli and… MORE

ETL Ignite: Assessing Learning Outcomes Piece by Piece

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This post is one of a series that stems from our 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference. The author(s) presented a six-minute Ignite-style presentation at the conference that discussed the innovations and outcomes of their… MORE

Beyond the Federal Rule Amendments

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As the legal world is focused on the newly implemented amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which went into effect December 1st, there is one group that is already thinking “what next?”—the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. At the… MORE

ETL Ignite: Inclusive Strategic Planning and Faculty Adoption of Learning Outcomes

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This post is one of a series that stems from our 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference. The author(s) presented a six-minute Ignite-style presentation at the conference that discussed the innovations and outcomes of their school’s… MORE

The Center for Out-of-Court Divorce: A Proven, Community-Centered Alternative for Families

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So often when parents begin the process of separation and divorce they feel vulnerable and uncertain about how to proceed. Their greatest fear is the potential of harm to their children. The Center for Out of Court Divorce – Denver (COCD or Center)… MORE

NCSC Report on the Landscape of Civil Litigation Informs CCJ Committee Efforts

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Recently, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis and I met with the other members and staff of the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements Committee for its fourth plenary meeting in Washington, D.C. The committee is… MORE

ETL Ignite: Dickinson Law’s New Curriculum and its Focus on Student Outcomes

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This post is one of a series that stems from our 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference. The author(s) presented a six-minute Ignite-style presentation at the conference that discussed the innovations and outcomes of their school’s… MORE

Applying—and Achieving—Proportionality

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Just a week ago, the long awaited amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect. Of the amendments, the most significant—and controversial—changes are to Rule 26, which specifically incorporates proportionality into the scope… MORE

ETL Ignites: Technology, Assessments, and First Year Law School Ethics

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Throughout this month, we've been releasing the fantastic Ignite-style presentations given at our 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers Conference by ETL Fellows and faculty from across the ETL Consortium. Faculty discussed an array of… MORE