In the spring of 2017, IAALS and members of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services asked ourselves:
“What if we created a forum where an array of stakeholders could share their perspectives,… MORE
Our courts are suffering from a severe lack of public confidence. In a recent piece for the ABA Journal, ABA President-elect Judy Perry Martinez suggests that the causes are twofold. First, our courts are not working overly well for anyone.… MORE
Law Week Colorado recently highlighted IAALS’ new report on the landscape of summary judgment motions practice, Efficiency in Motion: Summary Judgment in the U.S. District Courts. The report is intended to serve as a foundation for… MORE
The State of Oregon continues to blaze a trail in civil justice reform. A new report from the Oregon Judicial Department (OJD), released at the end of June, contains recommendations to improve civil justice in the state, and it provides a… MORE
In direct response to an ABA study on attorney well-being and IAALS’ Foundations for Practice project and findings, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Professor Debra Austin brought to life a class called “Professionalism and… MORE
According to news reports, a state district judge in Oklahoma’s green country, north of Tulsa, agreed to resign and no longer seek judicial office. The resignation followed a petition describing numerous acts of misconduct that Oklahoma’s chief… MORE
In the most recent issue of the Bar Examiner, Alli Gerkman and I discuss IAALS’ Foundations for Practice project, what it means to be a “whole lawyer,” and how we can ensure new lawyers have the skills they need to succeed in practice.
In… MORE
IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our partners and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. Every month, IAALS will shine the spotlight on one such… MORE
How do I spend most of my time as a federal court district judge? The best part of my job is presiding at a trial with good trial lawyers. But unfortunately that does not happen as often as I would like both because there has been a… MORE
In 2014, the American Bar Association adopted new standards for law school accreditation called the ABA Standards and Rules Procedure for Approval of Law Schools, which focus less on bar passage and employment rates and more on student learning… MORE