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Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Final Report by IAALS and ACTL was cited in this article , which discusses the implications technology may have on document review. Over the past 10 years, courts and commentators have struggled with this issue. …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Three federal judge vacancies in Atlanta, which have been declared "emergencies," face continued delays due to partisan gridlock. Larry Thompson , an Advisory Committee member for the O'Connor Judicial Selection …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Presidential Newt Gingrich brought national focus to an issue state courts were already facing: legislators and politicians around the country are taking aim at the third branch of government. Click here to read the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director There may be as many as 175 judicial elections—both contested and retention—on the 2012 general election ballot. Two of these races are at the supreme court level, with one justice expected to stand for retention and …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Intervention in judicial campaigns by special interest groups was an issue in a debate between two superior court candidates. One candidate was prepared to renounce all such activity by third-party groups, while the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Early this month, Rebecca Love Kourlis sat down with LawWeek reporter Matt Masich to discuss the purpose of her new book, Rebuilding Justice , and the current state of civil courts in the United States. Fri, 10/21/2011 …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The Institute for Law Teaching and Learning and North Carolina Central School of Law are co-hosting a conference on March 3, 2012 , which will focus on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in and out …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director As Gavel Grab reports , the United States Senate is not only at odds over the federal judicial nominees--it's also at odds over whether the delay in appointments is unreasonable. Thu, 10/20/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Judge Kevin Burke holds Newt Gingrich's claim that "President Thomas Jefferson abolished over half the federal judgeships" to historical scrutiny. Click here to read the article. Thu, 10/20/2011 - …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The American Bar Association's Standards Review Committee will hold a public forum in Chicago on November 11 to allow for comments on proposed changes to the standards. Among the requirements that have drawn concerns …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The online legal community was abuzz Monday with the news that corporate clients don’t want to foot the bill for new lawyer training thanks to a Wall Street Journal article that asks: “First-Year Associates: Are They …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The chair of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar has directed the Standards Review Committee draft a new standard that provides for "specific and severe penalties for the intentional …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Ray Suarez interviews Rebecca Love Kourlis about Rebuilding Justice and the problems and potential solutions it identifies for civil courts in the United States. Watch U.S. Civil Court System Needs Major Overhaul, New …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director New York Law School, one of the first law schools to be sued over its job placement data, has filed a motion to dismiss. It claims it is in full compliance with the American Bar Association's procedures for reporting …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal for the Association of Corporate Counsel suggests that in-house legal departments are refusing to pay for new lawyers. More than 20% responded that they have refused to pay …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Four years ago, Professor Andrew Schepard and his colleagues at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University developed a family law class that would strike a balance between doctrine and skills development. This …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A local chapter of the League of Women Voters hosted a forum on diversity in state courts as part of a national campaign to promote impartial courts and judicial diversity. The League made several recommendations for …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the wake of the defeat of three justices in the November 2010 retention elections, members of the Iowa Supreme Court have been more active in outreach efforts to educate the public about the role of the courts. One …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director A supreme (trial) court administrative judge issued a written reprimand to candidates for four open seats in his district, citing a number of complaints about their campaign activities. The candidates had been provided …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Chief Justice Paul De Muniz announced that he will retire from the supreme court in January 2013. De Muniz’s announcement came well in advance so that prospective candidates for his seat could prepare for the 2012 …