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Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Alternative dispute resolution processes, especially in the area of family law, are finally starting to become more common—yet still not common enough. IAALS piloted the  Center for Out-of-Court Divorce (COCD)  in …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS 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 …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Over the past two years, IAALS has been collaborating with NCSC on a  three-year project  to support the modernization and transformation of civil litigation in our state courts. One of the key aspects of this  Civil Justice …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern A recent study  revealed  that a high percentage of women still leave major financial and investment decisions to their spouse. This trend is becoming a problem for widowed and divorced women, 59 percent of whom wish …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) recently published a  paper  that looks at costs awards to self-represented litigants (SRLs) in Canadian courts. The paper notes the leading Canadian cases in …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Law school clinics are often said to serve two goals. They are a place where law students can develop and practice their legal skills in a real setting, with the safety net of faculty supervision. They also aim to …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The ABA Center for Innovation  launched a new project  in April that will provide legal aid organizations with free technology that will hopefully make them more efficient and able to help more clients. The project, …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS 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 …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Much has been done over the past five years to address the cost and delay in the civil justice process, and much of that work has focused on discovery. Recognizing that there are equal challenges and opportunities …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The Young Lawyer Editorial Board of  The American Lawyer  recently called out  a growing disconnect between the skills and training law students are receiving and the tasks new lawyers are asked to complete in …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Denmark has been known for allowing quick access to many official documents and services online, including $60 online divorces within a week. But starting next year, Danish couples with kids who want to get a divorce …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern The Colorado Supreme Court’s Attorney Regulation Counsel recently released statistics on the state’s legal employment, which revealed an interesting trend. According to the Denver Business Journal , the study found …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern IAALS’ own Natalie Knowlton was recently interviewed for a  Chicago Tribune advice column  for self-represented litigants about the problems they face and the tools available …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In the last blog , we explained that the 77 foundations survey respondents …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Changes in recent years to California’s budget, priorities, and policies have resulted in a focus on criminal over civil matters. In the yearly  State of the Judiciary address …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications Zachary Willis Director of Communications America’s civil justice system is failing to deliver on the promise of a just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution in every case. However, by taking charge of …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director In our previous blog , we explained that the 77 foundations survey respondents …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications In Colorado, April 19, 2018, will forever be known as “The Conference of Chief Justices Day” thanks to an official proclamation by Governor John Hickenlooper. The proclamation was delivered at IAALS’ …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS 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 …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern It is inspiring to watch as more and more states begin to address access to justice issues within their own courts.  Arizona has been a leader  in taking up the Call to Action from the Conference …