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Nicolle Schippers Associate General Counsel and Legal Industry Advocate, ARAG At the end of last year,  I posed the question : “was 2017 a year of change?” To which I answered, “yes . . . but not enough.” I challenged the legal industry in 2018 to make …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The IAALS Court Compass project is exploring streamlined and simplified solutions that help people through the divorce and separation process. While the project aims to make the process better for all …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Another online platform  to help couples streamline the divorce process has entered the market.  It’s Over Easy  was founded by Laura Wasser, a well-known divorce attorney who handles high-stakes celebrity divorces.  …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications On Thursday, April 19, IAALS will present the Conference of Chief Justices with our highest honor: the Rebuilding Justice Award. We are thrilled that several Chief Justices from across the nation will …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Talking about civil justice reform only gets us so far. The key to change is taking concrete steps on the ground and implementing practical solutions. IAALS’ own Rebecca Love Kourlis and Brittany Kauffman authored a  …

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 …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS We are proud to present you with IAALS' 2017 Annual Report, showcasing our efforts to help create a legal system that works for everyone.  The theme this year is “Action to Justice.” Throughout the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Last year, IAALS and the National Center for State Courts released a new  Roadmap for Implementation  to guide state courts implementing civil justice reform efforts. The Roadmap is part of the  Civil Justice Initiative (CJI) …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS The Advisory Committee of the Honoring Families Initiative here at IAALS met last month. The Committee, chaired by Bill Howe, a domestic relations practitioner from Oregon, is a group of …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Some experts are predicting that a change in alimony rules under the new tax law passed late last year may  increase  the number of divorces this year. The new tax law changes the alimony deduction, which has been in …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession In July 2016, IAALS published  Foundations for Practice: The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient , which shared findings from a survey that asked more than 24,000 lawyers …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern FreeFrom , a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, is releasing a self-help  tool  aimed at helping survivors of domestic abuse get the resources and information they need to pursue financial compensation. Many victims of …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS Illinois takes judicial education seriously. In 2015, the state Supreme Court formed the Illinois Judicial College, and very recently I was honored to participate in its first full-week debut of …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern In response to the “enormous pressure” and polarization weighing on the American political landscape, the Brennan Center for Justice has launched the National Task Force on the Rule of Law and Democracy. One of the …

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 …

Jennifer D. Bailey Administrative Judge (Ret.), 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida, Circuit Civil Division Bailey Judicial Solutions IAALS, in partnership with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC), continued its leadership on implementing Civil …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Bloomberg BNA recently highlighted  IAALS’ Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Protocols , which aim to simplify discovery procedures for FLSA cases. Released last month , the protocols call for a specific set of documents …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern Judicial performance evaluation (JPE) took center stage in the Fall/Winter 2017 issue of  Voir Dire , the American Board of Trial Advocates’ magazine. The cover story, written …

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 …

Heather Buchanan Former IAALS Intern As part of the University of Denver’s Engaging Ideas series, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis was interviewed about the importance of an independent judiciary—and IAALS’ model for sustaining it. In the  …