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Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant As jurisdiction upon jurisdiction considers authorizing allied legal professionals to provide limited legal advice alongside lawyers , the lawyers objecting are making strenuous exercise of their legendary …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Divorce is a complex and emotionally challenging process, often exacerbated by the legal system. In the United States, divorce laws vary from state to state, resulting in arbitrary policies that impede the freedom …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) recently announced it will launch the Innovation Lab , which will explore and implement innovative …

Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession There is a lack of consensus among the legal community when it comes to regulatory reform. Some lawyers are for it, some lawyers are against it, and many lawyers are completely unaware of the …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today the release of its new report, Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In April, the Colorado Access to Justice Commission released a strategic vision report , which outlines its two-year plan to advance access to justice throughout the state. The commission’s four …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, announced today that it released its new The Past and Future of State Court Civil Filings report. …

Brittany Kauffman CEO This year, the American Bar Association (ABA) is celebrating Law Day with the theme “Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration.” These sentiments are at the heart of IAALS—what we do, how we do it, and why this …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Last Thursday, IAALS gathered with partners and friends for our 15th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner , celebrating the year’s awardees and recognizing our collective efforts to build a …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On Tuesday, April 4, IAALS held its first Lawyers Council meeting in downtown Denver. IAALS’ Lawyers Council pulls together the members of our former Law Firm Council and Business Leadership …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations Enforcing court rules that require expedited actions can improve fairness, cost, and efficiency in the civil justice system while also relieving case backlogs exacerbated by the pandemic, …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In March, the Colorado Supreme Court approved a program to license a new tier of legal service providers . These Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals (LLPs) will be able to practice in certain types of …

Alicia Mitchell-Mercer COO, Frontline Justice Co-Founder, North Carolina Justice for All Project I recall the first message from S.M. Kernodle-Hodges, inviting me to join her in advocating for limited legal licensing in North Carolina. Despite living …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In 2020, the five largest Denver-based law firms launched the Denver Law Firm Coalition for Racial Equity to advance racial equity and address systemic inequities in the local legal community …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Over the last seventeen years, IAALS has built momentum for change across the American legal system—from civil courts to family justice, from judicial selection to the pipeline of legal professionals. That momentum continues to …

Lisa Trabucco Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor I was delighted to attend IAALS’ convening in November 2022 to discuss the future of allied legal professionals (ALPs). As the access to justice crisis deepens in both Canada and the …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects On January 20 and 21, 2023, the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law hosted the inaugural Legal Paraprofessional Summit. Arizona is one of the first four states to implement an allied legal …

Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession In February, the American Bar Association published Design Your Law Practice: Using Design Thinking to Get Next Level Results . I served as co-editor on this project, which is intended to be a …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In December, Congress passed the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act , which will protect judges’ personally identifiable information from resale by data brokers. The act will also …

Stacy Rupprecht Jane Director, Innovation for Justice, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law and University of Utah David Eccles School of Business In November 2022, IAALS hosted a convening of subject-matter experts to review and provide …