This survey explored the views of members of the State Bar of Arizona concerning civil procedure in Arizona Superior Court, the state court of general jurisdiction.
This survey was developed to examine the practical impact of rules changes in 1992… MORE
IAALS and HiiL launched this nationwide effort to assess legal needs in the United States across all income levels. This is the first nationwide survey of its size to measure how Americans across a broad range of socio-demographic groups experience… MORE
In 2021, IAALS launched a virtual summit series, Paths to Justice, to underscore not only the challenges of the moment but also the substantial opportunities for systemic change. The series was comprised of multiple invite-only virtual convenings as… MORE
This report details survey findings from judges across eight states—Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Utah, and Virginia—revealing their perspectives on judicial performance evaluation (JPE) processes in their states today… MORE
Through its Unlocking Legal Regulation work, IAALS is deeply involved in regulatory innovation happening across the United States. The regulatory innovation movement is now at a point where leaders can draw upon their past experiences and share out… MORE
This report presents updated recommendations that should guide the future of judicial performance evaluation (JPE) in the United States, developed through IAALS' JPE 2.0 project.Recommendations for Modernizing Judicial Performance Evaluation is the… MORE
A lawyer providing unbundled legal services works with clients only on certain legal tasks instead of taking on the entire case, based on what the clients can afford and need help with the most. Unbundled legal services—also called limited-scope… MORE
This report examines why many states have begun to create a new tier of legal service providers who are not lawyers, or Allied Legal Professionals (ALPs), and describes the similarities and differences between each program. As more and more states… MORE
This instructional design guide is for educators who are interested in using what IAALS has learned from the Foundations for Practice project as a basis for learning outcomes and standards-based assessments.
The guide uses a step-by-step approach… MORE
This guide is for employers who want to improve their hiring practices—to improve quality, retention, and diversity—based on what IAALS has learned from the Foundations for Practice project.
To make the most of this resource, employers should use… MORE