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Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure In 2020, the Utah Supreme Court launched the nation’s first legal regulatory sandbox. The Sandbox was designed to open the door to new kinds of legal service providers and business structures, …

Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession Roya Samarghandi Associate Director of Advocacy, Innovation, & Training, The Chicago Bar Foundation Like many states across the country, Indiana is experiencing an attorney shortage—there are …

Isaac Sinclair Marketing and Communications Specialist On September 16, members of the IAALS Lawyers Council gathered in downtown Denver to discuss the growing momentum of alternative business structures with Arizona Chief Justice Ann A. Scott Timmer and …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Two hundred thirty-eight years ago, the Constitution gave us a framework for our nation, providing a critical system of checks and balances among the branches of government and assuring basic individual liberties that are …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award . The sixth annual award recognizes national innovators who have made significant impacts early in their …

Isaac Sinclair Marketing and Communications Specialist The Committee on Legal Education and Admissions Reform (CLEAR) recently released a high-profile report exploring why the legal profession is struggling to meet the needs of the majority of Americans. …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO In the last month I had the privilege of attending the World Justice Forum 2025: “Standing Up for the Rule of Law” in Warsaw, Poland. The Forum was a gathering of global leaders, jurists, and human rights champions who came …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations New report offers phased approach to responsibly harness AI and expand access to justice Today, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, today released Building Bridges: Guidelines for Creating Reciprocity between Allied Legal Professional Programs , a …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure What does it really mean to be ready to practice law today? That’s the question at the heart of Foundations 2.0 —a new national study launched by IAALS and the Law School Admission Council …

Jeremy Fogel Executive Director, Berkeley Judicial Institute Former Director, Federal Judicial Center Judge (Ret.), United States District Court for the Northern District of California Senior Advisor, IAALS The legal controversies surrounding many of the …

Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession As we approach the five-year mark of alternative business structures—legal service entities that allow people who are not lawyers to have an ownership or decision-making interest in the …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, is proud to announce the launch of Pathways to Legal Licensure: Individualized & Comparative Outcomes , a landmark empirical …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations On April 23, IAALS gathered with longtime partners, colleagues, and friends to honor the Gates Frontiers Fund, whose early belief in our mission helped bring IAALS to life. As our founding …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations Today, IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, released JPE 2.0: Recommendations for Modernizing Judicial Performance Evaluation . This groundbreaking report …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO At IAALS, we envision a world where everyone has a clear path to justice. To make that vision a reality, our work is grounded in the bedrock principles of our justice system, including adherence to the rule of law, an …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Last Thursday, IAALS celebrated local and national innovators at its 17th Annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner . The evening drew 200 supporters and partners as we marked our shared achievements to improve …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO In these extraordinary times, we ground ourselves in the foundational principles of our justice system, and we recommit to advancing them. At IAALS, our work is built on these principles, and every day we strive to ensure that …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Editor's Note: Robert Southers, Director of the Franklin County Municipal Court Self Help Center and Dispute Resolution Department in Ohio, is the recipient of the 2025 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications At IAALS, philanthropic support is essential to advancing our mission of building a more accessible, fair, and efficient legal system. As we continue to deepen our impact through research, convenings, and national …