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  • Focus Groups on Creating People-Centered Legal Regulation

    We need legal service providers to help us improve public participation in regulatory reform. People-Centered Legal Regulation  is a national research study led by IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of …
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  • Launching & Scaling Nonprofit and Sliding Scale Law Firms

    This interactive workshop was designed for individuals interested in launching, growing, or supporting nonprofit and sliding scale law firms. Participants explored the practical "nuts and bolts" of building and scaling these models, including: Identifying …

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  • Expanding Sustainable Access to Justice Solutions

    Nonprofit and sliding scale law firms are emerging across the country as innovative models for expanding access to affordable legal services while creating more sustainable practice structures. This webinar introduced participants to the core concepts …

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  • Alternative Business Structures Evaluation Blueprint

    The legal system is slow to change, favoring the way things have always been done. But when the way things have always been done makes it nearly impossible for everyday people to access affordable, quality legal services, something has to change. To spur …
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  • Family Law Evolved

    At IAALS’ Family Law Evolved: A Non-Adversarial Model for Modern Families   convening, we will examine new ways to address family justice issues. These are some of the most difficult and time-consuming court cases to resolve, and can make litigants feel …

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  • Uncomplicated Courts Convening

    At IAALS' Uncomplicated Courts Convening, part of our broader Uncomplicated Courts Initiative , we will redesign how courts approach high-volume cases. The current system is complex and opaque and legal help is often out of reach, leading to confusion and …

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  • Legal Profession

    An outdated regulatory system limits access to justice For most people, legal help is too difficult to find, too expensive to afford, or too restricted to access. While legal needs continue to grow, the structure of the legal profession has remained …
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  • Legal Education & Licensure

    Preparing lawyers to better serve the public When lawyers are better trained, and more representative of the people they will serve, they can better meet the needs of their clients. Yet, legal education and licensing systems have fallen out of sync with …
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  • Judiciary

    Public trust depends on a trustworthy judiciary Public trust depends on judicial excellence. We must champion efforts that instill public trust for our society to become stronger. Courts function best—and earn public confidence—when judges are equipped to …
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  • Family Justice

    An adversarial system can’t meet families’ real needs Family law cases involve some of the most personal, emotional, and high-stakes issues people will ever face. Yet the traditional, adversarial model used by most family courts is often ill-suited to …
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  • Consulting & Partnerships

    Unlocking justice innovation—together IAALS works side-by-side with courts, judges, law firms, legal organizations, policymakers and other legal stakeholders to tackle the most pressing challenges facing our civil justice system. Through research …
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  • Civil Justice

    An outdated system is an ineffective system A modern society, with modern people and problems, demands the evolution of systems created hundreds of years ago. The complex realities that we face every day aren’t accounted for in today’s rigid, …
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  • Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Fellows

    The Fellows of Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers  are individuals who have distinguished themselves as leaders in legal education; who have incorporated into their own teaching a commitment to producing more practice-ready and professional graduates; and who …
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  • Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Advisory Committee (2011-2014)

    Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers is an initiative dedicated to aligning legal education with the needs of an evolving profession. Working with a consortium of law schools and a network of leaders from both law schools and the legal profession, Educating …
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