Colorado-Based Civics Education Program Receives National Award

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IAALS congratulates Colorado's Judicially Speaking on receiving the Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Advancement of Civics Education from the National Center for State Courts. Judicially Speaking is a civics education program… MORE

Resource Center Benefits Graduate Student Workers along with Their Divorcing Clients

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Since opening in September 2013, the University of Denver's Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families (Resource Center or RCSDF) has served as an invaluable resource for participating families. The Resource Center also provides… MORE

Michael Houlberg

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Michael Houlberg is the Director of Special Projects at IAALS, focusing on family justice and regulatory reform work, and promoting greater accessibility, efficiency, and fairness to everyone involved in the legal system. Houlberg leads our Allied… MORE

Awaiting Change: The Impact of Implementing Federal Rules Changes

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The proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and their potential impact continue to be on the forefront of discussions around the country. During a recent webinar titled “Amending the Federal Rules: Moving Toward Adoption,”… MORE

Alli Gerkman on Getting Law Schools and Students “Ahead of the Curve”

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Law Week Colorado recently published an article highlighting Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers' report, Ahead of the Curve: Turning Law Students into Lawyers, which examines the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors Program at the University of New… MORE

I Wish I'd Known: Networking as a Key to Early and Lasting Professional Success

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Last year, the American Bar Association's Student Lawyer featured Alli Gerkman, Director of Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers, and her advice for current law students in its I Wish I'd Known column. The column provides practical tips from… MORE

Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., recently issued an order titled “Order on One Millionth Discovery Dispute,” sharing her impatience with the ongoing discovery disputes of the parties. In her order, U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer remarked… MORE

Recent Public Opinion Survey Provides Insights into "The State of State Courts"

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A recent survey commissioned by the National Center for State Courts explored public opinions of the court system. Compared to a similar survey conducted in April 2012, assessments of state court systems on such measures as integrity, customer… MORE

Bar Rating Process for Pennsylvania Judicial Candidates Comes Under Fire

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Pennsylvania is one of two states (Wisconsin is the other) that is electing supreme court justices in 2015. To provide the public with information about judges on the ballot—whether running for election or standing for retention—the Pennsylvania Bar… MORE

John Oliver's Humorous Take on a Serious Issue

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Social and mainstream media is abuzz with coverage of a recent segment on HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, in which Oliver skewers judicial elections. With clips of campaign ads that range from the absurd to the appalling, and extreme… MORE