Teaching Access to Law through Unbundling

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Teaching unbundling, or limited scope representation, in law schools is necessary for new lawyers to develop the skills they need to operate in today’s changing legal services market. Legal services consumers want greater access to law and… MORE

Courts Must Change to Serve Increasing Victims of Natural Disasters

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Lawyers and judges team up to ensure the court system is efficient and accessible for those forced to rebuild their lives The road to recovery is arduous for disaster victims. For the increasing numbers of those victims who end up in court in an… MORE

New Report Sheds Light on the Need for Reform for Family Cases

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A first of its kind study, Family Justice Initiative: The Landscape of Domestic Relations Cases in State Courts, brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus… MORE

A Leader and a Friend: After Six Years, Karen Mathis “Retires” from IAALS

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Karen Mathis is leaving IAALS at the end of this month. Karen has been the Associate Executive Director of IAALS since 2012, and prior to that, she served on IAALS’ Board of Advisors. Her career has been extraordinary (and will continue to… MORE
The IAALS Lawyers Council (LC) is a group of prominent law firms and businesses committed to reexamining how the American civil justice system can better serve the needs of us all. Members engage and collaborate with IAALS through our programming… MORE
When Justice Sandra Day O’Connor retired from the U.S. Supreme Court in 2006, she committed herself to two things she cares passionately about: judicial independence and civics education. She began working on judicial independence at Georgetown Law… MORE
To help guide our Public Trust and Confidence project, IAALS established a project steering committee, consisting of select members from our Board of Advisors and other diverse system experts.
The members of the Family Justice Advisory Committee have been invaluable partners to IAALS since the launch of our Honoring Families Initiative in 2012. Comprised of leaders in family justice reform, the committee was integral to the… MORE
IAALS benefits tremendously from the wisdom, experience, and counsel of nationally recognized experts from the legal, academic, and business professions who comprise our Board of Advisors. Our Board provides insight and recommendations for IAALS as… MORE
Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers, a former initiative of IAALS focused on improving legal education, partnered with law schools that were committed to its mission of aligning legal education with the needs of an evolving profession.… MORE