Sarah Chamness Long is a Senior Research Director with the International Programs (INPRO) department of NORC at the University of Chicago, where she manages the implementation of international evaluation, research, and survey projects. In her… MORE
For years, law school graduates have struggled to find full-time employment, facing a highly saturated, fiercely competitive job market. There continues to be a gap between what law schools teach and what legal employers expect from new graduates—… MORE
IAALS’ recent report to the Administrative Conference of the United States described a large but relatively unknown group of executive branch adjudicators who are not "Administrative Law Judges" (ALJs) governed by… MORE
IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our partners and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. Every month, IAALS will shine the spotlight on one such… MORE
More and more states are focused on civil justice reform in an effort to ensure their courts are accessible, efficient, and relevant to all. Arizona has been a long time leader in civil justice reform, and in 2015 Arizona renewed its… MORE
The IAALS Court Compass project is exploring streamlined and simplified solutions that help people through the divorce and separation process. In partnership with experts from Stanford Law School’s Legal Design Lab, Northeastern School of… MORE
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
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
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