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Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects It is no secret that Americans are drowning in debt. In fact, Americans’ collective debt surpassed $4 trillion in 2019. And because more and more people are finding it difficult to …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On Wednesday, February 26, IAALS and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law had the privilege of hosting Patricia Refo, President-elect of the American Bar Association, for a talk and Q&A …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager The critically acclaimed Netflix movie Marriage Story depicts a couple who decides to end their marriage, and subsequently must figure out the best way forward for both themselves and their …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure The bar exam is designed to test whether law school graduates have attained sufficient knowledge and skills to practice law—in other words, whether those seeking admission to the bar are at …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession On Monday at the American Bar Association (ABA) Midyear Meeting in Austin, Texas, the ABA House of Delegates passed …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) is a Canadian nonprofit organization that advocates for self-represented litigants (SRLs) by fighting for a better and deeper understanding of their …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Efforts to re-regulate and innovate legal services took a major step forward last week at the Conference of Chief Justices’ (CCJ) midyear meeting, where members adopted …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Momentum to better regulate legal services keeps building as more voices at home and abroad call for greater access and more options. However, Ontario's former Attorney General Chris Bentley stated …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The coming year is going to bring landmark changes to regulations governing the legal profession in the United States. As …

David Christensen Chairperson, Scope and Course of Discovery Subcommittee, State Bar of Michigan Civil Discovery Court Rule Review Special Committee On January 1, 2020, Michigan implemented its first major overhaul of its civil discovery rules in nearly …

Andrew Arruda CEO, Automate Medical Former Entrepreneur-in-Residence, IAALS As a member of the California State Bar Task Force on Access Through Innovation of Legal Services, I’m often asked how things are going with ATILS and what is coming next. …

Scott Bales Former Executive Director Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Our civil justice system faces a crisis in terms of access and innovation. Two-thirds of American households have civil legal problems, yet …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On the final day of 2019, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued his annual year-end report on the federal judiciary. In the report, he stresses the importance of civic education to …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects It is nothing new or shocking to say that U.S. courts are behind the times when it comes to incorporating technology into their processes. This has caused not only an increase in the number of backlogged …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just the stuff of science fiction. More and more entities globally—courts included—are exploring how AI can be utilized to improve processes and help …

Jordan M. Singer Consultant, IAALS Professor of Law, New England Law | Boston Judicial elections in Ohio and Pennsylvania are poised to become more populist in the near future, if bills pending in both states clear their respective legislatures. In Ohio, …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On December 5, Australia’s Attorney-General reintroduced draft laws to merge the specialist Family Court of Australia with the lower-level Federal Circuit Court, with the aim to improve efficiency …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager At the end of September, Chief Justice John D. Minton of the Kentucky Supreme Court disqualified Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd from presiding over a politically charged lawsuit …

Scott Bales Former Executive Director In my first three months as Executive Director of IAALS, I have been able to visit with many of our partners and supporters in Colorado and across the nation. I’ve enjoyed these meetings and the uniformly encouraging …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Family courts around the country are responding to an urgent need to improve the delivery of justice for everyone who walks through their doors. However, as courts and others develop these …