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IAALS is pleased to announce that Carla van Dongen, Vice President - Counsel for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, will chair our Business Leadership Network (BLN). In this role, she will also serve on IAALS’ Board of Advisors as… MORE
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Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson (Ret.) served on the Texas Supreme Court from March 2001 until October 2013. He served as Chief Justice from September 2004 until his resignation. Jefferson made Texas judicial history as the first African-American… MORE
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On Tuesday, October 20, IAALS hosted a virtual Rebuilding Justice Award Celebration after our annual gala was postponed in April. Instead of gathering for dinner as we normally do, we were joined by people from all over the country and world via… MORE
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We must look back to move forward, so the saying goes.
Courts face a backlog of civil cases that have been placed on hold since mid-March because of state and local shelter-in-place orders, court closures, or other pandemic-related concerns. Cases… MORE
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Each year, tens of thousands sit for the bar exam nationwide, a final step in demonstrating that new law graduates possess the minimum competence needed to practice law. What exactly minimum competence is, however, has never actually been… MORE
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In September, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences released Civil Justice for All, a report stemming from their Making Justice Accessible project. The report examines the United States’ ever-widening access to justice gap and offers seven… MORE
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on businesses, forcing nearly 80,000 small business to permanently close their doors from March 1 through July 25 of 2020, and resulting in lost investments, jobs, and household income. When small… MORE
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On October 27, IAALS and the University of Denver Sturm College of Law co-hosted a virtual panel discussion on how legal regulations in other countries have allowed for greater accessibility to the justice system and increased innovation among… MORE
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If only 15 percent of people who wanted a haircut could receive a haircut, you’d think the hair grooming governance structure was broken, wouldn’t you?
John Lund, one of my favorite legal innovators who continues to lead the way in Utah, asked me… MORE
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A new report from IAALS showcases the innovative adaptations made around the country to best help those who cannot afford an attorney during COVID-19.
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, released a new report,… MORE