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In June 2016, IAALS convened a group of people from around the country to discuss the development of an online tool designed to help people with potential legal problems in the family court arena and to help self-represented litigants with these… MORE
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Since opening its doors in 2006, IAALS has been at the forefront of efforts to improve and expand programs for evaluating the on-the-bench performance of judges, and we have earned a reputation as the “go to” group for research, recommendations, and… MORE
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This report analyzes data from the Foundations for Practice survey regarding hiring practices and answers this question: How can employers hire new lawyers who have the foundations they desire?
The Foundations for Practice survey was designed… MORE
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In July 2016, the Conference of Chief Justices (CCJ) and the Conference of State Court Administrators (COSCA) endorsed 13 recommendations for improving the American civil justice system. The report and recommendations, titled Call to… MORE
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Our studies show that the court system does an insufficient job helping people navigate their way through the system to resolution. People feel frustrated, lost, disempowered, and disillusioned by our legal system, especially self-represented… MORE
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Judicial recusal in appropriate circumstances is essential to ensuring a judiciary that is qualified and impartial and that inspires public trust. But states vary substantially in the key features of their judicial recusal procedures, and as a… MORE
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With generous support by the State Justice Institute, the National Center for State Courts and IAALS are partnering on a three-year project to implement the CJI Recommendations. The CJI Implementation Plan is a multipronged effort that includes… MORE
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With generous support by the State Justice Institute, the National Center for State Courts and IAALS are partnering on a three-year project to implement the CJI Recommendations. The CJI Implementation Plan is a multipronged effort that includes… MORE
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Civil rules reform and case management practices have come a long way since 2009 when IAALS published its original civil caseflow management guidelines. Today, case management is part of every civil justice reform proposal afoot in the nation.… MORE
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David E. Christensen is a trial lawyer representing seriously injured people in Detroit, Michigan. He served on the Conference of Chief Justices Civil Justice Improvements Committee, and on the State Bar of Michigan Civil Discovery Court Rule… MORE