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Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) and retired Colorado Supreme Court justice, discusses Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers and the importance of innovation in legal education… MORE
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The Law School Survey of Student Engagement is administered to all students at participating law schools via the Internet. In 2010, 77 law schools participated. The objective of the survey is to "provide data to law schools to improve legal… MORE
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Douglas G. Scrivner is former General Counsel of Accenture, where he worked for 31 years, 14 of which as General Counsel. During his tenure there, he also oversaw the company's government relations and served as Corporate Secretary, Compliance… MORE
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Rich Baer is Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Liberty Media Corporation, where he is responsible for overseeing the company's legal, regulatory, and compliance matters. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and chief legal… MORE
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IAALS board member Daniel Ritchie is the recipient of the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service. The Woodrow Wilson Awards, offered by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars of the Smithsonian Institution, recognize leaders in… MORE
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IAALS board member Judge Kevin S. Burke wrote a column in favor of funding for legal services for the poor.
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IAALS board member Russell Wheeler discusses recent proposals to apply the United States Judicial Conference's Code of Conduct for United States Judges to members of the Supreme Court and establish a new appellate route to review recusals.
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IAALS co-founder and board member John Moye has been honored as one of Colorado’s 10 “Lawyers of the Decade,” a special award from Law Week Colorado, one of the state’s leading legal publications.
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Dean Tacha is the Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of the Pepperdine School of Law and professor of law. She was appointed by President Reagan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit where she served as a circuit judge from 1986-2011.… MORE
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IAALS board member Judge Kevin Burke of Hennepin County District Court is interviewed in this article about judicial election reform action in Minnesota.
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