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UPDATE: Governor Newsom has signed AB 2958 into law, restraining the bar from exploring the development of legal paraprofessionals and a legal regulatory sandbox.
The State Bar of California’s foray into legal regulatory innovation has a… MORE
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The comment below was submitted by IAALS to the Colorado Supreme Court on September 14, 2022, in support of the Colorado Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals Program.
On behalf of IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System,… MORE
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Over two hundred years ago, on September 17, 1787, members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution. Each year on this day, we celebrate Constitution Day and the establishment of our government and the guarantee of our… MORE
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With heavy hearts we share the news of IAALS Senior Director Alli Gerkman’s passing after a long battle with cancer. There are no words that can adequately convey who Alli was—and who she was to us. Alli was a… MORE
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Dr. Alejandro Ponce is the Chief Research Officer of the World Justice Project. He joined the WJP as Senior Economist and is one of the original designers and a lead author of the WJP Rule of Law Index. Dr. Ponce leads the research and data… MORE
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Collaboration is essential to the advancement of unbundled legal services, and there are a number of collaborative opportunities between and among key stakeholders.
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Many people are unable to afford a lawyer for the entirety of their case and often pursue self-representation as a result. In both civil and family law, over 70 percent of cases have at least one party that is… MORE
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Data suggests there is a vast untapped legal market. Over 70 percent of family and civil cases have at least one self-represented party, with financial reasons being one of the strongest motivating factors.… MORE
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Courts are on the front line of the growing numbers of self-represented civil and family court litigants. Difficulties navigating the process, problems completing and filing forms, and challenges navigating… MORE
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Clear rules of professional responsibility and civil procedure are the foundation for encouraging the adoption and spread of unbundling as a viable legal services delivery model. There are many existing models… MORE