So You Want to Implement an Allied Legal Professional Program, Part 2

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IAALS’ report, Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework for Program Growth, summarizes the discussions at our 2022 convening, including convergence on best practices for allied legal professional programs, areas of divergence between program… MORE

Redesigning Legal: Exploring the Legal Tech Market

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As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, IAALS and its partners explored how cutting-edge technology is shaping the future of law. New technology is pushing the legal industry into the future faster than ever before. It will impact how… MORE

Black Swans, Gray Rhinos, and Lessons from the Pandemic for our Justice System

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One of the questions asked in response to the pandemic was whether the pandemic was a black swan or a gray rhino. Black swans are high-profile events that are hard to predict—rare or even unimaginable events. Such events have shaped history in the… MORE

Better Lawyer Licensing, Part 4: The Final Three Building Blocks of Minimum Competence

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IAALS’ report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, provides the first-ever empirically grounded definition of the minimum competence required to practice law. Our comprehensive study found that minimum competence… MORE

IAALS Comments on Regulatory Reform

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< Back to the Regulation Knowledge CenterArizona:Written comment to Arizona Supreme Court regarding Rule 5.4California:Video testimony to ATILS (August 10, 2019)Written comment to ATILS (September 23, 2019)Spoken comment to ATILS in support… MORE

Data & Evaluation

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< Back to the Regulation Knowledge CenterRigorous data collection and evaluation is critical to understanding whether a state is meeting its stated goals. Without it, proponents and opponents alike can only speculate about the effectiveness of… MORE

IAALS Board of Advisors - Meeting

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Denver, Colorado

Research Documenting the Problem

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< Back to the Regulation Knowledge Center Justice Needs and Satisfaction in the United States of America, IAALS and HiiL Justice Gap Report, Legal Services Corporation Legal Market Landscape Report, William D. Henderson, Commissioned… MORE

Data Plays a Critical Role in Regulatory Innovation

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Many states are rethinking how legal services are delivered and regulated in an effort to close the justice gap and connect more people with the help they need when they experience a legal issue. Whether it be implementing a regulatory sandbox,… MORE

Utah Bar Admissions Working Group Proposes Novel Pathway Grounded in IAALS’ Research

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The Utah Bar Admissions Working Group has issued its final report outlining recommendations for a novel approach to attorney licensure in Utah, and the proposed new pathway is currently before the Utah Supreme Court for consideration. This… MORE