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One of us is a law student. The other is a law professor. We’re both advocates for reforming legal education, particularly through expanded access to experiential learning opportunities. We’re critical of the 150-year-old model of legal education… MORE
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Scott McMurtrey is a third-year law student at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law. He grew up in Houston, Texas, served in the U.S. Army, and received a BA in English from Washington State University. Drawing from his experiences… MORE
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Throughout 2020, we saw just about every aspect of the legal profession move from in-person to virtual services. From law schools and the bar exam to law firms and even courts, no institution was exempt. There have been a number of horror stories,… MORE
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Elizabeth F. Tavitas was appointed to the Court of Appeals by Governor Eric Holcomb and began her service on August 6, 2018.
Judge Tavitas received her BA degree cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1985, and earned her JD degree from… MORE
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The Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush issued an Order in September 2019 creating the Family Law Taskforce (FLT), which was directed to: 1) analyze the research on court reform; 2) assess the impact of innovations in other states; 3)… MORE
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Throughout the past 18 months, the pandemic has been a shared experience across our state, our country, and our world, yet everyone has experienced it uniquely. The same is true of our courts, which have taken different paths to the same goal:… MORE
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Last week was the twelfth annual National Celebration of Pro Bono, bringing attention to the vast need for affordable (and no-cost) legal services and recognizing the attorneys who step up to provide them. As Americans continue grappling with… MORE
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The comment below was submitted by IAALS to the Michigan Supreme Court and the Lessons Learned Committee in response to the state’s preliminary report, Michigan Trial Courts: Lessons Learned from the Pandemic of 2020-21, Preliminary Findings, Best… MORE
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Kari Burns is the Director of Professional Development at Tucker Ellis, LLP, where she leverages her extensive experience in legal education and professional development to enhance the firm's offerings for attorneys.Previously, Kari served as Chief… MORE
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Lana Kleiman is a native New Yorker, who moved to Charleston, SC, with her husband and two daughters in 2017. Lana has spent nearly her entire career working with underserved communities and fighting for access to justice for all. Upon graduation,… MORE