As part of our Redesigning Legal Speaker Series, on July 28, IAALS and its partners explored alternative lawyer licensing programs, how they differ from the current bar exam, what some jurisdictions are already testing, and how these alternatives… MORE
Allied legal professionals hold a key to bringing more accessible and affordable legal help where it is needed most, and IAALS is working to standardize and grow these successful programs nationwide.
IAALS is analyzing existing and proposed… MORE
The COVID-19 pandemic forced unprecedented modifications to nearly every profession across the globe—among them, the legal profession and its bar exam. While some jurisdictions adjusted test dates and methods, with some administering the exam… MORE
IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System, continues its commitment to ensuring fair, impartial, transparent, and accessible courts through JPE 2.0—a project that will help judicial performance evaluation (JPE) programs… MORE
Over the last several years, IAALS has been deeply involved in the legal regulatory reform efforts in the United States. At the same time, we have also worked closely with regulators and other experts in Canada and England to understand… MORE
Last week, the Oregon Supreme Court approved a program that will license individuals who aren’t lawyers to provide limited legal services in family law and landlord/tenant issues, two areas with the greatest unmet need for legal assistance in the… MORE
Today, the American Bar Association Center for Innovation released the inaugural issue of the Innovation Trends Report, which explores innovation within the ABA, in legal technology, and in legal regulatory reform.
Innovation within the ABA… MORE
In January, the Innovation for Justice (i4j) Program at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law published its Report to Arizona and Utah Supreme Courts: Expanding Arizona’s LP and Utah’s LLP Program to Advance Housing Stability. The… MORE