< Back to the Regulation Knowledge CenterJustice Needs and Satisfaction in the United States of America, IAALS and HiiLJustice Gap Report, Legal Services CorporationLegal Market Landscape Report, William D. Henderson, Commissioned by… MORE
IAALS is excited to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award. The sixth annual award recognizes national innovators who have made significant impacts early in their legal careers toward making the… MORE
Alli Gerkman was a Senior Director at IAALS, overseeing its programmatic objectives and strategy, with expertise in legal education, the legal profession, and delivery of legal services.
Under her leadership, IAALS launched Foundations… MORE
Mary Clark served as the Provost of the University of Denver. Prior to coming to DU, Mary worked at American University in Washington, D.C., where she started as a law professor and most recently served as deputy provost and dean of faculty, and… MORE
Jessica Bednarz is the Director of Legal Services and the Profession at IAALS. In this role, Bednarz is responsible for leading the vision and strategy of IAALS’ work around innovation, regulation, reform, and evolution in the areas of the delivery… MORE
March 2024 Update: IAALS is collaborating with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on Foundations 2.0, a major update of IAALS’ original Foundations for Practice project. Foundations 2.0 will establish an evidence-based framework to unify… MORE
March 2024 Update: IAALS is collaborating with the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) on Foundations 2.0, a major update of IAALS’ original Foundations for Practice project. Foundations 2.0 aims to survey thousands of practicing lawyers in every… MORE
Courtney Petersen-Rhead is a program associate at IAALS. In this role, she supports IAALS’ work across its programmatic areas, including civil justice reform, family justice reform, the judiciary, and legal education and the profession.Petersen-… MORE
This convening included representatives from the seven states with active allied legal professional (ALP) programs. We discussed the general pros and cons of reciprocity in the legal profession, the ways in which a reciprocity rule would affect each… MORE
< Back to Judicial Performance EvaluationIAALS administers a Working Group of JPE program administrators and scholars around the country. The Working Group facilitates sharing of ideas and information, as well as identification of problem… MORE