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Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Inspired in part by the work of the  Conference of Chief Justice’s Civil Justice Improvements Committee , Chief Justice Scott Bales of the Arizona Supreme Court  issued an Order at the end of last year establishing a new …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative It’s that time of year again, when state legislatures are in session and lawmakers who are dissatisfied with the judiciary and some of its decisions are proposing changes in how judges are selected. …

John T. Broderick, Jr. Chief Justice (Ret.), New Hampshire Supreme Court IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern As is true in many jurisdictions,  Arizona courts are finding  that self-represented parties are heavily concentrated in family law matters, like divorce, child support, and custody. With little or no legal experience, …

Alan Carlson CEO (Ret.), Orange County Superior Court, California Toward the end of last year when I first read IAALS’ report, Change the Culture, Change the System: Top 10 Cultural Shifts Needed to Create the Courts of Tomorrow , I had feelings of both …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Last month, MSN released a ranking of the best and worst states (including D.C.) for getting a low-cost divorce , based on a survey conducted by GOBankingRates. The ranking takes into account factors like court filing fees, …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications IAALS Issues Recommendations to Inspire Public Trust in the Judicial Nominating Process. Download Press Release. Millions of cases pass through state courts every year, which is why it is imperative that …

Jack Zouhary Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Western Division I recently attended IAALS’ Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit and served as a faculty member on several panels. It never fails that I come away from these …

Julie Macfarlane Professor of Law and Distinguished University Professor, University of Windsor IAALS is celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In a recent opinion piece , Judge Daniel E. Ramczyk emphasizes the importance and benefits of New Mexico’s judicial selection and retention process, and in particular the role that the …

Brittany K.T. Kauffman CEO Last Thursday and Friday, February 25 and 26, IAALS hosted its Fourth Civil Justice Reform Summit , focused on creating the just, speedy, and inexpensive courts of tomorrow. The goal of the Summit was to bring together federal …

Aaron N. Taylor Director, Law School Survey of Student Engagement (LSSSE) Assistant Professor of Law, Saint Louis University School of Law IAALS is celebrating its  10th Anniversary  in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Are the days of retainers and hourly rate billing for legal services over? Probably not, but Avvo, Inc., may be leading the industry in this direction with a new, fixed-fee billing model. Through Avvo Legal Services (ALS), …

Carolyn A. Tyler Former Director of Communications DENVER—This year marks the 10th anniversary of IAALS ’ work to continuously improve America’s legal system and reestablish it as the aspirational model for justice globally. To mark this milestone, IAALS …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director I read my first legal blog in 2004 when, as a new lawyer, I saw Kevin O’Keefe present at a legal conference in Las Vegas. He talked about how lawyers could develop their practices through online tools, like blogs and …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In January,  Law Week Colorado  covered Denver’s new Center for Out-of-Court Divorce . The Center, based on IAALS’ recommended model for child- and family-centric divorce and separation …

Debra Erenberg Director of State Affairs, Justice at Stake IAALS is celebrating its  10th Anniversary  in 2016. Throughout the year, we will be featuring guest posts from our colleagues and partners to recap our accomplishments and national impact — and …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS At the mid-winter Conference of Chief Justices meeting in late January, the Civil Justice Improvements Committee presented its draft recommendations to the Chiefs. The panel included Judge Greg Mize …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Likened to an emergency tool kit for divorce, DivorceForce.com is one of many online divorce support groups that have been appearing in recent years. Wendy Paris, author of  Splitopia ,  recently interviewed  a co-founder of …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers  Consortium member  Touro Law Center  has released the  second issue of its Journal of Experiential Learning . The issue focuses on incubator and residency programs and their impact on legal …