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Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Many law schools are answering the call for “practice-ready” graduates by implementing and growing clinical programs, externships, and simulation courses.  The National Jurist  recently announced its  2015 Best Schools for …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Denver, Colo. – In 2009, national media outlets—and the legal profession—were abuzz with talk of concrete, reasoned, and achievable recommendations for making the American civil justice system less time consuming …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative On April 7, 53 percent of Wisconsin voters approved a  proposed constitutional amendment  that will allow the members of the state supreme court to select its chief justice, rather than the chief …

Rebecca Love Kourlis Founding Executive Director, IAALS IAALS is committed to advancing excellence in the American legal system. Over the last eight years, our impacts have been felt across the country. A critical component of our success lies in our …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern The  National Center for Access to Justice (NCAJ)  launched the  Justice Index  just over a year ago. This first-of-its-kind Index provides a spectrum of data that compares …

Brittany Kauffman CEO In the fall of 2013, IAALS and the National Judicial College co-hosted an  educational summit  exclusively tailored for state court judges on all facets of the discovery of ESI—from preservation to production to eventual use at …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern The prestige of your law school is not all that counts when it comes to making partner at a big law firm. In a  recent study of 33,000 lawyers at the largest 115 law firms  in the country, it was shown that a large number of …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern This month, IAALS—the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver—will hold its annual Rebuilding Justice Award Dinner . The award recognizes …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The West Virginia legislature has passed, and the governor has signed, a bill that makes elections for the state's judges nonpartisan. West Virginia's judicial elections attracted the national …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Texas Lawyer recently reported on Texas' downward trend in civil lawsuits, which have dropped 17 percent over the last 10 years. When separated out, this trend is even more striking in county-level courts, which have seen a 36 …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern The  Women's Legal Centre ACT  (Australian Capital Territory), in the Australian capital of Canberra, has opened a divorce clinic for women from diverse cultural backgrounds . The clinic provides free legal advice and …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In a recent blog post, Richard Zorza shares some thoughts on improving services for self-represented litigants in the United States. Zorza, coordinator of the national Self Represented Litigation Network (SRLN), believes that …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Mark your calendars! The 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference will take place October 1-3, 2015, in Denver, Colorado. Each year, this conference has brought leaders in legal education together to …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Colorado Supreme Court has requested comments on proposed amendments to the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. The changes are focused on improving access to the civil justice system by making pretrial case management more …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution has awarded IAALS and the Resource Center for Separating and Divorcing Families (RCSDF) the 2015 John W. Cooley Lawyer as Problem Solver Award . This honor is …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern On March 6, University of Maine Visiting Professor and University Counsel Jeffrey Thaler published a paper on Meeting Law Students' Experiential Needs in the Classroom: Building an Administrative Law Practicum Implementing the …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern In a recent article , Professor Clare Huntington, Fordham University School of Law, argues for family law reforms that address the “seismic shift” occurring in American families. Today, more and more children are born to …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Whether law students are practice-ready after graduation depends greatly upon whom you ask. In BARBRI's first “State of the Legal Field Survey,” 70% of third-year law students thought they possessed “sufficient practice skills” …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In a recent Politico piece , the former chief justice of Alabama's supreme court offered a firsthand perspective on the relationship between electing judges and maintaining impartial courts and …

Hunter Metcalf IAALS Intern Minnesota legislators are proposing an alternative to traditional divorce proceedings—the Cooperative Private Divorce . The bill aims to allow couples to form divorce agreements without filing with the court or needing a …