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Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS has opened the nomination window for the 2024 Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which recognizes innovators who have made significant impacts early in their legal careers toward making the American legal …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects IAALS’ report, Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework for Program Growth , summarizes the discussions at our 2022 convening, including convergence on best practices for allied legal professional …

Brittany Kauffman CEO September 17th is Constitution Day, which commemorates the day over two hundred years ago when members of the Constitutional Convention signed the United States Constitution. Each year on this day, we take a moment to reflect on the …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects In a recent informal poll of judges conducted by the National Judicial College, a large majority expressed they felt comfortable dealing with self-represented litigants. Out of 567 judges who responded, around …

Kelsey Montague Director of Marketing and Public Relations IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is excited to announce the appointment of six new members to its esteemed Board of Advisors. …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure IAALS’ report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence , provides the first-ever empirically grounded definition of the minimum competence required to practice …

Danielle Kalil Director of Civil Justice and the Judiciary Last month, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation that would establish stronger ethics standards for the U.S. Supreme Court. It would mandate a new “code of conduct” for the highest …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Earlier this month, the American Bar Association proposed a resolution encouraging law firms to broaden their evaluation criteria when recruiting law students. The resolution suggests …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects This summer, IAALS published Allied Legal Professionals: A National Framework for Program Growth . This report summarizes discussions from last November’s convening, including best practices, discrepancies …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects In 2012, Washington became the first state to implement an allied legal professional (ALP) program, which allows people other than attorneys—who Washington calls Limited License Legal Technicians (LLLTs)—to …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, has released its report Community & Cooperation: Action Steps toward Unlocking Legal Regulation . …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Last month, the Colorado Supreme Court issued official guidelines for virtual participation in trial court proceedings , allowing litigants, victims, witnesses, and attorneys to attend virtually. In adopting an official policy, the …

Jordan M. Singer Consultant, IAALS Professor of Law, New England Law | Boston Judicial performance evaluation (JPE) programs provide periodic feedback to state judges about their performance on the bench, promoting the professional development of judges …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS is experiencing an exciting surge of activity across all our areas of work, with projects and convenings on the rise. As we strive to expand our impact nationwide and tackle the pressing challenges facing …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Though mired in controversy, there is little debate that the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions will have far-reaching effects—including impacts on the legal …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), the largest regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, recently published a report that examines the potential of unbundled legal …

Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant As jurisdiction upon jurisdiction considers authorizing allied legal professionals to provide limited legal advice alongside lawyers , the lawyers objecting are making strenuous exercise of their legendary …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Divorce is a complex and emotionally challenging process, often exacerbated by the legal system. In the United States, divorce laws vary from state to state, resulting in arbitrary policies that impede the freedom …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) recently announced it will launch the Innovation Lab , which will explore and implement innovative …

Jessica Bednarz Director of Legal Services and the Profession There is a lack of consensus among the legal community when it comes to regulatory reform. Some lawyers are for it, some lawyers are against it, and many lawyers are completely unaware of the …