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Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern According to a new book entitled “ What the Best Law Teachers Do ,” ETL Fellow and Professor  Roberto Corrada  of the  University of Denver Sturm College of Law  (an ETL Consortium school) is among the ranks of the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO On August 15, 2013, the public comment period opened on the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. As discussed in an earlier post that detailed the proposed amendments, this package of amendments represents the …

Brittany Kauffman CEO The Seventh Circuit Electronic Discovery Pilot Program Committee , which for many years has been at the forefront of efforts to reduce the cost and burden of electronic discovery consistent with the goals of Rule 1, now provides …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Ann Roan, State Training Director for the Colorado Public Defender's Office, advocates for more practical skills education within law school classrooms in order to ease the transition into the high stakes environment of …

Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern This summer, the Brooklyn Family Court Child Support Study  hopes to improve the quality of legal assistance to self-represented litigants in child custody proceedings. The study, conducted by the National Center for …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director The ABA Task Force on the Future of Legal Education released its Working Paper late last week  ( update: the ABA has posted a new version as of August 7, 2013 ). If you have been following the discussions (including the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director Early tomorrow morning, I'm heading to San Francisco through Sunday for the ABA's Annual Meeting. You may see me at meetings for the Law School Division, the Young Lawyers Division, the Section of Legal Education and …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Adequate training is vital in preparing judicial officers for the challenges of being on the bench. While this is true regardless of docket type, judicial education/training is especially important …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to announce that it is welcoming a new Director of Communications and Marketing and a new Director of …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative The North Carolina legislature sent to Governor McCrory for approval a bill that would revamp the state's elections, including eliminating public financing  for appellate judicial elections. Created …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In early June, Oklahoma's supreme court struck down , in a 7-2 ruling, the Comprehensive Lawsuit Reform Act of 2009. In the wake of this decision, some legislators proposed a study of term limits for …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Richard Gabriel, president of the American Society of Trial Consultants Foundation and president of Decision Analysis, a national trial consulting company, recently penned an article for CNN following the …

Alli Gerkman Former Senior Director IAALS, the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System at the University of Denver, is pleased to welcome Barbara Blackwell as its Senior Development Director. In this role, Blackwell will be responsible …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications On September 17, 2013, IAALS and the Byron R. White Center are bringing United States Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (ret.) to Colorado to deliver the  3rd Annual John Paul Stevens Lecture . The Stevens …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Federal judges in the Southern District of New York are currently evaluating a pilot project, known as the SDNY Pilot § 1983 Plan , that defines how cases alleging false arrest, excessive force, or malicious prosecution are handled …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative In Minnesota, a broad-based group known as the Coalition for Impartial Justice  (CIJ) is working to preserve the quality and impartiality of the state's judges—and thereby preserve Minnesotans' trust …

Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern A recent study shows that divorce in early childhood has an impact on the relationship that children have with their parents at a young age and continuing after adolescence. The study analyzed two surveys, which revealed …

Daniel D. Bradlow Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law Jay Gary Finkelstein Adjunct Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law “Step into [our] world, and welcome to it.” With this quote, we introduce our …

Malia Reddick Former Manager, Quality Judges Initiative As IAALS Online covered back in April , the Arizona legislature passed and the governor signed a bill directing the state's judicial nominating commissions to submit the names of at least five …

Katherine Kirk Former IAALS Intern A group of twenty teenagers in the United Kingdom who have been affected by separation or divorce are banding together to  create a service  that will help teens cope with divorce. The website will provide mentoring and …