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Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession After a year of collaboration and innovation, IAALS Board of Advisors member Andrew Arruda has completed his term as our first entrepreneur-in-residence . Arruda’s expertise and …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager In September, the California Paraprofessional Working Group published its report and recommendations concerning a paraprofessional licensing program. The idea for such a program originated in a …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager On December 7, 2021, IAALS co-hosted the fourth session of the Redesigning Legal Speaker Series , bringing together an audience of more than 100 people to explore the opportunities being created by …

Janet Drobinske Senior Executive Legal Assistant The comment below was submitted to the State Bar of California in support of the proposed Paraprofessional Program. The program would authorize paraprofessionals to provide legal advice in areas such as …

Merril Hirsh Executive Director, Academy of Court-Appointed Masters In the play and movie 1776 , there is a scene where the Continental Congress is considering amendments to the Declaration of Independence. Some members warn that provisions might offend …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Brooke Meyer Former Manager This fall, IAALS launched the Paths to Justice Summit Series , a series of virtual convenings and webinars focused on the most pressing issues currently faced by our justice system, including the …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession The California State Bar is no stranger to controversy, and its recent work in legal regulatory reform has garnered its …

Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many predicted the rise in housing, unemployment, and bankruptcy cases that would result from business closures, layoffs, and medical bills. As America …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The comment below, based on spoken remarks, was submitted by IAALS to the Oregon State Bar Board of Governors on November 30, 2021, in support of the Proposed Oregon Legal Paraprofessional Licensing …

Brooke Meyer Former Manager Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation The comment below was submitted by IAALS to the Michigan Supreme Court and the Lessons Learned Committee in response to the state’s preliminary report , Michigan Trial …

Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Last week was the twelfth annual National Celebration of Pro Bono , bringing attention to the vast need for affordable (and …

Brittany Kauffman CEO Brooke Meyer Former Manager Throughout the past 18 months, the pandemic has been a shared experience across our state, our country, and our world, yet everyone has experienced it uniquely. The same is true of our courts, which have …

Elizabeth Tavitas Indiana Court of Appeals, Third District The Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush issued an Order in September 2019 creating the Family Law Taskforce (FLT), which was directed to: 1) analyze the research on court reform; 2) …

Michael Houlberg Director of Special Projects Throughout 2020, we saw just about every aspect of the legal profession move from in-person to virtual services. From law schools and the bar exam to law firms and even courts, no institution was exempt. There …

Anna Carpenter Professor of Law, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law Project Director for Presidential Initiatives, University of Utah President’s Office Scott McMurtrey 3L Student, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law One of us is a …

Natalie Anne Knowlton Advisor on Regulatory Innovation Who can forget that iconic moment on The Oprah Winfrey Show when everyone in the audience received a car? Oprah stood on stage, yelling and pointing: “You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! …

Zachary Willis Director of Communications Editor's Note: Anna Carpenter, Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs at the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law, is the inaugural recipient of the Alli Gerkman Legal Visionary Award, which …

Brooke Meyer Former Manager Maddie Hosack Former Communications and Marketing Manager September is National Preparedness Month , and with natural disasters increasing in severity—and with COVID-19 still wreaking havoc worldwide—it is important for courts …

David Yellen Former CEO Constitution Day, September 17, commemorates that date in 1787 when the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia. Clearly, this date and this holiday do not attract nearly as much …

Logan Cornett Director of Research Legal Education & Licensure Zachariah DeMeola Former Director of Legal Education and the Legal Profession Last August, Utah made history as the first state to establish a regulatory sandbox, providing a space for lawyers …