Setting Goals to Improve Access to Justice for Self-Represented Litigants

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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 the legal system must… MORE

Divorce Clinic Opened in Australia to Assist Women from Foreign Cultures

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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 representation to… MORE

IAALS and Center for Divorcing Families Receive 2015 ABA Problem Solver Award

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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 bestowed upon individuals and organizations that… MORE

Colorado's Proposed Civil Rule Amendments Focused on Improving Access to Justice

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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 efficient, thereby… MORE

Save the Date: 4th Annual Educating Tomorrow's Lawyers Conference Is October 1-3, 2015

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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 collaborate on ways to retool… MORE

2015 Rebuilding Justice Award Honors ACTL Task Force on Discovery and Civil Justice

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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 individuals who exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership… MORE

West Virginia Ends Partisan Elections for Judges

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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 spotlight in 2009, when the U.S. Supreme Court weighed… MORE

Texas Civil Filings Are Down, More Questions Than Answers

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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 percent drop in… MORE

Proximity Matches Prestige When it Comes to Making Partner

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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 partners came… MORE

IAALS and the NJC Team Up Again to Offer E-Discovery Education for State Court Judges

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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 trial.… MORE