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The Conference of Chief Justices Adopts Guidelines to Make Family Courts Work for the Families They Serve
The Conference of Chief Justices Adopts Guidelines to Make Family Courts Work for the Families They Serve
In an important step toward making family courts more user-friendly and less adversarial, the Conference of Chief Justices has adopted new guidelines to help courts be more responsive to the needs of families.
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Justice for All: Read the 2018 IAALS Annual Report
Justice for All: Read the 2018 IAALS Annual Report
“Justice for all.” It is a promise of American democracy and enshrined in our Pledge of Allegiance. And yet, it is not a reality. IAALS wants to change all of that. We are proud to present you with our 2018 Annual Report, which highlights our work and accomplishments within this important context.
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IAALS Announces Leadership Transition
IAALS Announces Leadership Transition
After 13 years of growing IAALS from a fledgling idea to a nationally recognized force for change and evolution on the legal landscape, Rebecca Love Kourlis will retire from her role as Executive Director in September. The Chancellor of the University of Denver, Rebecca Chopp, and the Executive Committee of IAALS have opted to fill Kourlis’ formidable shoes with another national leader, Scott Bales, who recently announced he will step down as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.
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IAALS Welcomes Brooke Meyer as New Manager
IAALS Welcomes Brooke Meyer as New Manager
As we move into the New Year, everyone at IAALS is excited to be taking on new projects, creating new relationships, and continuing the important work that moves us toward a more accessible and efficient justice system. To help us pursue that goal, we are welcoming Brooke Meyer to our team, who will serve as a manager, working across our state and federal civil-focused projects.
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New Discovery Protocols Outline How Courts Can Expedite the Recovery Process in Disaster Cases
New Discovery Protocols Outline How Courts Can Expedite the Recovery Process in Disaster Cases
Today, IAALS announces the release of The Initial Discovery Protocols for First-Party Insurance Property Damage Cases Arising from Disasters Protocols, which provides a new pretrial procedure for cases involving first-party insurance property damage claims arising from man-made or natural disasters. 
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Listen > Learn > Lead: A Guide to Improving Court Services through User-Centered Design
Listen > Learn > Lead: A Guide to Improving Court Services through User-Centered Design
Today, IAALS announces the release of a new resource, Listen > Learn > Lead: A Guide to Improving Court Services through User-Centered Design, on how best to solicit feedback from self-represented litigants and other court stakeholders. The tools provided in this guide come from the knowledge IAALS gained through the Court Compass Project design sprint workshops.
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Dispositive Motion Reform Critical and Achievable for Courts and Litigants
Dispositive Motion Reform Critical and Achievable for Courts and Litigants
Judges and attorneys from across the country point to dispositive motions as a critical area for reform. Today, IAALS announces the release of a new report, Efficiency in Motion: Recommendations for Improving Dispositive Motions Practice in State and Federal Courts, calling for a new paradigm for motion practice in the United States. The report is the culmination of nearly three years of research, surveys, and expert input into the opportunities for improvement and innovation.
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Courts Must Begin Meeting the Technology Needs of Their Users, Not Just Their Internal Systems
Courts Must Begin Meeting the Technology Needs of Their Users, Not Just Their Internal Systems
Courts are—to a great extent—in the business of customer service. A new IAALS report, Eighteen Ways Courts Should Use Technology to Better Serve Their Customers, provides a path forward to help courts use existing technologies to improve the user experience, particularly for those people who choose to represent themselves.
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New Report Sheds Light on the Need for Reform for Family Cases
New Report Sheds Light on the Need for Reform for Family Cases
A first of its kind study, this landscape report brings together national data from family cases that confirms what we have long known at IAALS: family courts must do more to focus on problem solving rather than rely on the traditional structure framed around an adversarial approach.
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Courts Must Change to Serve Increasing Victims of Natural Disasters
Courts Must Change to Serve Increasing Victims of Natural Disasters
The road to recovery is arduous for disaster victims. For the increasing numbers of those victims who end up in court in an effort to recover damages, the process can be protracted and complex. Courts are quickly overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of the cases and these challenges quickly frustrate victims already struggling to rebuild. But even with a documented upswing in both the number and severity of natural disasters, it doesn’t have to be this way.
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