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New Report Incorporates User Feedback in Designing a Simpler Process for Divorce and Separation
New Report Incorporates User Feedback in Designing a Simpler Process for Divorce and Separation
IAALS’ Court Compass project is all about incorporating user-centric design into courts’ reform process to engage and empower litigants in creating solutions and to help improve their trust and confidence in the legal system. The results of IAALS’ model workshops were just released in a new report, titled Redesigning Divorce: User-Driven Design for a Better Process.
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New IAALS Guides Help Courts Create Effective Self-Help Materials, Expand ADR, and Better Manage Trials with Self-Represented Litigants
New IAALS Guides Help Courts Create Effective Self-Help Materials, Expand ADR, and Better Manage Trials with Self-Represented Litigants
In partnership with national experts, IAALS has developed three new guides to support real change in state courts. Stemming from our work on the Civil Justice Initiative and Family Justice Initiative, the guides are designed to assist in creating effective self-help information for those who need it, developing problem-solving approaches for families in court, and providing insight for judges who interface with self-represented litigants.
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New Data-Driven Report Provides Insight into What Clients Look For in Attorneys
New Data-Driven Report Provides Insight into What Clients Look For in Attorneys
What is it that clients value in, and want from, their lawyers? How does a lawyer meet the requirements of their clients? This information has traditionally been gathered informally and only shared internally within offices that collect client feedback. To address this gap in our understanding, IAALS partnered with Avvo to create Think Like a Client. This report uses an evidence-based approach to illuminate clients' preferences, needs, and expectations when working with their attorneys, providing valuable and much-needed insight into how lawyers can better serve their clients.
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Divorcing Together: An Interdisciplinary Out-of-Court Approach to Separation and Divorce
Divorcing Together: An Interdisciplinary Out-of-Court Approach to Separation and Divorce
It is no secret that divorce poses significant problems for those who go through the legal process. The adversarial nature of the legal process can put people at odds with one another and the courts are not well-positioned to provide emotional and future-planning support. IAALS has released a new report detailing the evaluation of our out-of-court model aimed at addressing these challenges for families with children.
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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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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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