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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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First National Study of its Kind to Assess Justice Needs Across the U.S.
First National Study of its Kind to Assess Justice Needs Across the U.S.
In the first-ever, broad-based research of its kind, IAALS is partnering with HiiL to assess the justice needs of people and businesses in the United States. The issue of access to justice is broader and deeper in our society than has historically been recognized. What we learn will provide the insight we need to reform the American legal system and tailor services to meet the needs of all users.
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New Effort Underway to Improve the Bar Exam and Lawyer Licensing
New Effort Underway to Improve the Bar Exam and Lawyer Licensing
As thousands prepare to sit for the bar exam, IAALS is spearheading an empirical effort to define the minimum competence they need to practice law and to ensure the fairness, efficacy, and validity of the bar exam itself.
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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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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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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 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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IAALS Examines the Use of Summary Judgment in U.S. District Courts
IAALS Examines the Use of Summary Judgment in U.S. District Courts
Much has been done over the past five years to address the cost and delay in the civil justice process, and much of that work has focused on discovery. Recognizing that there are equal challenges and opportunities for improvement in the area of motions practice, IAALS has focused on understanding the current motions landscape and issuing recommendations for improvement. In this effort, IAALS has released a new report intended to spark a national conversation about the current challenges of summary judgment.
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