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Message from Our Executive Director

Last week, the Conference of Chief Justices unanimously passed a resolution adopting recommendations to improve access to and delivery of justice in civil cases in state courts across the nation. This is the culmination of two years of work by a broad-based committee, staffed by both IAALS and the National Center for State Courts. We are very proud of the work product, and now the challenge is to ensure implementation and positive impact nationwide. The reports and recommendations are due out very soon, and we'll be sure to share them with you.

Rebecca Love Kourlis, IAALS Executive Director
August 2016

News from IAALS
Foundations for Practice:
The Future for Law Students, Law Schools, and the Profession

The rollout of the results from our Foundations for Practice project and survey began last week and sparked great interest as thousands of people began reading our reports and digging through our data visualization tool. As ETL Director Alli Gerkman notes:

"These results give everyone a starting point to improve the way we train and educate lawyers. Law schools can use them to think about learning outcomes for students, legal employers can use them to reconsider their hiring practices to ensure they’re hiring graduates who embody the foundations they are seeking, and law students and graduates can use them to drive their own professional development."

Read more.

More from ETL
High-Volume Civil Dockets – From Challenges to Solutions

The National Center for State Courts’ 2016 Trends in State Courts includes an article focused on the impact that high-volume cases, such as consumer debt collection, landlord/tenant, and small claims, have on the overall civil caseload—and proposes solutions to the distinctive challenges they face.

The primary concern with high-volume cases is ensuring due process and fairness. Courts can play a significant role in addressing the inequalities and abuses that occur, including inadequate service, inadequate pleading, insufficient litigant information, confusing and chaotic courtrooms, and hallway settlements.

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More from Rule One
Bridging the Gap
Between Expectations and
Legal System Performance

Judge Steve Leben of the Kansas Court of Appeals wrote a guest blog for IAALS that praises our Quality Judges Initiative for helping judges and courts raise their performance—and helping the public fairly and fully evaluate it—at a critical time.

“In this environment, our courts need research, support, and focused leadership. Our legal system needs help bridging the gap between the public’s reasonable expectations and the legal system’s performance. IAALS neatly fills these roles.”


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More from QJI
Revolutionizing Access to Justice for Litigants
Without Lawyers

Attorney Jennifer C. Alldredge of Robinson Waters & O’Dorisio, P.C., wrote a guest blog for IAALS that describes our recent Court Compass convening and looks to the future of our proposed Family Law Portal for self-represented litigants.

I have no doubt that the Family Law Portal will revolutionize pro se litigants’ access to the judicial system and provide concrete help, allowing them to address their spinning life transitions in an informed, positive, and dignified way.

Read more.

More from HFI
News Briefs
Colorado's Civil Court Crisis: 5280 Magazine and IAALS on Aiding Self-Represented Litigants
A recent edition of 5280 Magazine highlights the reality of self-representation in Colorado’s civil courts. The Colorado Supreme Court is exploring ways in which the legal community can better assist Coloradoans who cannot access an attorney. Read more.


Self-Represented Litigants in Canada Find Less Success in Court According to New Data
The National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) recently released Canadian data on case outcomes for self-represented litigants. Broadly speaking, the results show that “SRLs do not fare well against represented parties.” Read more.
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