Foundations for Practice Reveals the “Whole Lawyer,” Like Doctors' Bedside...
After the release of the first two reports from our Foundations for Practice project, Law Week Colorado published an article highlighting the groundbreaking findings, which “have the power to radically...
View ArticleFoundations for Practice to Change Legal Education—and Legal Hiring
The results of our Foundations for Practice study continue to reverberate throughout law schools and the legal profession, and the concepts of “The Whole Lawyer and the Character Quotient” are being...
View ArticleDisruptive Innovation: Economist Profiles Center for Out-of-Court Divorce
Reporter Haley Cohen of The Economist recently toured the Center for Out-of-Court Divorce (COCD) in Denver and wrote about her experience in a December article titled Disruptive Innovation: A spate of...
View ArticleKeeping the Balance of Powers in Check
This week’s Denver Post carried a guest commentary by IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis comparing the rule of law and attacks on the judiciary to this year’s Super Bowl. She wrote, “But in...
View ArticleO’Connor Advisory Committee Warns of State Lawmakers' Attacks on the Judiciary
Our O’Connor Advisory Committee (OAC) members are sounding the alarm about a growing and concerning pattern: state lawmakers all but declaring war on our courts. In defense of America’s system of...
View ArticleIAALS Talks Modernizing State Courts in Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
In a recent article for Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, IAALS Executive Director Rebecca Love Kourlis and Rule One Initiative Director Brittany Kauffman discuss how state court and bar leaders across...
View ArticleYounger Female Lawyers Are Trending Away from Law Firm Jobs
The Colorado Supreme Court’s Attorney Regulation Counsel recently released statistics on the state’s legal employment, which revealed an interesting trend. According to the Denver Business Journal, the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Summary Judgment in the United States—and How to Improve It
Law Week Colorado recently highlighted IAALS’ new report on the landscape of summary judgment motions practice, Efficiency in Motion: Summary Judgment in the U.S. District Courts. The report is...
View ArticleDenver Law Course Highlights Lawyer Well-Being and Foundations for Practice
In direct response to an ABA study on attorney well-being and IAALS’ Foundations for Practice project and findings, University of Denver Sturm College of Law Professor Debra Austin brought to life a...
View ArticleFoundations for Practice and the Evolution of Law Schools
For years, law school graduates have struggled to find full-time employment, facing a highly saturated, fiercely competitive job market. There continues to be a gap between what law schools teach and...
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