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1. Five Things to Do While You're Waiting for U.S. News Law School Rankings to Hit

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   If you're like most prospective students, there's a good chance the U.S. News & World Report Law School Rankings will play some kind of role in your decision about where to go to law sch... MORE

2. Chicago Regulatory Reform Efforts Open for Public Comment

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   Reforming the rules governing the practice of law is increasingly an agenda item for state bar associations and high courts, and that includes the Windy City. The Chicago Bar Association (CBA) and Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF)

3. Civil Justice for All Report Offers Recommendations to Close Justice Gap

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   In September, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences released Civil Justice for All, a report stemming from their

4. Areas of Innovation at the ETL Consortium Schools

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   The Educating Tomorrow’s Lawyers survey, carried out last year, provides an unparalleled overview of what is happening in legal education today, giving an update of the findings of the 2007 Carnegie Foundation report, Educating Lawyers. In previous posts, we have reported on aspects of the survey. For example we have noted that the 1... MORE

5. Federal Courts Continue to Tackle the Challenges of Reopening and Restarting Jury Trials amidst Pandemic

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   As the whole country grapples with reopening, our federal courts continue their own efforts to respond in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 24, 2020, the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts

6. Practice-Ready: The False Dichotomy Between Theory and Practice

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   Pundits are drawn to extremes. Perhaps that is simply the nature of things. But in the debate over the future of legal education, espousing extremes hinders the discussion.

   At one extreme are the loudest critics of the current state of legal education. They claim that law schools are focused almost exclusively on teaching theory (or, perhaps only slightly less reprehensible, legal doctrine), and b... MORE

7. New Toolkit from Chicago Bar Foundation Equips Attorneys to Offer Unbundled Legal Services

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   Illinois, like many other states, sees a high number of self-represented litigants in its trial courts. Many people navigating the courts without help fall into the not-so-sweet spot of earning too much money to qualify for limited legal aid and p... MORE

8. Teaching Access to Law through Unbundling

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   Teaching unbundling, or 

9. Journal of Legal Education Highlights Importance of Foundations, Soft Skills

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   In 2014, the American Bar Association adopted new standards for law school accreditation called the ABA Standards and Rules Procedure for Approval of L... MORE

10. IAALS Advances Justice with Gregory J. Kerwin

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    IAALS simply would not be what it is without the support of our partners and friends. They are essential to our efforts and hail from a wide range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and sectors. Every month, IAALS will shine the spotlight on one such person and take you behind the scenes for a lighthearted glimpse into those upon whose guidance and ... MORE