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Embedding Data Collection in Innovation
We are witnessing a renaissance in the legal profession—one characterized by new and renewed questions about how we provide legal services, who can provide them, and how those in our profession are educated and licensed. And this has ushered in a slew of novel programs, pilots, and projects to test our various theories about how we might make our legal ecosystem work better for the people it is intended to serve.
Embedding Data Collection in Innovation
We are witnessing a renaissance in the legal profession—one characterized by new and renewed questions about how we provide legal services, who can provide them, and how those in our profession are educated and licensed. And this has ushered in a slew of novel programs, pilots, and projects to test our various theories about how we might make our legal ecosystem work better for the people it is intended to serve.
Utah Bar Admissions Working Group Proposes Novel Pathway Grounded in IAALS’ Research
The Utah Bar Admissions Working Group has issued its final report outlining recommendations for a novel approach to attorney licensure in Utah, and the proposed new pathway is currently before the Utah Supreme Court for consideration. This recommended pathway is built upon the empirically based definition of minimum competence developed through IAALS’ Building a Better Bar research.
Utah Bar Admissions Working Group Proposes Novel Pathway Grounded in IAALS’ Research
The Utah Bar Admissions Working Group has issued its final report outlining recommendations for a novel approach to attorney licensure in Utah, and the proposed new pathway is currently before the Utah Supreme Court for consideration. This recommended pathway is built upon the empirically based definition of minimum competence developed through IAALS’ Building a Better Bar research.
Better Lawyer Licensing, Part 4: The Final Three Building Blocks of Minimum Competence
IAALS’ report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, provides the first-ever empirically grounded definition of the minimum competence required to practice law. Our comprehensive study found that minimum competence consists of 12 interlocking “building blocks,” which reveal not only what it takes to be a minimally competent lawyer, but how current licensing systems must be improved to reflect what new lawyers—and those they work with—actually do in practice.
Better Lawyer Licensing, Part 3: The Third Three Building Blocks of Minimum Competence
IAALS’ report, Building a Better Bar: The Twelve Building Blocks of Minimum Competence, provides the first-ever empirically grounded definition of the minimum competence required to practice law. Our comprehensive study found that minimum competence consists of 12 interlocking “building blocks,” which reveal not only what it takes to be a minimally competent lawyer, but how current licensing systems must be improved to reflect what new lawyers—and those they work with—actually do in practice.
ABA Urges Holistic Approach to Hiring, Echoing Goals of IAALS’ Foundations for Practice
Earlier this month, the American Bar Association proposed a resolution encouraging law firms to broaden their evaluation criteria when recruiting law students. The resolution suggests considering factors such as legal research and writing skills, community service, extracurricular activities, personal qualities like teamwork and resilience, and unique backgrounds and experiences alongside—not after—more traditional factors such as class rank and grades.
Equity in Law School Admissions and Legal Hiring After Affirmative Action
Though mired in controversy, there is little debate that the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions will have far-reaching effects—including impacts on the legal profession. It will, of course, change the landscape of how law schools admit students. And, while the ruling is specific to college admissions, there is good reason to believe that employers will begin to shift toward less aggressive DEI-related hiring policies to preempt potential litigation.
Equity in Law School Admissions and Legal Hiring After Affirmative Action
Though mired in controversy, there is little debate that the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions will have far-reaching effects—including impacts on the legal profession. It will, of course, change the landscape of how law schools admit students. And, while the ruling is specific to college admissions, there is good reason to believe that employers will begin to shift toward less aggressive DEI-related hiring policies to preempt potential litigation.
Law Schools Pull Out of U.S. News Rankings, Citing Harm to Legal Education
In November, several law schools made the decision to withdraw from the U.S. News & World Report rankings, reigniting conversation about the publication’s role in perpetuating inequality in legal education. Yale Law School was the first to announce its decision to no longer participate in the rankings, followed by Harvard, UC Berkeley, Georgetown, Columbia, and Stanford, among others.
The Paths to Racial Justice: Our Civil System Must Acknowledge Shortcomings and Take Concrete Action
Last fall, IAALS launched the Paths to Justice Summit Series, a series of virtual convenings and webinars focused on the most pressing issues currently faced by our civil justice system, including the opportunities and challenges of the pandemic, access to justice, and inequities in our civil justice system and related public trust and confidence.
Data from Utah’s Sandbox Shows Extraordinary Promise, Refutes Fears of Harm
Last August, Utah made history as the first state to establish a regulatory sandbox, providing a space for lawyers and other professionals to deliver nontraditional legal services under the supervision of the state supreme court. A year later, numerous businesses and collaborations are up and running, providing a wide range of much-needed legal services. None of this would have been possible without the groundbreaking reforms passed last fall.
Measuring minimum competence: 12 key elements to improving bar admission
The summer of 2020 brought the most concentrated and pointed discussion about the bar exam in recent memory—maybe ever. Much of that discussion centered around whether candidates for bar admission should be required to gather in large groups and sit for an in-person exam during a global pandemic. I can only imagine what new law graduates must have been feeling as those in positions of power decided their fate.
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