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Implementing PMBR – getting it right

BySteve Wilson August 29, 2019August 29, 2019

Proactive Management-based Regulation (PMBR) is the term used to describe regulatory measures or other programs that are designed to strengthen ethical practices by lawyers and subsequently reduce rates of client complaints, disciplinary actions, and malpractice claims. The overall goal of PMBR is therefore to shift the emphasis of law regulation from… [download paper]

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International Conference of Legal Regulators (ICLR.net) Standpoint feature article – Harnessing data to advance evidence-based regulation

BySteve Wilson April 12, 2019April 12, 2019

By now everyone is familiar with the wave of “big data” that is invading nearly every aspect of private and public life.There are “recommendation engines” implemented by companies trying to sell to us, “nudge” units in governments prompting us to pay taxes, and exercise and sleep trackers combatting our poor habits. Legal regulators have always…

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Dr. Steve Wilson – The Role of Self-assessments in CLE – CLEreg July 31

ByMatt Sims August 16, 2018

This is the talk given by Dr. Steve Wilson to the CLE Regulators conference in Portland, July 31 2018. This version includes speaker notes for reference. [google-drive-embed url=”https://drive.google.com/a/standpointdecisions.com/file/d/1AeCrV6IYxFcL7r7x7eRTRwnKbduDhytB/view?usp=drivesdk” title=”Standpoint-CLEreg.org presentation-final w speaker notes.pdf” icon=”https://drive-thirdparty.googleusercontent.com/16/type/application/pdf” newwindow=”yes” style=”normal”]

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Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel – AvvyPro Use Case

ByMatt Sims August 2, 2018April 12, 2019

The Colorado Supreme Court’s Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, led at the time by recently retired James Coyle, embarked in 2015 on an exciting initiative to create the nation’s first online lawyer self-assessment program. The development of the program’s core content involved more than 50 lawyers and several lay people, spanning… Colorado Supreme Court Office…

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Towards an Evidence-based Policy Approach for Law Regulation – white paper

BySteve Wilson June 25, 2018July 25, 2018

Law regulation is a mix of legislative and regulatory requirements, policy rules, professional ethics and best practices. Navigating this complex landscape is a challenge for regulators, law firms and individual attorneys. The system has evolved over time in response to…

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KPMG paper – Evidence-based HR

ByMatt Sims February 25, 2018April 13, 2019

Those with a rose-tinted view of how organizations and professionals operate might assume that important decisions are only reached after poring through reams of detailed and relevant information. But the reality is that gut instinct is frequently the dominant decision-making mode in many areas of human activity. For example, it was only in the 1970s…