Announcing new eLangdell casebook to address client interviewing and counseling

Posted on May 19, 2026 by scottlee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Law students can memorize doctrine all semester and still struggle when it matters most: the client conversation.

That’s why the new eLangdell Press casebook, Interviewing & Counseling, deserves every law professor’s attention.

This new resource helps bridge the gap between legal theory and real-world practice by focusing on one of the most essential lawyer competencies — communicating effectively with clients.

Inside the casebook:
• Practical interviewing and counseling frameworks
• Realistic client-centered scenarios
• Skills-focused learning opportunities
• Flexible, classroom-ready materials

Like all eLangdell Press casebooks, Interviewing & Counseling is openly accessible and designed to support innovative legal education.

If we want practice-ready graduates, we have to teach the conversations that shape the profession.

Review the new casebook today and consider it for your next course adoption.

 

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Learn Directly from Peers Facing the Same Challenges at CALIcon 2026

Posted on May 11, 2026 by scottlee

One of CALIcon’s greatest strengths is its collaborative community. The conference attracts professionals who understand the real-world challenges facing legal education today—from student engagement and curriculum design to assessment, accessibility, and emerging technology adoption.

Attendees have the opportunity to hear firsthand how peer institutions are:

  • Integrating AI responsibly into coursework
  • Redesigning assessments for modern learners
  • Supporting bar passage through targeted interventions
  • Improving student outcomes with analytics and technology
  • Building scalable, engaging learning experiences

These conversations often become the foundation for future collaborations, partnerships, and long-term professional relationships.

Explore the CALIcon educational sessions, click here.

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Your students are evolving. Is your teaching strategy keeping up?

Posted on May 7, 2026 by scottlee

 

Explore what’s next in legal education—before it becomes standard.

Taking place June 4–5 at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, CALIcon 2026 brings together legal educators, librarians, technologists, and academic professionals to explore innovative ideas shaping the future of legal education. Through engaging sessions led by thought leaders and peers across the country, attendees will gain practical strategies, emerging technology insights, and collaborative solutions they can immediately bring back to their institutions to better support student success.

Here’s what to check out:

  •  Teaching GenAI through the Lens of Professional Responsibility
    (Daryl Thompson – Michigan State University School of Law)
  •  Rethinking Exam Integrity: From Open v. Closed Exams to Controlled Access 
        (Greg Sarab / Jim Becker – Extegrity)
  • Teaching Statutory Research with GenAI
    (Shawn Nevers – Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School)

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Use your school’s CALI faculty authorization code as the promotional code to receive 30% offyour registration!

Click Here to find the authorization code for your school

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CALI Hires Hans de Salas-del Valle

Posted on April 28, 2026 by scottlee


We are excited to announce Hans de Salas-del Valle has joined CALI as our Assistant Director, Curriculum Development. He brings a wealth of experience to his new role.

Who is Hans?

Hans holds a J.D. from Creighton University School of Law, where he specialized in International Law, and an M.A. in International Comparative Education from the Stanford Graduate School of Education. He brings to his role at CALI over two decades of experience as an educator, editor, policy analyst, researcher, and business development executive. His previous work has supported faculty projects, strategic initiatives at leading universities, academic entrepreneurship and technology-based innovation, and interdisciplinary research across international and comparative law, foreign policy, transnational cybercrime, and geopolitics. A native Spanish speaker, Hans is particularly interested in opportunities for international collaboration and partnerships with peers and institutions in Latin America. He is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in Latin American Studies.

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The agenda for CALIcon 2026 is officially finalized—and it’s built for impact.

Posted on April 21, 2026 by scottlee

Join legal educators, technologists, and academic leaders as we explore the ideas shaping the future of legal education, including:
• AI literacy and responsible classroom integration
• Data-driven strategies for student success
• Innovations in legal research and experiential learning
• Rethinking assessment in an AI-enabled world

This is more than a conference—it’s a collaborative space to share ideas, challenge assumptions, and move legal education forward.

Explore the full agenda and start planning your experience:
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Keynote Speaker Announced for the CALIcon Conference 2026

Posted on March 25, 2026 by scottlee

All In: Embedding AI in the Law School Classroom – How Did It Go?

In this just past semester, Professor Gregory Duhl undertook to teach a required doctrinal law school course—first-year Contracts—with generative AI fully embedded throughout the course design. Instead of adding AI exercises to conventional pedagogy or creating a stand-alone AI course, this approach reimagines legal education for the AI era by integrating AI as a learning enhancer rather than a threat to be managed. The course equipped students to partner with and evaluate AI as a tool in furtherance of their learning. In this keynote, Professor Duhl will report on what worked, what didn’t, and how we might be seeing more of this in legal education.

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CALIcon Conference 2026 Registration is OPEN!!

Posted on March 17, 2026 by scottlee

CALIcon2026 LogoWe’re excited to announce that CALIcon 2026 will take place June 4–5, 2026, hosted by University of Michigan Law School.

Conference Theme: Fit for Legal Education

ABOUT the CALIcon Conference:
For 36 years, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI®) has hosted its legal education conference called “CALIcon.” The CALIcon conference is a two-day event at newly renovated or built law schools. It draws an estimated 300 attendees: law faculty, law librarians, IT professionals, distance learning staff, and law school administrators. The conference aims to provide a unique environment for everyone to share ideas, innovations, experiences, and best practices for application in law school classrooms to engage law students with tech.

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All CALI Member schools will receive a 30% discount on each registration. Enter your school’s authorization code for the promotional code.

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This International Women’s Month, we honor your impact!

Posted on March 11, 2026 by scottlee

This International Women’s Month, we celebrate the incredible women behind CALI’s innovative learning resources. Your work empowers thousands of law students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond.

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New CALI Lesson: Professionally Responsible Generative AI Use

Posted on February 24, 2026 by scottlee

Generative AI is rapidly reshaping legal research and writing. While these tools offer powerful efficiencies, they also introduce significant risks — including inaccuracies, hallucinated citations, and confidentiality concerns.

Our newest CALI Lesson equips law students and legal professionals with:
• Foundational understanding of GenAI tools
• Ethical considerations for professional responsibility
• Practical guidance for responsible implementation

As AI adoption accelerates in legal education and practice, professional standards must keep pace.

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CALIcon2026 Call for Proposals Now Open!

Posted on February 17, 2026 by scottlee

We’re calling on law school faculty, librarians, technologists, and thought leaders to share their strongest opinions, boldest ideas, and most practical advice. Submit your session proposal and help shape the future of legal education!

From Generative AI to OER, to tackling the NextGen bar exam, the community craves topics that challenge and inspire.

Proposed topics:

  • Generative AI and the end of everything
  • AI/ML, ethics, law, and legal education
  • Is open source software relevant to legal education?
  • Open education resources (OER) in legal education
  • Access to Justice / Teaching / Technology / Legal Education
  • Prepping law school tech for the NextGen bar exam
  • Navigating the relationship with IT – Local and University
  • Video Production – Tool Chains and Product Processes
  • I want to talk about Drupal and Nobody Can Stop Me (or Regex or Python…)
  • Everyone Talks About Formative Assessment, Why Don’t More Faculty Use It?
  • Let Students Grade Each Other Using Peer-grading Software
  • The Traditional Casebook is Dissolving and Morphing Into CaaS (casebook as a service)
  • Distance Learning is just Learning – Fight Me
  • Can Anyone Really Define Tech Competency?
  • AI Exam Grading – Cognitive Exoskeleton or Terminator?
  • AI Paper Grading – Arms Race to Innovation or Race to the Bottom?

Don’t see your idea on the list? No problem. Propose it anyway!

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