Category Archives: CALI Spotlight

Posts by CALI staffers. Thoughts, opinions, and ideas about technology and innovation in legal education.

William E. Hornsby, Jr. – Gaming the System: Approaching 100% Access to Legal Services Through Online Games

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

The American Legal System falls short of providing access to justice for all. With “Gaming the System: Approaching 100% Access to Legal Services through Online Games,” 88 CHI.-KENT L. REV. 917 (2013) (forthcoming), William E. Hornsby, Jr. proposes that law … Continue reading →

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Marc Lauritsen – Liberty, Justice, and Legal Automata

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Marc Lauritsen, co-editor of the “Justice, Lawyering, and Legal Education in the Digital Age” symposium, believes that the application of unauthorized practice of law regulations to restrict the use of automated legal systems is bad public policy. But he also … Continue reading →

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Symposium on Justice, Lawyering and Legal Education in the Digital Age

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

“The legal profession is endangered. Law schools are in trouble. New lawyers are unprepared for economic and technological reality. There is a vast unmet need for legal services for low- and middle-income people,” according to IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law … Continue reading →

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Canadian Association of Law Libraries Annual Meeting

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

Last week I had the great pleasure and privilege of attending the Canadian Association of Law Libraries annual meeting in Montreal.  The theme for the conference was “Multifaceted Professional” and I gave the opening plenary talk on “Thriving On Chaos: … Continue reading →

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CALIcon Keynote Speakers and Other Exciting Announcements

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

The ticker on the conference website tells me that there’s only 42 days until the 2013 Conference for Law School Computing!  Elmer has begun to slot in presentations (and still more to come!)  And don’t forget, as part of CALIcon, … Continue reading →

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The CALI Speakers Bureau

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

As you (hopefully) know, CALI has a wide range of tools and resources to help you teach and improve your students’ learning.  We also have another valuable resource – our staff!  We have expertise in a wide range of legal … Continue reading →

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Mr Mayer Goes to Washington

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

On April 16, 2013, The White House and The Legal Services Corporation co-hosted an event titled “A White House Forum on Increasing Access to Justice.” CALI’s Executive Director John Mayer attended the event and spoke on a panel that discussed … Continue reading →

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WORK FOR CALI – SEEKING SYSADMIN (Chicago)

Posted on March 18, 2013 by John Mayer

WANT TO WORK FOR CALI? We’re looking for a System Administrator to keep our many and sundry servers and databases running all day and all night (especially when law students are studying).  Here’s the link to apply at the IIT … Continue reading →

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CALI joins Free Access to Law Movement

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Sarah Glassmeyer

CALI is proud to announce that it has joined the Free Access to Law Movement, a group of signatories to the Declaration on Free Access to Law. Why has a consortium of law schools joined a group of free legal … Continue reading →

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Hackthelaw: Piratebox meets Free Law

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Elmer Masters

There are few “down” times in the CALIverse, but the Christmas through New Year holiday break is one of them. I use the time to do updates and upgrades and installs that would be disruptive at other times of the … Continue reading →

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