Category Archives: CALI Spotlight

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

Developing an E-Curriculum: Reflections on the Future of Legal Education and on the Importance of Digital Expertise

Oliver R. Goodenough recognizes that law schools can attract more students by adding to the value of traditional legal education. Simply put, as the market for legal services contracts, modern students desire to learn not only a set of policy, … Continue reading

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The Teaching of Law Practice Management and Technology in Law Schools: A New Paradigm – Stephanie Kimbro and Richard S. Granat

With “The Teaching of Law Practice Management and Technology in Law Schools: A New Paradigm” 88 CHI.-KENT L. REV. 757 (2013) (forthcoming), Richard S. Granat and Stephanie Kimbro analyze a deficiency in one area of traditional law school curricula and … Continue reading

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If Only We Knew What We Know – Conrad Johnson and Brian Donnelly

In “If Only We Knew What We Know,” 88 CHI.-KENT L. REV. 729 (2013) (forthcoming), Conrad Johnson and Brian Donnelly examine the broader themes surrounding law and technology raised in this symposium by looking at lawyering and knowledge management. Most … Continue reading

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

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

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

“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

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

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

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

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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