Category Archives: Legal Studies

Join us at the CALIcon22 Conference! This is one of the longest-running legal education | technology conferences.

Posted on April 19, 2022 by scottlee

We’re Back! One of the longest-running legal education | technology conferences is back! That’s right, CALIcon22 is in person June 9-10 in Chicago. We cannot wait to see everyone again! CALIcon is your opportunity to reconnect together after two longs years … Continue reading →

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New CALI Lesson Available – Advanced Exam Writing – Using Cases on Final Exams

Posted on March 8, 2022 by scottlee

Classroom discussion focuses heavily on cases. However, end of semester final exams don’t normally reference cases. Many students don’t know how cases operate on final exams. This lesson helps students understand where cases fit in a final exam answer and … Continue reading →

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Law School Lingo: How to Navigate A Brand New Vocabulary

Posted on February 10, 2022 by scottlee

If you are just starting law school, or thinking about doing so soon, it can often feel like you need to learn a foreign language. Not to mention all the abbreviations, odd acronyms, and more! This lesson is designed to … Continue reading →

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8 Reasons You Should Assign CALI Lessons to Your Students

Posted on December 20, 2021 by scottlee

If you teach in a US law school, you should be looking at CALI Lessons and assigning them to your students. -1- CALI Lessons are another way to learn the law CALI Lessons are another way to learn the law. … Continue reading →

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CALIcon21 LEADS THE WAY!

Posted on May 4, 2021 by scottlee

10,000 law faculty have spent the past year teaching on one video platform or another. Many have had to manage their courses through some kind of website or LMS. They now have skills – however reluctantly learned – in some … Continue reading →

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CALIcon Conference Registration is open!

Posted on March 3, 2021 by scottlee

Don’t miss out on the latest from CALIcon Conference! The CALIcon Conference, also known as ” The Conference for Law School Computing® “, is one of the longest-running legal education conferences in the United States. The conference brings together law school … Continue reading →

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The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Welcomes New Members to the Board of Directors

Posted on January 25, 2021 by scottlee

At its Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Board of Directors appointed five new members to fill the vacancy of outgoing Board Members whose term ended on January 1, 2021. The Nominations Committee … Continue reading →

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New CALI Podcast – Discharge of Duties: Discussions in Contracts

Posted on January 21, 2021 by scottlee

This podcast by Professor Jennifer S. Martin discusses a discharge of duties such that parties do not have to perform their contractual obligations and cannot demand performance under the other party’s contract. Consideration is required to support enforcement of an agreement, including … Continue reading →

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Press Release: The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Legal Research Revision Fellowship

Posted on January 7, 2021 by scottlee

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) announces the formation of the Legal Research Revision Fellowship. (Chicago, IL) January 7, 2021 – Serving the need for law students to understand the law better, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction establishes the Legal … Continue reading →

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Visit the CALI virtual booth at the AAfPE 2020 Virtual Conference

Posted on October 23, 2020 by scottlee

Visit CALI’s Virtual Booth Working to use technology to improve legal education & access to justice We’re CALI – a non-profit consortium of US Law Schools that uses technology to improve legal education for paralegal, legal studies, and law students. … Continue reading →

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