We are now accepting session proposals for CALIcon24

Posted on December 4, 2023 by scottlee

For over 34 years, CALIcon, The Conference for Law School Computing®, has organized its schedule at nearly the last minute in order to bring the most relevant and up-to-date presentations to attendees. This year is no different and we are looking for law school faculty, librarians, and technologists with strong opinions, great ideas, interesting projects, and useful advice. Come and share and be challenged.

For 2024 we are planning the conference as an in-person, live event. We will gather at the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, WA  on Thursday and Friday, June 13 – 14, 2024, as well as providing a live stream of the full conference. We’re combining the formula that we’ve used the past couple of years with our tried and true structure that worked well for us prior to 2020. This means that we’re going to have 60-minute long sessions with thirty-minute breaks between sessions. Each session will consist of up to 3 15-minute talks with 15 minutes for discussion. We’re also accepting 30 and 45 minute long proposals to accommodate more in-depth talks and panels.

We are planning to run concurrent sessions at CALIcon this year but that depends on the number of proposals submitted. We’ll need 40+ sessions to successfully use our multi-room format so we need your session proposal.  If your session is accepted, you should be prepared to present live in Seattle.

The theme for CALIcon24 is Exploring The Unknown Unknowns of #LegalEd + #Tech. While we would like proposals to work with that theme we are, as always, flexible. The community has a voracious appetite for tech and the conference has always been the place to talk about it. Here are some topics that we think are particularly relevant today, but don’t be constrained by this list …

  • ChatGPT & other openai.com APIs: Changing legal education? Good, bad?
  • AI/ML, ethics, law, and 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 Post Production – Tips & Tricks & Tools
  • I want to talk about Drupal or Regex or Python
  • Why isn’t there more formative assessment in law school courses?
  • What should we do to prepare for the NEXT pandemic?
  • Peer-grading software options – can students become the teacher?
  • Open casebooks, open teaching materials, open syllabi – what’s not to like?
  • LSSE says law students like/learn online just fine.
  • Online Legal Education that is not just JD – MLMs, LLMs, foreign and domestic, insourced and outsourced
  • Is 2024 the year of Tech Competency for Lawyers?
  • Can I ignore VR for a few more years?
  • What’s beyond Zoom?  (beyond polling, breakout rooms, and boring video)
  • Should all law students learn to program/blog/toot – at least a little?

TO PROPOSE A SESSION:

To propose a session, click here and fill out the form.  You must submit your proposal by Friday, March 29, 2024. Presenters will be notified by Friday, April 12, 2024, if their presentation is accepted. All submissions will be archived on the conference website.

Accepted speakers will be able to register for $95 with a special code that will be sent when your session is accepted.

Questions, problems, ideas, suggestions, contact Elmer Masters – emasters@cali.org.

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) was founded as a 501(c)(3) consortium of law schools in 1982.

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Save the Date for CALIcon24!

Posted on October 23, 2023 by scottlee

CALIcon24 Conference for the legal education and legal technology community.

 

For 34 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. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Help get the word out about the conference.  Use #CALIcon24 in your social media post.

BENEFITS OF BEING A SPONSOR

  • High visibility in front of the industry’s leading decision-makers
  • Opportunity to introduce new products and services to a targeted and receptive audience
  • Targeted networking opportunities using various social media channels
  • Establish your company’s reputation as an industry thought leader
  • Year-long logo placement on the conference website

Get involved directly with your market by sponsoring the premier conference in our industry. Bring focus to your brand and ensure your target audience becomes exposed to your products or services. Space is limited, so reserve your opportunity as soon as possible.

Sponsorships are sold on a first-come, first-serve basis. Interested in becoming a sponsor at the CALIcon Conference? Please get in touch with Scott Lee at scott@cali.org or call 312-405-6316.

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CALI podcasts offer you recordings to help build the foundation for law school success

Posted on September 21, 2023 by scottlee

Always on the go? Then, you need to try out our podcasts. CALI® podcasts are 10-minute audio recordings of law professors straightforwardly covering specific legal concepts. Each podcast provides law students with a learning resource to help in time management.

CALI has produced a library of 100 podcasts aimed at helping all law students covering these legal topics:

  • Contracts
  • Constitutional Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Legal Concepts and Skills
  • Negotiable Instruments/Payment Systems
  • Partnerships
  • Property Law
  • Secured Transactions
  • Torts
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Do Not Miss Out on Available CALI Resources. Register Today!

Posted on September 5, 2023 by scottlee

Registering for CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) is essential for any law student in Building the Foundation for Law School Success. CALI offers a wide array of tools and materials to enhance aspiring legal professionals’ learning experience at no cost to member schools. Students gain unrestricted access to diverse interactive lessons covering many legal topics by registering. This access equips students with the ability to reinforce their classroom learning, delve deeper into complex legal concepts, and sharpen their analytical skills.

Please visit the law library for your school’s student authorization code required to complete the registration.

CALI Student Authorization code needed to register for CALI. Get code card at your law library.

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Building the Foundation for Law School Success with CALI’s Resources

Posted on August 22, 2023 by scottlee

Your legal career starts with a strong foundation. CALI’s study aids provide the edge you need to excel. Register today and embark on a learning adventure that promises growth, success, and boundless opportunities in law.

🔍 Why CALI? Here’s what awaits you:

📌 Comprehensive Coverage: Dive into a treasure trove of meticulously crafted legal curriculum resources. From Contracts to Constitutional Law, we’ve got you covered.

🎓 Expertly Curated: Benefit from the wisdom of our CALI Authors. Our materials are written by law faculty and peer-reviewed, and updated constantly.

🌐 Access Anytime, Anywhere: No more lugging around heavy textbooks! With CALI, your study materials are just a click away. Your learning never stops at home, the library, or on the go.

💡 Interactive Learning: Engage with interactive lessons that reinforce your understanding. Learning law has never been this engaging!

🆓 Absolutely FREE: Yes, you read that right! Every law student from a CALI Member school has unlimited access to our library of resources.

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Welcome to Law School. Let CALI help Build the Foundation for Law School Success!

Posted on July 20, 2023 by scottlee

Welcome to law school. This should be a proud moment in your life. Your hard work and dedication have gotten you here today, the first phase of becoming a lawyer. As you embark upon this adventure, there will be times when it seems a bit overwhelming. You will be faced with the pressure to stay competitive, the burden of time management for studying, and the uncertainty of grasping your courses’ learning outcomes. Don’t worry, CALI is here! We have a 40-year track record providing legal education resources to help law students succeed.

Subject Area Offerings for 1Ls

  • Civil Procedure
  • Constitutional Law
  • Contracts
  • Criminal Law
  • Legal Concepts and Skills
  • Legal Research
  • Legal Writing
  • Property Law
  • Torts
  • Law School Success

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CALI Tech Briefing 07/14/2023 – Notes

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Elmer Masters

Notes from the 2nd CALI Tech Briefing.

  • The briefing was focused on AI and CALI’s work in that space. I talked about building a small BERT model following this blog article and the code from this jupyter notebook. I used a custom built PC to run the process. The newer, more powerful GTX 4070 ti GPU completed the pre-training of the model in just over 44 hours, down significantly from the 100 hours mentioned in the post. I suspect I could shorten this time by a few more hours if I spent more time optimizing the code.
  • The result was a small pre-trained BERT model intended to be used in a mask situation, think fill in the blank. Testing shows that it works fine but it is limited in its scope. Future plans include working with this model to see what sort of capabilities are possible and training such a model on legal information.
  • There was a good discussion on the practical application of this new technology to legal education, impacts on attorney tech competency, and how to keep legal info current in these models.

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CALIcon23 Conference Session Recordings Available on YouTube

Posted on July 3, 2023 by scottlee

Photo montage of the legal education sessions at CALIcon23We understand your time is precious, but we believe the CALIcon23 Conference session recordings will provide you with invaluable insights and knowledge. Here are some reasons why you shouldn’t miss this opportunity:

  1. Expert Speakers: The educational sessions included leading subject matter professionals who shared their expertise and perspectives on the latest legal trends and challenges.
  2. Relevant Topics: The topics covered are highly relevant to the evolving legal education/technology landscape, ensuring that you stay up to date with the latest developments in the field.
  3. Accessible Online: We have made it convenient for you to watch the session at your own pace and convenience. Simply click on the link below, and you’ll be directed to the YouTube video.

 

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CALI Tech Briefing 06/30/2023 – Notes

Posted on June 30, 2023 by Elmer Masters

Notes for the first  CALI Tech Briefing of 2023.

  • Classcaster – https://www.classcaster.net/ – is the WordPress based blogging network that CALI runs for its membership. If you’re at a CALI member school or organization you can create a blog there. The focus is on legal education and legal tech. There are no ads or any sort of monetization and we do not use Google analytics. If you’re looking for a blog to support your teaching or scholarship check us out.
  • Lawbooks – https://lawbooks.cali.org/ – is another WordPress multisite network. It’s built on the Pressbook plugin ecosystem to provide web-based, clonable versions of our eLangdell casebooks. CALI members are free to use this system too and create custom versions of our casebooks or create their own from scratch.
  • Coming up @ next briefing 7/14/2023: Drupal 9 migration, CALI AI, more Classcaster updates.
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New CALI Lessons – Primary v. Secondary Sources: Why Is Reading Cases So Hard?

Posted on June 26, 2023 by scottlee

 

 

 

 

As your students start law school, they might notice that reading cases is rather difficult. This lesson will explain why reading cases feels so hard and give your students tips on how to make things slightly easier.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Summarize why reading cases is different from what you’ve done before.
2. Recognize the difference between a primary and secondary source.
3. Demonstrate how to read case law.

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