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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SAVE $100 off the CALIcon23 in person registration fee by Friday, May 19th, 2023.

Posted on May 16, 2023 by scottlee

CALIcon23 is going to be a blast! We’re so excited to bring together some of the brightest minds in legal education this June, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll learn.

At CALIcon23, you’ll learn about how AI is changing how law professors teach, and how that has an impact on how students learn. And if you’re feeling inspired by what you’ve heard, there will be plenty of time for networking and connecting with other attendees.

So if you want to learn more about how AI is changing the way law professors teach, sign up today before tickets sell out!

Here are some of the titles of AI sessions in store for you:

  • Using AI to Write Exam
  • Questions and Teach Legal Research
  • The Other Ones: Exploring Alternative AI Tools for Enhancing Your Work
  • ChatGPT’s Robot Friends
  • CALI + AI :: Welcoming our robotic…
  • Comics + the Law: AI Art, Tools + Techniques
  • Ethical, Legal, Academic, and Practical Considerations for ChatGPT, Dall-E and Similar Generative AI for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Classroom

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join the AI revolution in law. Register now for the CALIcon23 Conference and take the first step toward forging the future of legal education.

SAVE $100 off the in person registration fee by Friday, May 19th, 2023.
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All CALI member law schools receive a 25% discount on in-person registrations when applying your school’s CALI faculty authorization code as the promotional code.  Check with your law library for the code.

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CALIcon23 Conference to hold AI sessions

Posted on May 2, 2023 by scottlee

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​​​​​Are you ready to harness the power of Al? The CALIcon Conference is here to help you do just that! We are thrilled to announce that this year’s conference will include a series of AI sessions to explore this revolutionary technology’s exciting possibilities. AI has already transformed several industries, and the legal sector is no exception. From document review to legal writing, AI is revolutionizing the way law students do their work. Our AI sessions will give you the tools to take advantage of this technology and share amongst your colleagues.

Here are some of the titles of AI sessions in store for you:

  • Using AI to Write Exam
  • Questions and Teach Legal Research
  • The Other Ones: Exploring Alternative AI Tools for Enhancing Your Work
  • ChatGPT’s Robot Friends
  • CALI + AI :: Welcoming our robotic…
  • Comics + the Law: AI Art, Tools + Techniques
  • Ethical, Legal, Academic, and Practical Considerations for ChatGPT, Dall-E and Similar Generative AI for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Classroom

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join the AI revolution in law. Register now for the CALIcon23 Conference and take the first step toward forging the future of legal education.
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All CALI member law schools receive a 25% discount on in-person registrations when applying your school’s CALI faculty authorization code as the promotional code.  Check with your law library for the code.

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NEW CALI Podcast that emphasizes exam strategies

Posted on April 6, 2023 by scottlee

New legal study aid announce by CALI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This podcast explains the difference between case briefing, class note-taking, smaller writing assignments, and exam essay-writing. It’s a podcast that emphasizes exam strategy as beginning early with practice exam-writing, offers encouragement and thought exercises on overcoming self-resistance to practice, and describes how to use practice as a tool to conquer “freezing” on finals.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the podcast, the student will be able to:

  1. Explain some differences between exam writing and all other writing done in law school.
  2. Use their experience in practicing exams as preparation for the final exam.

Podcast Transcript Download
File LSS64P-Practice-Makes-Prepared.docx

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