Levering AI in the Service of Contract Interpretation
Empirical Legal Studies (by Michael Heise) — Professor Heise (Cornell Law) discusses how artificial intelligence can be used as a tool in contact interpretation.
Read More about Levering AI in the Service of Contract InterpretationChat GPT Makes A Better Therapist Than A Lawyer
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Diana Simon (University of Arizona Law) detailing how ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence programs often fail at the basic tasks of a lawyer.
Read More about Chat GPT Makes A Better Therapist Than A LawyerGondwe: The Legal Academic Job Market—5 Tips For Screening Interview And Job-Talk Prep
TaxProf Blog (By Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares an article by Nyamagaga Gondwe (University of Wisconsin Law) that provides tips for prospective law professors for screening interviews and preparing for on-campus presentations as part of the faculty recruitment process.
Read More about Gondwe: The Legal Academic Job Market—5 Tips For Screening Interview And Job-Talk PrepDo We Need a Bar Exam . . . For Experienced Lawyers?
TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a UC Irvine Law Review article by David Adam Friedman (Willamette Law) that argues the benefits of having a bar exam for experienced lawyers.
Read More about Do We Need a Bar Exam . . . For Experienced Lawyers?Student-Edited Law Journals as Experiential Learning: My Road to “Duh”
The Faculty Lounge (by David Yamada) — Professor Yamada (Suffolk Law) discusses how participation in student-edited law journals provides good experiences for law students to learn professional skills and collaboration.
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TaxProf Blog (by Paul Caron) — Dean Caron (Pepperdine Law) shares a job posting from the IRS seeking law students and recent graduates for tax law positions.
Read More about IRS Chief Counsel Seeks To Hire 2L, 3L, And Tax LL.M. Students, And Graduates With 1+ Year(s) ExperienceTeaching Dissents by Sherri Lee Keene
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Minnesota Law Review article by Sherri Lee Keene (Georgetown Law) offering advice on teaching dissents.
Read More about Teaching Dissents by Sherri Lee KeeneSave the Dates: Central States Legal Writing Conference in Des Moines
Legal Writing Prof Blog (by Mark E. Wojcik) — Professor Wojcik (UIC Law) shares information for a legal writing conference to be held at Drake Law.
Read More about Save the Dates: Central States Legal Writing Conference in Des MoinesHow Can Courts – Practically for Free – Help Parties Prepare for Mediation Sessions?
Indisputably (by John Lande) — Professor Lande (University of Missouri Law) offers advice on how courts can help prepare parties for mediation sessions.
Read More about How Can Courts – Practically for Free – Help Parties Prepare for Mediation Sessions?Dethroning Langdell by Beth Hirschfelder Wilensky
Legal Skills Prof Blog (by Scott Fruehwald) — The author shares a Minnesota Law Review article by Beth Hirschfelder Wilensky (University of Michigan Law) criticizing the overuse of case method when teaching first-year law students.
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