How to use artificial intelligence in law school

March 4, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — University of Louisville’s Tanner, also an early adopter of GenAI, advocates for law students and professors to learn about the technology’s capabilities and limitations.

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Opinion: Why some law firms ban generative artificial intelligence for research and writing

March 4, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Our law firm has a policy forbidding our lawyers to use generative artificial intelligence to produce legal products such as briefs, motion arguments, and researched opinions. Here are some of the reasons we think this is the only right course.

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New artificial intelligence program aims to help lawyers understand how judges think

March 4, 2024

REUTERS — A new venture by a legal technology entrepreneur and a former Kirkland & Ellis partner says it can use artificial intelligence to help lawyers understand how individual judges think, allowing them to tailor their arguments and improve their courtroom results.

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How university counsel plays an important role at universities

March 4, 2024

THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Once upon a time, administrators on college campuses would gather in corner offices to write new policies or start new programs. When their work was done, someone would say, “run this past the lawyer” to make sure all the legal t’s were crossed and i’s were dotted.

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Number of students transferring universities have increased over the past year

March 4, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report shows the number of students transferring grew last fall, especially among disadvantaged groups, a tentatively hopeful sign to higher ed experts.

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Pell Grant program faces budget shortfall

March 4, 2024

HIGHER ED DIVE — The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated that the federal aid program could see a shortfall as high as $95 billion over the next decade.

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Report: rural universities provide significant return on investment to students

March 4, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Rural colleges and universities tend to be more affordable and accessible and have shorter times to degree than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to a recent report by researchers at Boston College.

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Advice for preparing to retake the bar exam

March 4, 2024

THE NATIONAL JURIST — You lost contact with your greatness. I know. It’s been a while since you walked about with the force of your full self. And it might be that this test inserted itself in what had otherwise been a steady life-path of unquestioned competence. 

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Conference in North Carolina focuses on improving diversity in the legal profession

March 4, 2024

WSOC TV 9 — The Mecklenburg County Bar is inspiring young people to become attorneys and judges after a recent study found that less than 5% of lawyers are people of color.

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How legal technology will affect the legal profession in 2024

March 4, 2024

JD SUPRA — Amid discussions on profitability as the engine of growth, the changing dynamics within the legal space, data protection and cybersecurity, and heightened client expectations, one resounding theme continues to reemerge: the imperative of scalable innovation.

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