UC Irvine Law professor Joshua Blank conducts study on use of automated legal guidance by the federal government
UC IRVINE SCHOOL OF LAW — Joshua Blank, Professor of Law and Faculty Director of Strategic Initiatives at UCI Law, has been selected to conduct a study of U.S. federal government agencies’ use of automated tools — such as chatbots, virtual assistants, and artificial intelligence — to explain the law to the public.
Read More about UC Irvine Law professor Joshua Blank conducts study on use of automated legal guidance by the federal governmentCollege and graduate students push back on use of artificial intelligence for online exams
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Online exam proctoring company ProctorU announced earlier this week that it will no longer send artificial intelligence-generated reports of potential student misconduct to institutions without ProctorU staff members first reviewing the footage — a development raising more questions than it answers.
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LAW 360 — A new study of law school faculty across the United States found that the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed how these educators see their responsibilities and continues to shape legal education’s future.
Read More about Study looks at comfort with technology and online classes among law facultyTulane Law launches online graduate programs in energy and environmental law
ENVIRONMENT + LAW — Tulane University Law School is launching two new graduate degree programs to help today’s professionals better navigate the complex laws that are a part of their everyday life: MJ in Energy Law and MJ in Environmental Law.
Read More about Tulane Law launches online graduate programs in energy and environmental lawLaw firms partner with law schools to develop legal tech tools and programs
BLOOMBERG LAW — Law schools have been adding courses designed to foster technological skills at least since the start of the last decade. Fifty schools offered programs on legal services delivery as of last year, according to an index of law school innovation Linna created.
Read More about Law firms partner with law schools to develop legal tech tools and programsBYU Law launches online resource to assist with expungement of criminal records
UTAH BUSINESS — BYU Law announced the development of Goodbye Record – an online resource assisting individuals, legislators, and corporate partners to address flaws in the expungement process, and implement solutions to permanently protect second chances for individuals who have had their records expunged.
Read More about BYU Law launches online resource to assist with expungement of criminal recordsNational Conference of Bar Examiners will not use facial recognition for online bar exams
BLOOMBERG LAW — Officials from the National Conference of Bar Examiners refute an earlier Bloomberg Law Insight about future bar exams administered via computer. They say the next generation of bar exams will be administered in-person on computers and monitored by on-site proctors and dispute the assertion that AI facial recognition technology was used in proctoring…
Read More about National Conference of Bar Examiners will not use facial recognition for online bar examsHofstra Law launches Legal Tech Skills Certificate
HOFSTRA LAW — The six-week Legal Tech Skills Certificate will teach lawyers, paralegals, and legal support personnel the essential skills needed to use the programs law firms already use daily – Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
Read More about Hofstra Law launches Legal Tech Skills CertificateNorthwestern Law celebrates UN World Creativity and Innovation Day
NORTHWESTERN NOW — It’s been a busy few weeks for entrepreneurs across the Northwestern University campus. Tight teams of undergraduate and business school students at various phases of ideation and fundraising came together virtually at a variety of events to highlight creative inventions in time for the United Nations’ World Creativity and Innovation Day.
Read More about Northwestern Law celebrates UN World Creativity and Innovation DayPenn Law visiting international professors shifts online amid pandemic
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL — Each year, the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Bok Visiting International Professors Program brings several internationally recognized experts to the Law School to lead intensive seminars, engage with faculty and students, and bring important global perspectives to the Law School community.
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