In September of 2025, CALI received a $1 million grant from the Once Upon a Time Foundation to support CALI's efforts in publishing free/open casebooks, creating additional rigorous, interactive legal education tutorials, and improving CALI's outreach to law schools.
We are excited to announce that The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) will be participating at the upcoming AAfPE Conference 2025, October 22-24, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Visit with us to have a demonstration on our interactive tutorials that can be used in your classroom or assigned as a study aid.
We’re excited to announce that CALIcon 2026 will take place June 4–5, 2026, hosted by University of Michigan Law School. This year, we’re offering both live, in-person sessions and a Zoom webinar option to make it accessible for everyone.
Congratulations on making it to law school. The hard work and dedication have paid off, and the first phase of becoming a lawyer. CALI Lessons help students develop critical-thinking skills and meta-skills to succeed in law school.
This textbook is intended as an introduction to the kinds of business research that lawyers often need to do, but for which they are rarely trained. It begins with a brief review of general legal research, and branches out to cover such topics as business formation, transaction precedents, and researching both public and private companies. It also covers conducting competitive intelligence by keeping up on company news, researching campaign finance records, and researching foreign businesses.