A2J Author® software—developed by IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and CALI®, the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction—has advanced to the final round of the international Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL) 2014 Innovating Justice Awards. A2J Author finished in the top three among 14 other global innovations in the “Successful Innovations” category, which recognizes initiatives that are already making a difference.

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) is seeking nominations of qualified and enthusiastic individuals to fill vacant positions on its Board of Directors. If you know of someone who would like to contribute to the research and development, strategic planning and governance of CALI, then consider nominating them for the CALI Board of Directors. Please clear it with the person first to make sure they WANT to be nominated. self-nominations are acceptable.

We're just about at the half-way point for the Fall Semester, which for law students means it's time to get serious about understanding and organizing class materials and notes.  Remember - no matter how smart you are, you're not going to be able to learn all of this stuff the night before your final exam.

Sorry, that's just not how law school works.

And if you find you've either been slacking off a bit or just not quite understanding what is going on, remember - IT'S NOT TOO LATE.  You still have a good six weeks to get yourself ready for finals.  And CALI can help!

Time is running out!  Proposals for the second round of the A2J Author Course project are due Wednesday, October 15.

The A2J Author Course Project is a coordinated effort by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI®), the Center for Access to Justice & Technology at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and Idaho Legal Aid Services. Faculty selected for inclusion in this project will receive a stipend to either create a new course - or adapt an existing one - that uses A2J Author® software as a tool for teaching students technology and practice skills. No technological experience is required to participate in this project and training and support on A2J Author® will be provided.

Has this happened to you? You’re settling in for a nice long session on CALI to study (or maybe you’re a professor getting ready to create some LessonLinks.) You go to log into the site and….password denied.

Does your law school have a Library Fair?  Or a Database Day?  How about a Faculty Brown Bag Series?  Or are you in a metropolitan area with some other law schools and you want an excuse to meet with the faculty and staff of them?

CALI WILL BE THERE!

CALI is happy announce the second round of the A2J Author® Course Project!

The A2J Author Course Project is a coordinated effort by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI®), the Center for Access to Justice & Technology at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and Idaho Legal Aid Services. Faculty selected for inclusion in this project will receive a stipend to either create a new course - or adapt an existing one - that uses A2J Author® software as a tool for teaching students technology and practice skills. No technological experience is required to participate in this project and training and support on A2J Author® will be provided.

If you haven’t been warned yet, law school exams are not like undergraduate exams. If you were able to get by with cramming the night (or even week) before finals, unfortunately that’s not going to work now. Even if it did work for your exams, that’s not the way to retain knowledge – and you’re going to want to remember the law for the bar exam and your future career!

Did you know CALI has resources that not only help you learn the law, but also ones that help you learn how to be a better student? It’s true!

Law School Materials for Success, written by Dean Barbara Glesner Fines, is an book and podcast series filled with tips and tricks to make the law school experience as painless as possible.