About half of our 200 member law schools distribute CALI Awards. The CALI Excellence for the Future Award® is given to the highest-scoring student in each law school class.
Benefits of earning a CALI Award:
Always on the go? Then, you need to try out our podcasts. CALI® podcasts are 10-minute audio recordings of law professors straightforwardly covering specific legal concepts. Each podcast provides law students with a learning resource to help in time management.
CALI has produced a library of 100 podcasts aimed at helping all law students covering these legal topics:
This handbook is designed for upper-level clinic students, helping them independently enhance their legal writing skills. It covers various writing skills through individual chapters, offering exercises and examples that consistently apply recommended techniques.
Registering for CALI (Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) is essential for any law student in Building the Foundation for Law School Success. CALI offers a wide array of tools and materials to enhance aspiring legal professionals' learning experience at no cost to member schools. Students gain unrestricted access to diverse interactive lessons covering many legal topics by registering. This access equips students with the ability to reinforce their classroom learning, delve deeper into complex legal concepts, and sharpen their analytical skills.
Please visit the law library for your school's student authorization code required to complete the registration.
Your legal career starts with a strong foundation. CALI's study aids provide the edge you need to excel. Register today and embark on a learning adventure that promises growth, success, and boundless opportunities in law.
🔍 Why CALI? Here's what awaits you:
📌 Comprehensive Coverage: Dive into a treasure trove of meticulously crafted legal curriculum resources. From Contracts to Constitutional Law, we've got you covered.
🎓 Expertly Curated: Benefit from the wisdom of our CALI Authors. Our materials are written by law faculty and peer-reviewed, and updated constantly.
🌐 Access Anytime, Anywhere: No more lugging around heavy textbooks! With CALI, your study materials are just a click away. Your learning never stops at home, at the library, or on the go.
💡 Interactive Learning: Engage with interactive lessons that reinforce your understanding. Learning law has never been this engaging!
🆓 Absolutely FREE: Yes, you read that right! Every law student from a CALI Member school has unlimited access to our library of resources.
This lesson is designed to help part-time, evening, weekend, or flex J.D. law students maximize their limited study time as they navigate multiple obligations, balancing law school with full-time work, care, or other responsibilities. The lesson encourages self-reflection on when and how the student learns best, and walks them through the basics of time-blocking and time management, encouraging frequent reflection and adjustments to schedules as necessary. The lesson can be completed or revisited at any time during law school, and might best be completed by students before/upon entering the first semester of law school.
Recognizing and understanding policy in cases is a challenging task - and an invaluable tool. Knowing the policy behind case law and statutes and understanding the underlying policies helps us apply the law on exams and when representing clients. Engaging and practicing these skills throughout your law school career is essential.
Make a lasting impact in your classroom - explore our new and revised open casebooks today and lead your students toward "Building the Foundation for Law School Success."
These are some of our reasons for using CALI Lessons in your teaching. We want our materials to be useful, relevant, and up-to-date, and work very hard towards those goals.
Welcome to law school. This should be a proud moment in your life. Your hard work and dedication have gotten you here today, the first phase of becoming a lawyer. As you embark upon this adventure, there will be times when it seems a bit overwhelming. You will be faced with the pressure to stay competitive, the burden of time management for studying, and the uncertainty of grasping your courses’ learning outcomes. Don’t worry, CALI is here! We have a 40-year track record providing legal education resources to help law students succeed.