Tag Archives: law librarians

Surviving AI Information Overload

Posted on February 5, 2024 by jelizachapman

Are you overwhelmed by the constant onslaught of news about AI? Do you feel like you’re never going to catch up on all the developments? Do you get distracted anytime you see a post, update, email, etc. about AI? You’re … Continue reading →

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Perfectly Imperfect: Helping Ourselves and Our Students Break Free from the Perfection Trap

Posted on December 18, 2023 by jelizachapman

“Don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good.” You’ve likely heard this phrase or a similar one. It’s often attributed to Voltaire and cautions against striving for perfection at the expense of achieving something good. As a law student, … Continue reading →

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The Challenges of Grading Legal Research

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Gerard Fowke

With a marked-up stack of midterms from my 1L Research Methods in Law course firmly in my rearview, I can safely offer this uncontroversial opinion: Legal research is a tough subject to evaluate! As much as I enjoy seeing all … Continue reading →

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No JD, No Problem: Is the Dual Degree Requirement’s Usefulness Fading?

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Genevieve Zook

A lateral associate called me and told me he had been on Westlaw for an hour, and he could not locate an SEC No Action letter.  He then proceeded to detail the legal issue, using an assortment of legal buzzwords, … Continue reading →

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Please Write a Blog Post About Your Generative AI legal Research/Writing Assignments!  

Posted on August 1, 2023 by Sarah Gotschall

Guest Post by Sarah Gotschall Recently, I was trying to add some sample generative AI legal research or writing assignments into our library’s ChatGPT and Bing Chat Generative AI Legal Research Guide LibGuide. However, I found only two sources of assignments … Continue reading →

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