One of the hottest topics in legal technology (really, all of legal practice) is the rise of ChatGPT and other AI-related tools. We’ve already seen an influx of existing and new tools that integrate some …
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UW Law Library Seeking a Digital Collections & Reference Librarian to Manage our Growing Repository
The University of Wisconsin Law Library seeks an energetic and intellectually curious professional to join our team as the Digital Collections and Reference Librarian. This newly-created position will be responsible for the day-to-day management of …
ChatGPT Chatbot Can Write Anything from Student Essays to Legal Briefs, but Author and Reader Beware
ChatGPT is a new AI-powered chatbot that answers complex questions conversationally. This remarkable tool that can assist with a wide range of tasks, from generating humanlike text to providing helpful answers to questions. This raises …
Five Resources Every New WI Lawyer Should Know
Today’s Inside Track from the Wisconsin State Bar introduces recent law grads to 5 Resources Every New Lawyer Should Know. The article features resources from the WI State Bar and WI State Law Library and offers …
“Paving the Way” Explores 1st American Women Law Professors, including UW’s own Margo Melli
Paving the Way: the First American Women Law Professors, the long-awaited book by Herma Hill Kay, former Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law who passed away in 2017, tells the stories of the first …
APIDA Heritage Month – Celebrating the Accomplishments of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American Members of the Legal Profession
In celebration of APIDA Heritage Month, the UW Law Library has created a web display celebrating the accomplishments of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi American members of the legal profession. See the UW APIDA Heritage Month site for more …
MENA Heritage Month – Celebrating the Accomplishments of Middle Eastern and North African Members of the Legal Profession
In celebration of Middle Eastern North African Heritage month, the UW Law Library has created a web display celebrating the accomplishments of Middle Eastern and North African members of the legal profession. Nationally, MENA Heritage …
“Anything that You Can Do to Make the Judge’s Job Easier = Better Outcomes for Your Clients”
Last Friday, I attended an excellent CLE program on Ethics & Professionalism in Virtual Legal Environments – Judicial Perspectives sponsored by the UW Law School, Continuing Legal Education. Judge Jason Rossell (Kenosha County Circuit Court) …
News on the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau
A recent article from Madison’s local newspaper, The Isthmus, outlines some significant cuts to the staff and services of the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, particularly in the LRB research and library services department. For example, the …
Steve Barkan honored by Wisconsin Law Journal for Leaders in Law Lifetime Achievement
In yesterday’s post, we were happy to announce Bonnie Shucha as the new Law Library Director of the UW Law School Library, taking over for the retiring Steve Barkan. On February 15th, the Wisconsin Law …