A profile on recent Washington and Lee Law graduate Rachel Graf

June 11, 2024

THE COLUMNS — After graduation, Rachel Graf will be working in estate planning at the firm MichieHamlett.

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An interview with Yale Law student fellow Maggie Wang

June 11, 2024

YALE LAW SCHOOL — Maggie Wang ’25 is a rising 3L at Yale Law School, a Law, Ethics & Animals Program (LEAP) Student Fellow, and a 2023-2024 Emerging Scholar Fellow with the Brooks Institute for Animal Rights Law & Policy.

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Stanford study examines the use of artificial intelligence copilots for lawyers

June 10, 2024

FORTUNE — Hello and welcome to Eye on AI. Name a profession and there’s almost certainly someone building a generative AI copilot for it. Accountants, lawyers, doctors, architects, financial advisors, marketing copywriters, software programmers, cybersecurity experts, salespeople—there are copilots already in the market for all of these roles.

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Law firms begin to train summer associates on how to use generative artificial intelligence

June 10, 2024

BLOOMBERG LAW — Some Big Law firms are now making summer associates learn the ins and outs of generative AI as they begin integrating what’s considered to be a game-changing technology for the profession.

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ChatGPT releases new version allowing free access to students enrolled in higher education

June 10, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — OpenAI unveiled a new version of ChatGPT focused on universities on Thursday, building on work with a handful of higher education institutions that partnered with the tech giant.

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White House announces new federal student loan debt cancelation plan

June 10, 2024

YAHOO!FINANCE — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is canceling another $7.7 billion in student loans held by 160,000 borrowers.

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New White House student debt relief plan faces challenge in federal court

June 10, 2024

KSDK — Two months after President Joe Biden touted his revised student loan debt forgiveness plan on the campaign trail in the swing state of Wisconsin, his authority to implement the proposal came under judicial scrutiny in a federal courthouse in St. Louis. 

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American public opinion is split on whether college education is worth the cost

June 10, 2024

CIVIC SCIENCE — With graduation season here, many students will be preparing for their next big move – whether that’s college, grad school, the workforce, or perhaps none of the above.

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Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise Program to cover tuition for Native American students

June 10, 2024

INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY — Federally recognized Native American tribal members in the state of Wisconsin will qualify in the fall for a new program covering tuition and fees, housing, food, supplies, and other educational expenses at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison).

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ABA meeting explores artificial intelligence and other ethical issues facing the legal profession

June 10, 2024

ABA — The American Bar Association will hold its 49th ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility on May 30-31 in Denver with an array of programs focusing on timely legal ethics issues, including artificial intelligence, judicial ethics and a retrospective look at the changes in legal ethics stemming from the Watergate episode a half century ago.

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