Washington and Lee Law student Olivia Maier honored by American College of Bankruptcy

April 9, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee University law school student Olivia Maier ‘24L has been named as the Distinguished Bankruptcy Law Student for the Fourth Circuit. 

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Washington and Lee Law professor Kish Parella publishes article on why executives should care about international law

April 9, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee law professor Kish Parella has published a blog article on the Blue Sky blog, Columbia Law School’s blog on corporations and capital markets.

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Washington and Lee Law student Tara Blackwell discusses plans for her career 

April 8, 2024

THE COLUMNS — After graduation, Tara Blackwell will be working at the Greater Chicago Legal Clinic (GCLC) as a Donoghue Fellow with the Homelessness Advice and Representation Program.

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Washington and Lee Law to begin construction on new student wellness center

April 8, 2024

THE COLUMNS — Washington and Lee University will begin construction on the new Lindley Center for Student Wellness in early April.

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Yale Law hosts panel event aimed at fostering civil conversation during times of political tension

April 8, 2024

YALE DAILY NEWS — Judge Thomas Griffith of the United States D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson spoke at an event in the Sterling Law Building on Tuesday afternoon. 

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Yale Law professor James Forman Jr. Co-authors book on fighting against mass incarceration 

April 8, 2024

YALE DAILY NEWS — Three former public defenders, including Yale Law Professor James Forman, are publishing a book of essays on ways to fight for criminal justice reform.

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A look at the legal issues facing the artificial intelligence industry

April 8, 2024

YAHOO!FINANCE! — If your company uses AI to produce content, make decisions, or influence the lives of others, it’s likely you will be liable for whatever it does—especially when it makes a mistake.

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A look at ChatGPT’s performance on the bar exam

April 8, 2024

FAST COMPANY — “GPT-4 exhibits human-level performance on various professional and academic benchmarks, including passing a simulated bar exam with a score around the top 10% of test takers.” So reads a paper released by OpenAI last year through the open-access repository ArXiv, about the company’s latest GPT-4 large language model.

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Generative artificial intelligence legal contracting program receives funding for expansion

April 8, 2024

YAHOO!FINANCE — Today, Ivo (formerly Latch), a generative AI-powered contract review solution, announced $4.8M in funding to further enable legal teams to improve efficiency and accuracy, ensure consistent negotiating positions and deliver faster business value.

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A look at how artificial intelligence could affect the legal profession

April 8, 2024

WOLTER SKLUWER — GenAI is fast becoming the most recent innovation to stoke fear among a wide range of professionals – including lawyers – that their jobs may become obsolete as the technology becomes more sophisticated and widely adopted. 

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