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Welcome to the beginning of your journey toward becoming a lawyer, a path that will challenge, inspire, and ultimately transform you. As you embark on this exciting adventure, you must equip yourself with the tools and mindset to succeed. One of the best ways to get a head start is by taking the CALI Summer Challenge. This program allows you to get an early introduction to first-year legal concepts and the foundational skills necessary to meet the unique demands of law school. Embrace this challenge as an opportunity to sharpen your skills, build confidence, and set the stage for your success in law school and beyond.

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Post-AIA Novelty Under Section 102

This lesson explores the novelty bars of 35 U.S.C. § 102 as amended by the America Invents Act (AIA). It assumes familiarity with the pre-AIA novelty bars. Learning Outcomes On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to: Describe how the post-AIA novelty rules differ from the pre-AIA...

Illinois Legal Research: Primary Sources

This lesson provides an introduction to primary sources of law in Illinois. Learning Outcomes On completion of the lesson, the student will be able to: Identify the major categories of Illinois state primary authority. Access these authorities using both commercial and free online resources....

Hybrid Transactions

This lesson reviews the 2022 Amendments to UCC Article 2 that explain what law to apply to a "hybrid transaction" -- a transaction that involves both the sale of goods and something else. After completing the lesson, students will be able to determine whether a transaction is a hybrid transaction,...

CALI - Your partner in legal education and technology

CALI® is the innovative force pushing legal education toward change for the better.

The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, also known as CALI, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit consortium of mostly US law schools that conducts applied research and development in the area of computer-mediated legal education. The organization is best known in law schools for CALI Lessons, online interactive tutorials in legal subjects, and CALI Excellence for the Future Awards (CALI Awards), given to the highest scorer in a law school course at many CALI member law schools. Nearly every US law school is a member of CALI.

CALI was incorporated in 1982 in the state of Minnesota by the University of Minnesota Law School and Harvard Law School. Details about membership are here.

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