Every spring, the NFL Draft takes over the sports world with wall-to-wall coverage, nonstop debates, and franchises making high-stakes decisions that could shape the next decade. As a sports fan in Pittsburgh, it felt like the only topic anyone talked …
What the NFL Draft Can Teach Us About Law Librarianship Read more »
Puppies. They were the first to greet me when I arrived at the ABA Techshow exhibit hall. Puppies, and over 120 vendors and exhibitors showcasing legal technologies from research to bill collection to case management – almost all powered by …
ABA Techshow 2026: AI, puppies, and superheroes (oh my!) Read more »
We are pleased to pass along the following annoucement from the Grants & Awards Committee. Rebecca Fordon for the Kenneth J. Hirsh Distinguished Service Award Rebecca Fordon, Assistant Director for Innovation, Research, and Instruction in the Moritz Law Library …
I’d consider myself a young professor, my actual age notwithstanding. But I’m young enough that YouTube and its content creators have been an integral part of my life for longer than they haven’t. And YouTube is just becoming a larger …
Welcome Back, Gamers: Notes on YouTube, Instruction, and Entertainment Read more »
The Problem In a recent case involving AI-hallucinated citations, the attorney responsible for the hallucinations accidentally made an excellent point: when a generative AI tool makes up citations in a proprietary format, it’s difficult or impossible to verify them without …
Two Solutions for Hallucinated Citations to Unpublished Cases Read more »
Legal technology rarely expands by design. More often, it grows incrementally—one new subscription at a time. A litigation team requests a docket analytics tool. Corporate adopts a contract review platform. A pilot for generative AI quietly becomes a recurring line …
Tech Stack Creep: How Law Firms Can Eliminate Redundant Legal Platforms Read more »
In October of last year, on the day I was scheduled to be participating in a pre-conference writing workshop in Utah, I was instead receiving the news that I had a lesion in my skull. I stared at the words, …
To Disclose or Not Disclose, That is the Question Read more »
Looking for something to replace your boring old mouse? Mice are among the most common causes of ergonomic injuries. It’s worth your time and resources to explore alternatives to find what works best for you. Replacing your mouse with one …
Mice Mice Baby – healthy and fun alternatives to your standard mouse Read more »
I’m a devotee of the Getting Things Done (GTD) productivity method, which emphasizes regular review of your systems and tasks to make sure everything’s up to date and tidy up some of the mess that daily life makes of your …
It’s that time of year again, when we recommend tech, book, and library-related gifts to our LIT-SIS colleagues. So without further ado, here’s our list, ranked in order by price, from cheapest to most expensive. $7 – A Book You …
