Updates from the University of North Dakota School of Law.
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National Legal Writing Institute training highlights innovative approaches to assessment, citation, and teaching in the age of generative AI University of North Dakota School of Law Professor Carolyn V. Williams presented twice at the Legal Writing Institute’s 2026 New Teacher Training Bootcamp, a national program designed to prepare professors in their first few years of […]
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Williams Highlights AI, Legal Writing, and the Future of Legal Education at 2026 LWI Conference University of North Dakota School of Law Professor Carolyn V. Williams presented twice at the 2026 Legal Writing Institute (LWI) Biennial Conference, where she also received the Teresa Godwin Phelps Award for Scholarship in Legal Communication and was elected to […]
UND School of Law professor recognized nationally for advancing legal education in the age of generative AI University of North Dakota School of Law Professor Carolyn V. Williams has been named one of the Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia for 2026 by The National Law Review and Wickard. The inaugural national recognition honors educators, […]
Award recognizes William’s leadership in legal citation and generative AI rules University of North Dakota School of Law Professor Carolyn V. Williams has received the 2026 Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD). The ALWD Board of Directors voted unanimously to recognize Williams for her work as author of the eighth […]
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Professor Carolyn Williams, Assistant Professor of Law at the University of North Dakota School of Law, delivered two widely praised presentations at the 2025 Association of Legal Writing Directors (ALWD) Biennial Conference, held July 16–18 at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Her first presentation, “AI, Authorship, Accuracy, and Acknowledgment: […]
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The conference was held Friday, March 28 in Philadelphia. Professor Williams’ presentation, Assessing Learning in the Age of GenAI, explored innovative pedagogical and assessment strategies for writing and seminar courses in the GenAI era. It emphasized moving beyond traditional reliance on final drafts of documents as the sole means of assessment and encourages new pedagogical […]
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“Adapting Memo and Motion Assessments for GenAI and the NextGen Bar” The NextGen Bar Exam signals a fundamental shift in how legal writing and research skills are assessed, focusing less on drafting documents from scratch and more on revising and enhancing existing text. Similarly, effective use of Generative AI requires a critical eye for evaluating […]
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During the Legal Writing Institute’s (LWI) Biennial Conference, Professor Carolyn Williams was elected for a second term as Treasurer of LWI. LWI is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving legal communication, building the discipline of legal writing, and improving the status of legal writing faculty across the country. Professor Williams has served on the Board […]
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Professor Carolyn Williams authored a chapter titled Orientation and Training for Editors, New Staff Members, and Returning Staff Members in The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors that was published in September. The Manual is the first book to comprehensively instruct law review editors how to run a law review. Its goal is to help […]
Legal Communication & Rhetoric: JALWD published Professor Carolyn Williams’ review of the book Her Honor: My Life on the Bench . . . What Works, What’s Broken, and How to Change It by LaDoris Hazzard Cordell. Judge Cordell was the first Black female judge in Northern California. Her book highlights injustices and problems with the […]