Dec. 19, 2024

Professor Woods publishes book review

Professor Jayne Woods, an associate teaching professor of law at Mizzou Law, has published a new book review, “Process, not Product” in the Fall 2024 Journal of the Association of Legal Writing Directors:  Legal Communication & Rhetoric. Professor Woods reviews John Warner’s book on writing education, “Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-ParagraphEssay and Other Necessities,” (Johns Hopkins University Press 2018). To read the full review, visit: https://www.alwd.org/lcr-archives/jalwd-blog/92-fall-2024-volume-21/782-process-not-product…

Aug. 22, 2024

Professors Woods and Alexander Present at the LWI Bienniel Conference

Professors Anne Alexander and Jayne Woods each presented separately at the Legal Writing Institute’s Biennial Conference this summer in Indianapolis, Ind. At the national conference for legal writing professors, Professor Alexander presented on inclusive teaching practices and Professor Woods presented on teaching legal research in an engaging way.

Aug. 14, 2024

Professor Jayne Woods featured in story about AI and legal education

Professor Jayne Woods was quoted in a story by Missouri Lawyers Media about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in legal education. “It is going to change it in the way that calculators changed math classes,” Woods said. “It is going to take some tasks that we used to spend a lot of time on and it’s going to really take that time away so that we can spend it on other things that probably require more of our expertise and knowledge.” To read Professor Woods’ full comments, visit the story here: https://molawyersmedia.com/2024/08/14/robophobia-law-schools-pivot-to-artificial-intelligence-experts-say-it-will-shape-the-future-of-law/…

April 18, 2023

Prof. Jayne Woods Joins Podcast to Talk ChatGPT

Jayne Woods, an associate teaching professor of law at Mizzou Law, joined the California Appellate Law Podcast this week to discuss how ChatGPT can be used to draft oral argument outlines. To listen, click here.

Feb. 14, 2023

Three Mizzou Law Alumnae Now on Faculty

The University of Missouri School of Law has a 150-year history of producing top-notch lawyers and legal professionals. We can now add top-notch teachers and scholars to the list of impressive accomplishments our alumni have achieved. Even more, several Mizzou Law alumni are now on faculty at Mizzou Law, sharing knowledge and paying forward to future students the great legal education they received in their time at Mizzou. In the past year, Mizzou Law has hired three new faculty members who are Mizzou Law graduates. Here is a little bit about each of them and why they chose to return…