Sep. 9, 2026

Professor Woods quoted in article on Supreme Court rejection of Missouri election map

Professor Jayne Woods was quoted in an article by Straight Arrow News discussing the rejection by the US Supreme Court of Missouri’s bid to use the 2025 congressional election map in the November elections. “The old map is and always has been the law, unless and until the new House map is put to the voters and we approve or disapprove it,” Woods said. Read the full story here.

July 31, 2026

Professor Woods presents at DWI conference

Professor Jayne Woods gave the plenary CLE presentation, “Who’s in the Driver’s Seat:  AI and Ethics in DWI Practice,” at the 2026 Bernard Edelmen DWI Science and Law Conference put on by the Missouri Bar.

Oct. 30, 2025

Law and Learning in the Age of AI

by Tanner O’Neal Riley Artificial intelligence is changing the world faster than most professions can keep up. At the University of Missouri School of Law, however, it’s not an afterthought — it’s a foundation. As part of a pioneering group of law schools integrating AI into legal education, the University of Missouri and Mizzou Law are positioned as an “AI-forward institution.” From chatbot tutors to negotiation simulations powered by large language models, the technology transforming the legal industry is also transforming how Mizzou Law students learn. The goal: give students hands-on experience with ethical and effective…

Oct. 24, 2025

Professor Woods featured on California Appellate Law podcast

Few lawyers and LRW instructors write and think more about Artificial Intelligence than Professor Jane Woods of Mizzou Law, who offers this most important AI advice: If you haven’t read the case, don’t cite the case. To listen to the whole podcast, click here.

July 11, 2025

Professor Woods presents on AI

On July 10, Professor Jayne Woods presented on artificial intelligence for the Missouri Capital Chapter of the Society of Government Meeting Professionals. Professor Woods discussed AI generally as well as how it should and should not be used in government work.

June 11, 2025

Professor Jayne Woods presents on AI

Professor Jayne Woods presented “Using AI to Prepare for Moot Court” at the AI & Legal Skills: Innovation, Impact, and Integrity Virtual Conference hosted by the Legal Writing Institute and the University of Wisconsin Law School in early June.

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 here.

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.

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.