Oliver Roberts, Co-Director of the WashU AI Collaborative and an Adjunct Professor of Law, recently led two AI programs in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a presentation for Bangladesh’s Minister of Law and Justice and an lecture for students and faculty at North South University Department of Law, one of the country’s leading universities. At Bangladesh’s Ministry of…
Professor Andrew Tuch‘s article “Sustainability Assurance” has been selected for republication in Corporate Practice Commentator. Published by Thomson Reuters and edited by Professor Robert Thompson of Georgetown Law, Corporate Practice Commentator is now in its 68th year of publication. It curates 10-12 of the year’s most influential corporate law articles nationwide, serving as an essential resource for top law firms…
WashU Law 2L Alice Na recently served as a panelist for the Public Interest Law Association’s (PILA) discussion, “Surviving the 1L,” a virtual event designed to help prospective and current law students prepare for the challenges and opportunities of their first year. The panel featured law students from a variety of schools who offered insights…
WashU Law Howard A. Stamper Professor of Law Emeritus Daniel Mandelker celebrated his 100th birthday on July 18. During his distinguished career, Professor Mandelker established himself as a leading scholar and teacher in land use, environmental, and state and local government law. His scholarship has guided the field for decades through widely used casebooks and…
Research by David Collins, JD ’72, was cited in a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision examining the validity of absentee ballots in federal elections. In Watson v. Republican National Committee, the Court ruled 5-4 that federal law does not prohibit states from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked by Election Day but arrive after Election…
When Valeska Kubiak, a University of New Mexico undergraduate, arrived at WashU Law in St. Louis this spring, she did not know what to expect. She had been selected as one of 110 delegates from universities across the country to participate in the 2026 Model Constitutional Convention, the only national, student-led simulation dedicated to the…
Oliver Roberts, Co-Director of the WashU AI Collaborative and an Adjunct Professor of Law, delivered a presentation to the Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges on July 23. His presentation, titled “AI in the Trial Courts: Judicial Risks, Emerging Trends, and Practical Tools,” examined how artificial intelligence is affecting courts, judicial decision-making, litigation, and the…
WashU Law invites applications from entry-level or lateral candidates for tenure-track and tenured positions, to begin in the fall of 2027. We are searching for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty in a range of fields. We will consider candidates in all subject areas, but areas of particular interest include torts, property, contracts, and evidence. Qualifications for…
Co-Director of the WashU Law AI Collaborative & Adjunct Professor Oliver Roberts recently participated in two artificial intelligence programs in Rabat, Morocco, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy and Morocco’s Digital Development Agency. At the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, Roberts led a roundtable discussion with leaders from Morocco’s legal community titled “AI and the Law:…
WashU Law recently completed the second summer offering of its Pre-Law Program: AI & the Practice of Law, bringing together 29 aspiring law students from colleges and universities across the country for an intensive introduction to AI, legal practice, and the future of the profession. Following strong student participation and positive course feedback, WashU Law is…
WashU Law Professor Andrea Katz was cited by Justice Sonia Sotomayor in her dissenting opinion in the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. Slaughter, a major separation-of-powers case examining the President’s authority to remove leaders of independent federal agencies. Justice Sotomayor cited Professor Katz’s 2023 Columbia Law Review article, Becoming the Administrator-in-Chief, co-authored…
WashU Law’s AI Collaborative has announced the winners of its inaugural International Vibe Coding Challenge, a global innovation competition inviting lawyers, legal professionals, legal technologists, and law students to design practical legal tools using AI-assisted, natural-language, low-code, or “vibe coding” development methods. The Challenge was created to explore how emerging AI-assisted development tools can be used…