• WashU Law’s Oliver Roberts Addresses Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges on Artificial Intelligence in the Courts

    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…

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    WashU Law Hiring Announcement

    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…

  • WashU Law’s Oliver Roberts Shares AI Expertise in Morocco

    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:…

  • Professor Andrea Katz Cited in Justice Sotomayor’s Trump v. Slaughter Dissent

    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 Announces Winners of International Vibe Coding Challenge

    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…

  • Professor Kimberly Norwood Presents at 2026 ABA Equity Summit

    Kimberly Norwood, the Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law at WashU Law, recently presented as a panelist at the 2026 American Bar Association Equity Summit. The annual summit brings together legal professionals to examine practical approaches for advancing fairness and expanding opportunity across the legal profession and the justice system. Professor Norwood joined Joseph K….

  • Generations of WashU Law Alumni Return to St. Louis

    From reconnecting with classmates to celebrating shared memories, Alumni Reunion Weekend brought the classes of 2025, 2021, 2016, 2011, 2006, 2001, 1996, 1991, 1986, and 1981 of WashU Law graduates back together in St. Louis. Guests enjoyed a reception in Crowder Courtyard and social gatherings around Clayton. Thank you to everyone who joined us and…

  • Professor James Reeves Receives Missouri Lawyers’ ICON Honor

    Missouri Lawyers Media recently honored Professor James Reeves with the 2026 ICON Award. The award is given to members of the Missouri legal community aged 60 and older in recognition of their exemplary careers and longstanding commitment to the profession. Reeves has taught in WashU Law’s Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Program since 2005. He also…

  • Professor Danielle D’Onfro Elected to American Law Institute

    Danielle D’Onfro, Treiman Professor of Law, has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI), the nation’s leading independent organization dedicated to producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and improve the law. Professor D’Onfro teaches Property, Advanced Private Law Seminar, and Corporations at WashU Law. Her research examines real property, debt, and emerging assets through the lenses…

  • Alumnus Gary Feder Receives 2026 Honorary Order of the Coif

    WashU Law recognized alumnus Gary Feder, AB ’70, JD ’74, LLM ‘80, with the 2026 Honorary Order of the Coif this spring. This honor, bestowed annually on law alumni who have made considerable contributions to the field and community, commemorates Feder’s distinguished legal career and longstanding commitment to the law school. The Order of the…

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    Dean Stefanie Lindquist Participates in LexisNexis AI Symposium Panel on the Future of Legal Education

    WashU Law Nickerson Dean Stefanie Lindquist recently joined legal educators and industry leaders for the LexisNexis AI Symposium panel, “Lawyering in the Age of AI: Preparing the Next Generation for Practice,” a conversation focused on how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal education and the legal profession. The panel explored a question that is rapidly moving…