Critique v. Composition: Rethinking Memos, Motions, and Briefs in the Era of AI and the NextGen Bar
Published: December 2025
Legal writing professors face a pivotal moment in legal education. The introduction of the NextGen bar exam and the rise of generative AI are fundamentally changing how we need to prepare our students for legal practice. While these two developments might seem distinct, they both demand the same core competency: the need to strengthen critical reading and evaluation skills.
Teaching Transactional Skills and Lawyering Values to First-Year Students Through an Affordable-Housing Deal
With the anticipated launch of the NextGen bar exam next year, transactional lawyering skills are enjoying increased attention in first-year law school curricular development. At the same time, recent amendments to ABA Rule 303 have made it essential for new law students to learn about the profession’s core values and responsibilities. While these evolving priorities open the door to pedagogical innovation, incorporating two distinct topics into an already packed curriculum can be challenging.