eResource Tools

CALI, the center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, is a non-profit consortium of U.S. law schools that conducts applied research in the area of computer-mediated legal education, and develops online interactive tutorials, CALI lessons, in many areas of the law to improve teaching and learning of the law.

CALI is best known in law schools for the web-based tutorials on a variety of legal subjects, CALI Lessons. CALI lessons are written by law professors and peer-reviewed by a member of the CALI Editorial Board. There are over 950 lessons in over 35 law school subjects in CALI's library of lessons and are free to all CALI member schools' students. Faculty are able to edit lessons to suit their curriculum needs and view students' answers and performance.

Faculty and students of FIU College of Law will receive an authorization code to register on the CALI website and access the CALI lessons. Authorization codes allows unlimited use of CALI lessons which run in most browsers, smartphones and tablets, and access to ebooks from eLangdell Press.

If you lost or aren't sure about your code please use the "Ask a Librarian" button on the left, or come by the circulation or reference desks.

Once you have your authorization code go to http://www.cali.org/ and click on register, and complete the form provided on the website. You will be asked to provide the authorization code provided by the Law Library. Once you entered the authorization code, you may create your password to login into CALI lessons.

Once you register your username and password you will be able to access the lessons. Lessons are organized in two blocks, for 1L’s and Uppers level lessons for 2-3L’s.

Lessons for 1L’s cover the core law school curriculum: Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law, Legal Concepts and Skills, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Property Law and Torts. Family Law, Criminal Procedure, Wills and Trust among other topics are covered under upper level courses.