Patrick Barry

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Patrick Barry is the director of AI initiatives at the University of Michigan Law School, as well as a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School and the UCLA School of Law. His teaching and research focus on persuasion, creativity, team dynamics, and artificial intelligence.

Among his teaching awards are the Wayne Booth Prize for Excellence in Teaching, the Provost’s Innovation in Teaching Prize, and the Outstanding Research Mentor Award. In addition, he has been selected as a faculty fellow fellow by the Center for Educational Outreach, a Public Engagement Fellow by the Center for Academic Innovation, and the winner of an Arts & Curriculum grant from the Arts Initiative.

An All-American soccer player in college, Barry studied the theatrical aspects of Supreme Court confirmation hearings while earning both a PhD in English and a JD. During that time, he taught in the Child Welfare Appellate Clinic and worked on several projects with the Human Trafficking Clinic.

Barry is the author of 12 books, and he has created a set of online courses for the educational platform Coursera in which more than 275,000 learners from around the world have enrolled. These courses include "AI for Lawyers and Other Advocates," "Good with Words: Writing and Editing," "Good with Words: Speaking and Presenting," and "Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback."

A member of the California bar, he also regularly collaborates with various law firms, government agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Visiting Lecturer, University of Chicago Law School
  • 2021–present
    Visiting Lecturer, UCLA School of Law
  • 2017–present
    Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Michigan Law School
  • 2020–present
    Director of Digital Academic Initiatives, University of Michigan Law School
  • 2014–2016
    Law Clerk, United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Education

  • 2015 
    University of Michigan, Ph.D. in English
  • 2012 
    University of Chicago Law School, J.D.

Publications

  • 2023
    Editing and Advocacy,
  • 2023
    Feedback Loops: How to Give and Receive High-Quality Feedback,
  • 2022
    The Syntax of Sports (Vol 4): Parallel Structure,
  • 2021
    The Syntax of Sports (Vol 3): The Rule of Three,
  • 2020
    The Syntax of Sports (Vol 2): The Power of the Particular,
  • 2019
    The Syntax of Sports (Vol 1): The Words Under the Words,
  • 2019
    Good with Words: Writing and Editing,

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Art and Advocacy
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    University of Michigan Arts Initiative
  • 2023
    Mistakes Were Made
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    Rackham Faculty Allies
  • 2022
    Law and Letters
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    Public Engagement Faculty Fellows
  • 2022
    Feedback Loops
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    Center for Academic Innovation
  • 2021
    Creative Counsel
    Role:
    Project Lead
    Funding Source:
    Center for Academic Outreach

Contact Patrick for

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  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising