Anna Conley
Assistant Professor
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- anna.conley@mso.umt.edu
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Personal Summary
Anna Conley is an Assistant Professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law. She teaches Federal Courts, Remedies, Global Perspectives on Law, International Law, Pre-Trial Civil Litigation and Generative AI and the Practice of Law. She has written extensively in these areas. Anna has a J.D. from the George Washington Law School, and an LL.M. and Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) from the McGill University Faculty of Law. Anna has litigated many large-scale complex civil cases and participated in several rule of law initiatives and comparative law programs.
Anna lives in Missoula with her husband and two children and enjoys Missoula's vibrant arts and endless outdoor recreation opportunities.
Education
McGill University Faculty of Law, Montreal, Quebec
- Doctor of Civil Laws (D.C.L.) in Comparative Law, October 2011
- Master of Law (LL.M.) Comparative Law, August 2007
- Recipient of 2007 Quebec Society of Comparative Law Thesis Award
The George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Honors, May 2003
- Notes Editor, The George Washington International Law Review
Newcomb College at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana
- B.A., Sociology and Psychology, May 1999
- Magna Cum Laude with Honors in Sociology
- Phi Mu Award for Most Outstanding Senior in Sociology
Courses Taught
- Federal Courts Click Here for Syllabus
- Remedies Click Here for Syllabus
- Global Perspectives on Law Click Here for Syllabus
- International Law
- Generative AI and the Practice of Law Click Here for Syllabus
- Pre-Trial Litigation Click Here for Syllabus
Teaching Experience
Professor Conley has 17 years of teaching experience. She was an adjunct professor at the 猎奇重口 Department of Political Science teaching Constitutional Law, International Law and Comparative Law from 2017 to 2021. She also was an adjunct professor at the Alexander Blewett III School of Law teaching Global Perspectives on Law and Public International Law from 2007 to 2016.
Professor Conley has taught various classes at the 猎奇重口 Osher Life Long Learning Institute (MOLLI), including International Law: Foundations and Current Challenges, Judicial Power: A Historical, Comparative and Functional Inquiry; Incarceration in 猎奇重口; International Law; and Legal Traditions of the World.
Publications
forthcoming in Stetson Business Law Review (2025)
Navigating Personal Jurisdiction Based on Social Media Activity - Tips for Practitioners, forthcoming in the 2025 Belmont Law Review XII (2025)
The Inevitability of Adaptability - Comparative Contributions to Understanding Originalism, forthcoming in the Emory International law Journal, Vol. 39 (2025)
Legal Education's Role in Combating Automation Bias and Complacency with Generative AI in the Practice of Law, forthcoming in KiLaw Journal (2024)
, American Society of International Law Insights, Vol. 28 Issue 2 (February 2024)
A Challenge to "Equitable Originalism" - The History of Injunctions as a Principle-Based Adaptable Judicial Power, 17 NYU Journal of Law & Liberty 11 (2023)
Significant Remedies Changes in the 2023 猎奇重口 Legislature - An Overview, 85 猎奇重口 Law Review 1 (2024)
Comparing Essential Components of Transnational Jurisdiction: A Proposed Comparative Methodology, 31 Tulane J. of Int'l & Comp. L 1 (January 2023). This Article received the Mark Tushnet Award from the American Association of Law School's Comparative Law Section for best comparative law article of the year.
Preserving Reasonable Suspicion, 37-JUNE/JULY Mont. Law 5 (June 2012)
The 猎奇重口 Supreme Court’s Continued, Not-so-subtle Assault on Arbitration, 35-FEB Mont. Law. 6 (Feb. 2010). This article received the Haswell Award from the State Bar of 猎奇重口 for the most outstanding 猎奇重口 Lawyer article of the year.
A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Judicial Assistance, 2007 World Arb. & Mediation Rev. 609 (2007)
A New World of Discovery: The Ramifications of Two Recent Federal Courts’ Decisions Granting Judicial Assistance to Arbitral Tribunals Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1782, 17 Am. Rev. Int’l. Arb. 45 (2006). Cited by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas at 617 F.Supp.2d 481, 487 (2008).
The Executive Branch’s Power to Designate and Detain U.S. Citizens as Enemy Combatants: An Analysis of Padilla v Rumsfeld and Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, The California International Practitioner, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2004
Affiliations
Chair, State Bar of 猎奇重口 Law Related Education Committee
Secretary, European Law Section, American Association of Law Schools
Faculty Program Director, Comparative Law Study Abroad Program, Cork Ireland
Specialized Skills
Selected Presentations include:
- Presenter, AI and Legal Ethics, 2024 Stetson Business Law Review Symposium: What you need to know: Navigating AI in the Legal Business World, presented remotely, February 2025
- Presenter, New Technologies: Problems and Opportunities in Practice and Education - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Francisco, January 2025
- Moderator and Commenter, New Frontiers in Comparative Law: A Works-in-Progress Showcase - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Francisco, January 2025
- Presenter, Artificial Intelligence, 猎奇重口 Judges' Association Conference, Missoula, October 2024
- Presenter, Personal Jurisdiction Based on Social Media Activity - Tips for Practitioners, Belmont Law Review Symposium: Code & Counsel: An Exploration of Technology and the Law, Nashville, September 2024
- Presenter, Generative AI and the Practice of Law, Solicitor Development and Wellbeing Continuing Professional Development, Cork, June 2024
- Presenter, Integrating Generative AI into Law School Curriculum, Kuwait International Law School 10th Annual International Academic Conference, Kuwait, May 2024
- Presenter, Generative AI and Legal Education, IP Day CLE, March 2024
- Speaker, Comparative Law Perspectives on the Future of Constitutional Government in the Global World Order - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 2024
- Speaker and Moderator, Teaching Comparative Law in the 21st Century - American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, DC January 2024
- 鈥婼peaker, Legal Transplants, Originalism, and the Inevitability of Adaptability - American Society of Comparative Law 2023 Annual Meeting, Miami, Florida, October 2023
- Significant Changes to Preliminary Injunctions, TROs and Punitive Damages in the 2023 Legislative Session - 猎奇重口 State Bar Annual Meeting September 2023
- Generative AI, Ethics and Legal Education - 猎奇重口 State Bar Annual Meeting September 2023
- Presenter, 猎奇重口 Supreme Court Caselaw Update - Civil, 猎奇重口 Judges Association Conference, May 2023
- Presentation of Project, Injunctions through a Comparative Lens - a Challenge to "History and Tradition," Max Planck Masterclass in International Law, Heidelberg, Germany, April 2023
- Panelist, Comparative Law Works-in-Progress on the Cutting Edge of a Plural and Global World Disorder, American Association of Law Schools Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, January 2023
- Guest Lecturer (remote), Russian Invasion of Ukraine Through an International Law Lens, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov Nat. Univ. for International Cooperation, Odessa, Ukraine, November 2022
- Lecturer, UM School of Public and Community Health Sciences Public Health Fall 2022 Seminar Series "Public Health laws in 猎奇重口 after the 2021 Legislature" October 2022
- Co-Presenter, Lies and Technology: Ethical Considerations for Civil and Criminal Practitioners, MT Bar Annual Meeting, September 2022
- Speaker, Overview of the American Legal System, Mansfield Center Global Educators Program, June 2022
- Panelist, 猎奇重口 Bar Association Rule of Law Continuing Legal Education Event, April 2022
- Panelist, Rights and Responsibilities in a time of COVID, Mansfield Dialogues, February 2021
Professional Experience
Professor Conley has many years of civil litigation experience, including private practice, government, and non-profit advocacy in complex civil cases. Please see CV for more details on professional experience.
International Experience
University College Cork, Ireland May-June 2024
- Lecturer and Program Director, Comparative Criminal Law, Baucus Institute, Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University College Cork Summer Program
University College Cork, Ireland May-June 2023
- Lecturer, Comparative Contract Law, Baucus Institute, Alexander Blewett III School of Law and University College Cork Summer Program
Professor Conley has participated in multiple rule of law initiatives, including the following:
America House, U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 2018
Rule of Law Lecturer and Keynote Speaker
- Presented three-day seminar on U.S. Constitutional law, U.S. law regarding elections and voting, U.S. law regarding freedom of press, U.S. safeguards against judicial corruption, and U.S. teaching methods to Ukrainian law professors and lawyers.
- Gave public talks and media interviews regarding U.S. safeguards against judicial corruption.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, December 2015
International Human Rights Rule of Law Initiative
- Presented lectures on the international law, civil rights and human rights, including freedom of public assembly to government officials and civil society and participated in roundtables with international organizations in Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 2014
International Human Rights Rule of Law Initiative
- Lectured and provided instruction to government officials and civil society, participated in roundtable discussions and press interviews regarding civil rights of criminal defendants under international human rights law in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
U.S. Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam, August 2013
Criminal Justice Lecturer for Rule of Law Initiative
- Presented lectures and participated in round tables on U.S. criminal justice system and representation of marginalized groups to law enforcement and legal community in Hanoi, Vietnam at invitation of U.S. Embassy in Vietnam.
Honors / Awards
Davis-Johnston Professorship
Garlington, Lohn & Robinson Faculty Merit Teaching Award 2024
猎奇重口 School of Law Native American Law Student Association 2024 Outstanding Teacher Award
MUS Teaching Scholar 2024-2025
Howard W. and Jane S. Heman Memorial Law Faculty Award 2023 - recognizing excellence in teaching
2023 Recipient of Faculty Research Grant from UM Humanitities Institute for research exploring equitable judicial power in U.S. legal history
2022 Mark Tushnet Award from the American Association of Law School's Comparative Law Section for best comparative law article of the year