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by giving them complex real-world challenges that lead to new features on the LII website. </p> </div> </div> <div class="flex md:block project-item"> <div class="shrink thumbnail"> <a href="https://about.law.cornell.edu/project/wex-definitions/" aria-label="View project Wex Definitions"> <img decoding="async" src="https://about.law.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Wex.png" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="auto"> <p class="name"> <strong> <a href="https://about.law.cornell.edu/project/wex-definitions/" class="arrow-link" aria-label="View project Wex Definitions">Wex Definitions <img decoding="async" src="https://about.law.cornell.edu/wp-content/themes/law-lii/dist/images/icon-arrow-small.svg?id=6936f2d1d47ee354258245fd5a91cbc0" alt=""/></a> </strong> </p> <p class="p2"> Under LII’s supervision, Cornell Law students research and draft the content of our free Wex online legal reference collection. </p> </div> </div> <div class="flex md:block project-item"> <div class="shrink 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