Abstract:
In legal practice, as in other professions, the increasing use of technologies is not new. However, it is generally agreed that the latest round of new technological development, such as AI and big data, has presented, and will continue to present, challenges to the legal profession in a much more profound way. If the legal profession must adapt to technological changes, so must legal education. Technologies in legal education present us with three sets of considerations: the adoption and adaptation of technologies to teaching and learning; the study and research of disruptions and other impacts of technologies in society to assist in formulating legal responses to them; and the preparation of future lawyers. This paper first examines the impact of different technologies on legal practice and responses from the profession. Upon examining the opportunities and challenges brought about by new technologies, the paper will further discuss how legal education, especially its curricula, might respond to changes and challenges. It is argued that, like the way they adapted to globalisation, legal education and legal practice will meet new technological challenges and, as such, there is no reason to believe that there is not a bright future for legal education and the legal profession.
Speaker:
Prof. Prabhpreet Singh, Assistant Professor, School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur
Author is designated as Assistant Professor in School of Law, Manipal University Jaipur for the last one year. Author has his specialization in Comparative Constitutional Law. Author has completed the graduation in law from Rajasthan University.
The author has been a tech friendly person. Also, many Moot Courts have been participated by the author. Author understands how law and technology complements each other. The author has written article on “Technology: An Asset for the Legal Profession”.