Technology

Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports

Quality of education must remain high if unis are to remain competitive, argues De Montfort lecturer Brett Koenig

Skills gaps must be filled to meet client demand for tech-enhanced legal services, say academics

Hardwicke barrister Andy Creer discusses changes to the way advocacy is delivered during the COVID-19 crisis and the new skills future barristers will require

We sit down — virtually, of course — with LexisNexis’s Director Transformation, Kate Gaskell, ahead of her appearance at LegalEdCon on Thursday

Jo-Anne Pugh discusses BPP University Law School’s unique approach to the SQE and how it will prepare students for the assessments — and for practice

Law school giant teams up with AI specialist to create new tech learning tools

BARBRI’s Professor Samuel Farkas on what we can glean from the global training provider’s US model and how it will shape its SQE plans

Times of necessity have rocketed innovative practices into daily life a lot sooner than many expected

King’s College London’s Chris Howard shares his vision for the future of legal education

Data controllers have weaponised consent by using privacy policies written in legalese and dark patterns to hide privacy-protecting options, argues St Andrews PhD student Janis Wong

The College of Legal Practice chief, Giles Proctor, sketches out a vision for the new super-exam that draws on the college’s strength in tech-based online learning

Conference takes place virtually on 14 May

Getting the balance right between online and face-to-face learning, while teaching practical skills in a way that accommodates new legal tech, will be crucial to a successful SQE, says ULaw’s Jill Howell-Williams

LSE law student Alicia Lim explains how smart contracts worsen existing power dynamics between contracting parties