Our AI in Legal Education strand explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping legal education, professional training, and access to justice. We bring together researchers, practitioners, and educators to examine both opportunities and challenges, ranging from the use of generative AI in classrooms to the ethical implications for future lawyers.
Our research focuses on developing digital literacies for law students through a literacy framework and a holistic approach. This includes fostering ethical awareness, critical engagement with technology, and considering necessary changes to assessment and curriculum design to ensure graduates are well prepared for an AI-driven legal profession. A strong connection with the legal profession and employers underpins this work, ensuring that students gain the future-focused skills, adaptability, and professional attributes most valued by the sector.
We are particularly interested in how Law Schools can embed AI literacy into degree programmes in a way that is inclusive and accessible, ensuring that all students, regardless of prior experience with technology, are supported to succeed. This involves rethinking traditional teaching practices, integrating new forms of assessment, and developing innovative approaches to teaching legal research, writing, and problem-solving in the digital era. Several members are also involved in the Law School’s LegalTech & GenAI Committee, where they are contributing to the development of a Tech Innovation Strategy for the School.
To bring together national and international experts to share knowledge, debate challenges, and explore innovative approaches to embedding AI in legal education, one of the Centre’s members, Marloes Spreeuw, organised a symposium funded by the Association of Law Teachers and The Law Teacher. The event, The Role of AI in Legal Education – Preparing the Next Generation of Lawyers, provided a platform for academics, practitioners, and students to collaborate, exchange ideas, and build networks that will shape the future of legal education. The symposium highlighted key themes including curriculum change, assessment reform, digital literacies, and the ethical dimensions of AI in both legal practice and education.
For more information, please contact Marloes Spreeuw at [email protected], Steve Greenfield at [email protected] or Ioannis Glinavos at [email protected].