Chennai: Redesign of Law School Curriculum is a must in a world that has been changed dynamically and cannot be canceled as a result of its impact with technology, and will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years, a study conducted by BML Munjal University (BMU) Law and vahura schools, legal search and consulting company.
The findings of this study, “” Lead-leading curriculum design for the digital world announced on July 1 on the annual legal conclave host virtually by BMU.
The report throws light about introducing basic courses to technology that must be introduced at the beginning of the undergraduate curriculum.
BMU conducted this qualitative study in June 2021.
This study was conducted by Vahura through interviews with 20 leading experts and pioneer professionals who work at the intersection of law, policies, and technology from India and abroad.
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Assigned by the BMU law school, this study told the existing law school that there was an urgent need to redesign their curriculum given the changes brought by technology for practices, and substantive legal nature; And describing how the redesign must be done to overcome and navigate these two changes in an effective way.
The purpose of this study is to diagnose and define gaps, and formulate effective ways in which law school can, by means of restructured curriculum and pedagogy, bridging this gap.
The majority of experts confirm the existence of the gap between what is taught by young lawyers in law school and what is usually expected from them in this digital world.
Nigam Nuggehalli, Professor, Law School BMU, said, “This study identified the gap in the legal education curriculum.
In accordance with the survey, the majority of respondents expect the increase in the use of F digitalization and legal technology for the next 10 years.
Therefore, it is important to build a harmonious curriculum With the impact of technology in the legal profession, and the world in general.
In this case, our main goal is to form young legal professionals who are ready for the future.
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Here are some carrier coming home from this research:
~ Redesign of legal school curriculum is a must in the world that has been changed as a result of its impact with technology, and will continue to grow rapidly in the coming years.
~ Develop a fundamental curiosity, appreciation, and understanding of technology, and what form and the impact of social and economic activities is an important role for law schools.
~ It is important to help students navigate the impact of technology interactions and social and economic activities – both today and in the future.
~ Mandatory program for technology studies in the context of historical, social and economic development and its impact is the requirement for law schools.
~ The legal school curriculum must integrate the context of technology with the submission of other legal courses, through case studies or legal clinics involving deliberation and defense of legal rights and problems in the context of technology.
~ Basic courses on technology must be introduced at the beginning of the undergraduate curriculum, with options for more specialized legal and technology choices, and other co-curricular and extracurricular learning modules available for students in the years later undergraduate programs.
In addition, postgraduate education and executive education programs can display more technical and special technologies and technologies.
~ Greater collaborative involvement between law schools and key stakeholders in curriculum and pedagogical arrangements is needed to ensure effective legal education in the digital world.
Law schools must lead research and scholarships at the main intersection of technology and law throughout the sector, thus creating more opportunities for effective learning for students, and faculty training for the purpose of focusing legal training effectively.
~ Exceeding classrooms, law schools must grow ecosystems that promote exploration experience, independent and real world learning.
This can be done by pushing group activities, opening laboratories and special competitions.
Ritvik Lukose, CEO, Vahura, said, “The young lawyer also graduated to work where legal technology took many worldly tasks that had previously been trained.
This report does provide a way for educators, in steps that can be taken to redesign Legal education, to better prepare our students for this digital era.
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