Event

Legal Clinics in the Era of Emerging Technologies

  • Location

    Weicker Building

    4, rue Alphonse Weicker

    2721, Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  • Topic(s)
    Law
  • Type(s)
    Free of charge, In-person event, Lectures and seminars, Virtual event
The conference examines technology’s impact on legal clinics, focusing on opportunities, challenges, and the evolution of legal education.
Abstract

The conference aims to explore the transformative impact of new technologies on legal clinics, highlighting the opportunities and challenges posed by the digital era. Legal clinics, which serve as critical bridges between academia and the practice of law, are increasingly integrating technological innovations into their operations to address the complex legal issues of modern society. This transition, however, requires a careful examination of how digital tools and platforms influence the traditional models of clinical legal education, as well as how they reshape the teaching, learning, and practice of law within an academic framework. The conference will delve deeply into the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between legal clinics and new technologies, emphasizing the importance of a forward-looking curriculum.

Language

English.

This is a free event. Registration is mandatory.

Programme

  • 09.20 – 10.00

    Session 1 – Setting the Scene

    Designing the Curriculum in a Digital Context: Challenges and Opportunities for Legal Clinics

    P. McKeown (University of Northumbria)

    Legal Tech Tools: a Trick, a Treat or a Threat for Legal Clinics?

    E. Poillot (University of Luxembourg)

  • 10.00 – 11.00

    Session 2 – Legal Clinics and New Tech (AI and VR)

    Round table on the Use of New Tech in Legal Clinics and AI (followed by a discussion)

    Discussants:

    Moderator: P. McKeown

  • 11.00 – 11.15

    Break

  • 11.15 – 12.15

    Session 3 – The Ethics of Legal Tech: which Way forward for Legal Clinics?

    Round table on Legal Clinics, Emerging Technologies and Ethics (followed by a discussion)

    Discussants:

    • M. Tomoszek (University of Olomuc)
    • R. Stalker (Liverpool John Moores University)
    • F. Di Donato (University Federico II, Naples)

    Moderator: L. Aade (University of Luxembourg)

  • 12.15 – 13.30

    Lunch break

  • 13.30 – 14.30

    Conclusive round table

    The Integrity of Legal Clinics’ Ideals in the Digital Context (followed by a discussion)

    Discussants:

    • L. Bugatti (University of Brescia)
    • L. Pailler (University of Lyon III)
    • U. Stege (International University College of Turin)

    Moderator: E. Poillot (University of Luxembourg)

  • 14.30

    Conclusive remarks

    Vincenzo Zeno Zencovich (University of Roma Tre)

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