The Future of Education

The use of generative AI in legal education and legal practice is escalating and continues to escalate.  In the UK 27 % of law firms indicated that they use AI in practice, and learning institutions also report an increased use of generative AI, by both students and academics. The question is not if generative AI should be used in teaching and learning, and in legal practice, but rather how it should be done effectively and ethically while enhancing critically thinking. The use of generative AI can foster a deeper understanding of law and can help to breach the gap between theory and practice with regard to legal education. It can aid in the formation of individual learning styles and it can offer a more hands-on experience of simulated environments. However, an over-reliance on AI and a loss of human interaction and intervention will skew this process and produce unwanted results and consequences. A balanced and meaningful approach with regard to the use of generative AI in legal education is needed, where the values of traditional legal training are combined with the innovation and impact of AI to create an optimal situation for the use of generative AI in legal eduaction.