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.
Programme
09:20 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 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)
M. Calcio-Gaudino & T. Libal (University of Luxembourg); A. Klich (University of Szczecin)
Moderation by P. McKeown
11:00 Break
11:15 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)
M. Tomoszek (University of Olomuc); R. Stalker (Liverpool John Moores University); F. Di Donato (University Federico II, Naples)
Moderation by L. Aade (University of Luxembourg)
12:15 Lunch break
13h30 Conclusive round table
The Integrity of Legal Clinics’ Ideals in the Digital Context (followed by a discussion)
L. Bugatti (University of Brescia); L. Pailler (University of Lyon III); U. Stege (International University College of Turin)
Moderation by E. Poillot
14:30: Conclusive remarks
Vincenzo Zeno Zencovich (University of Roma Tre)
Location:
In-person:
University of Luxembourg
Campus Kirchberg - Weicker Building
room B001 (ground floor)
4, rue Alphonse Weicker, L-2721 Luxembourg
Online:
The link to join the seminar will be sent to all registered attendees on the day before the conference.
Language
English
