Legal Cheek report…….
Prominent figures from the world of law came together, virtually, to discuss how the impact of coronavirus and an increasing reliance on tech will shape the future of legal education and training, Sophie Currie reports
Here’s the introduction to her report…
LegalEdCon London 2020 returned on Thursday 14 May, virtually, to adapt to the unprecedented circumstances brought by COVID-19.
One thing the pandemic has shown is the importance of technology to keep businesses and their people connected. Over 600 delegates from across the country and beyond tuned in from their homes last month to Legal Cheek’s annual conference to gather insights into the future of legal education and training.
LegalEdCon featured sessions on areas including diversity, inclusion and social mobility; online learning; the latest Solicitors Qualifying Exam (SQE) developments; the new bar course; and a closing keynote. A key theme that emerged was how the coronavirus and our increasing reliance on tech will have a lasting impact on these areas.
The morning session focused on legal training, and more specifically, what the trainee of the 2020s will look like. The speakers (view the full speaker roster) agreed that future lawyers must understand the relevance of tech in the workplace, but also display commercial awareness and have an understanding of black letter law. They said, however, that interpersonal skills will continue to remain the most important for aspiring lawyers. Kate Gaskell, director of transformation at LexisNexis, one of the speakers on the panel, summed up by stating that “law is still a human business as its core”.
Read the full report at https://www.legalcheek.com/lc-careers-posts/legaledcon-what-went-on/
