How is technology impacting on the teaching and researching in law?

Introduction The last 30 years has seen an amazing quantity of change in the researching and teaching of law. By its very nature, law, as a discipline, would be seen as a very traditional area of study. However, the impact of technology has been profound, with a number of unexpected developments that have changed both the work of legal practitioners and academics. The rate of change has been exponential, in particular during the COVID Pandemic, where people could not meet in person to conduct legal proceedings. Then the massive impact that generative artificial intelligence, like ChatGPT, has on education and legal practice. This short article reflects some aspects of change from someone with an inherent love of technology, but observed its changing face in the world of legal research and teaching. Impact on Teaching Law When I studied law you had no choice but to go to a law library […]