Sep 15, 2023
What the next generation of lawyers is currently learning won’t
necessarily be what they need to thrive in years to come. As such,
new approaches are needed, says an award-winning law student.
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy
speaks with a fifth-year law student at the University of
Technology, Sydney, Kurt Cheng, about the evolution of legal
education and why rethinking academic models for the emerging
cohort of legal professionals is so critical in the current
climate.
Mr Cheng discusses the work he is doing with his university council
to revamp educational approaches, the perspective he’s gleaned
about needed changes, updated learning models, the importance of
social impact, the place for artificial intelligence in evolving
education standards, striking the right balance in producing law
graduates, what career fulfilment looks like to him, and how
students can seek opportunities and remain inspired.
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