LEGAL EDUCATION AND DIGITAL

INDIA
INTRODUCTION

• Digitalization has made an entry to the legal field and made a significant change in how
things work.
• From learning to working professionally everything has an impact of digitalization.
• During the pandemic the Legal field has seen a growth of various budding legal
professions as well as services.
The following work is a brief summary of digitalization and its impact on legal field.
IMPERATIVES OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES ON
LEGAL EDUCATION
• After the onset of COVID 19 pandemic the world stage has seen an entire shift from
traditional offline mode to technologically advanced online mode.
• The noble legal profession and legal education was no different and saw an emerging
change in its regular working.
• The legal field experienced a massive change in all its branches – research, education,
internship, employment etc.
BENEFITS OF DIGITAL LEGAL EDUCATION FOR
STUDENTS
• Digitalization has provided a vast platform for students to engage in different activities
with the luxury of being in their comfort place.
• Learning is now one click away from the reach of students.
• It gives students a wider outlook apart from their traditionally defined curriculum.

LEGAL
RESEARCH
Legal research is one of the
main skill that a lawyer as well
as a law student must have.
Digitalisation has made it easy
to obtain information.
Benefits of didgitalisation in legal research are-
• Use of data visuals like graphs and charts makes it
easier for a researcher to analyse information.
• Digitalisation enables researchers to collaborate with
other researchers and share their ideas on a global
front.
• It also helps researchers to conduct online surveys for
their work.
 • Online internships are a platform where a student can
learn desired skills by working remotely.
• It gives law students a global exposure where students
ONLINE can explore in different and new emerging legal
fields.
INTERNSHIP
• It helps students to have online mentorship
Internship is the gateway of programmes to guide them in their field.
entering to the real
• Online internship can be defined as a hub of various
professional front. For law
information tool where new emerging legal branches
students internship is the first
can attract students.
step towards practical
learning.
 Domains in Legal Entrepreneurship
• Online legal services is a budding business for lawyers
LEGAL where they can give legal consultancy to their clients
ENTREPRENEURSHI remotely.

P • Lawyers can collaborate and market their services

globally.
Legal entrepreneurship is a newly
• It has created a significant enhancement by providing
emerging field. Apart from the
a way where one can share innovative ideas like
traditional approach of litigation,
contract management system and legal discovery
legal entrepreneurship combines the
tools.
knowledge of law along with
technological advancement.

DIGITALIZATION AND
INDIAN JUDICIARY
Digitalization has made the process of
judicial working smoother. The
loopholes which were hurdles during the
traditional system of working are
removed by efficient online system.
• E-filing of cases has made the process of filing easy and
reduced the paperwork.
• Digitalization gives the benefit of online case
management where cases can be managed from filing to
judgement efficiently and transparently.
• During the pandemic video conferencing was the only
medium for the courts to function. It gave an innovative
solution for courts to work and also made watching court
proceedings for laymen.
• Legal database system came into light that made
obtaining legal information like rules, regulations,
judgements etc just one click away.
 PROS AND CONS OF DIGITALIZATION IN LEGAL
FIELD
ADVANTAGES
• Accessing legal information is easy.
• Online classes has helped students to get a wider
knowledge of the subject.
• Online research tools are a boon for both
students and professionals.
• Collaborating and Networking has become
easier.
DISADVANTAGES
• It has created a high dependency on technology
for menial tasks as well.
• Due to this face to face interactions of client
and professionals has decreased.
• As information is published on online
platforms, concerns over intellectual property
has increased.
CONCLUSION

Digitalization has been proved a game changer for this field. It has helped students and
professionals in number of ways. Information, e-filing, case management , seeking online
judgements has saved countless hours for the people. Through online mode justice delivery
system has become a little less time taking and transparent as compared to t he traditional
approach.
However just like every tool it has its own share of disadvantages which can be further
avoided when technology is used in moderation and with proper meachanism.
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