LEGAL EDUCATION AND THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES: WHAT AWAITS THE FUTURE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS?

Abstract

The new curricular guidelines for undergraduate study in Law require that the courses enable the undergraduate student to understand the impact of new technologies in the legal area. Asking what "new technologies" are these whose influence on law makes their learning crucial and how the interaction between them and the legal world takes place, the article seeks to describe blockchain, artificial intelligence and big data, and examine their current and potential applications with direct influence on legal issues and the work of law professionals, as well as the importance that these professionals give to the subject and the level of access to training they have. The research is bibliographical and documentary. The study is descriptive and exploratory, through a qualitative and theoretical approach. It was found that the technologies studied already influence legal work and their importance tends to increase. The use of the new tools will require a critical view from the professionals and their teaching in the universities is essential, especially for the solo.