University of Oxford's Professor Rebecca Williams to deliver future of legal education keynote at LegalEdCon - Legal Cheek

The University of Oxford's Professor Rebecca Williams will deliver the closing keynote at this year's LegalEdCon, a virtual event, taking place on Thursday 14 May. Williams will use the slot to announce the findings of Oxford's'Unlocking the Potential of Artificial Intelligence for English Law' research project. She will focus in particular on the future of legal education in relation to changes to the legal job market resulting from implementation of lawtech, changes in the business models of law firms and developments in the law brought about by technology. Williams, along with fellow Oxford Uni akamdeics Ewart Keep and Václav Janeček, are responsible for the legal education stream of Oxford's UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)-funded AI for English Law project. The project as a whole brings together researchers from computer science, law, economics, education and the Saïd Business School to examine the potential and limitations of using AI in support of legal services.