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UNSW and G+T push tech as key to student success
Gilbert + Tobin has announced it will pair up with the University of NSW to deliver an innovative legal technology program to students for the second year running.
Grace Ormsby
Now in its second year, the “Designing Technology Solutions for Access to Justice” course partners undergraduate and Juris Doctor student groups with not-for-profit organisations to design and build legal information systems that respond to particular problems or issues.
Neota Logic software, the program provided to the students, equips non-programmers with tools to build, test, maintain and deploy expert applications. Users can navigate and build software applications and websites that are able to replicate the thinking and actions of lawyers in solving routine legal problems.
UNSW is committed to ensuring “it is producing modern law graduates who are adaptable and able to think outside the box”, according to a Gilbert + Tobin statement. With a key part of adapting to change being an ability to understand and leverage digital technology and innovation, Law Associate Professor Lyria Bennett Moses is looking forward to bringing this year’s cohort on board.
“Last year’s course allowed a group of law students to learn to work in a team to deliver a legal information system to a client in order to enhance access to justice. From drug penalties laws to international treaties applicable to migrant workers in the region, the students had an opportunity to write the logic for real legal questions and embed this in a useable application,” she said.
Gilbert + Tobin’s chief knowledge and innovation officer, Caryn Sandler, said the firm is committed to equipping law students with the technological literacy skills necessary to be successful.
“The legal industry is going through a significant transformation, with the impact of technology like automation and AI fundamentally changing the way we deliver legal services and the value clients are looking to us to provide. The ability to design tech-based solutions for legal problems and build innovative products that can help improve the efficiency of legal processes is already a differentiator for law firms in meeting client needs and the competition for talent – these capabilities really are essential for lawyers entering the profession today,” she stated.
