Dr Veronica Ruiz presents findings of global legal education research project at LSGL Deans meeting
Wed 10 February 2021
The findings of an ambitious global legal education research project, Blueprint for Global Legal Education, which involved participation from Dr Veronica Ruiz of Edinburgh Law School - were presented during the Deans Meeting of the Legal Schools Global League (LSGL).
The event took place virtually on Tuesday 9 February 2021 and was hosted by Tilburg University. Dr Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm, Senior Lecturer in International Private Law at Edinburgh Law School gave a presentation sharing findings of the research project titled 'Blueprint for Global Legal Education'.
Research for the report was undertaken by the International Bar Association (IBA) and the LSGL, with coordination by IE Law School. Dr Veronica Ruiz joined the project in 2019 as part of a research team composed of eight researchers and four supporters from seven regions around the world.
The Blueprint aims to understand how globalisation and technology impact legal education globally. This ambitious research project outlines a range of key challenges, ranked by importance and categorised by region, facing law schools globally together with existing and suggested responses that selected schools are already taking or could adopt.
The key goal of the report is to identify the key drivers that are shaping legal education at a global level, the responses that are emerging, and the extent to which those responses are or can address sufficiently the challenges and opportunities confronting legal professions all over the world.
During the same Deans Meeting of the LSGL, the announcement was made that Professor Martin Hogg of Edinburgh Law School has been elected co-president of the LSGL for the next term, alongside Simon Chesterman, Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law.