3rd & 4th July 2025,
at London South Bank University
Generative AI and the Future of Legal Education & Research
in collaboration with the Association of Law Teachers, the Dickson Poon School of Law (KCL)
and the LSBU Digital x Data Research Centre
Conference Announcement & Call for Papers
Following the success of IFLA Dublin 2023 and IFLA Nashville 2024, we are delighted to announce that the third annual International Future of Law Association Conference will take place at London South Bank University (LSBU) on 3–4 July 2025.
This year’s conference theme — Generative AI and the Future of Legal Education & Research — will explore the transformative impact of emerging technologies on law, pedagogy, and scholarship. The event will be co-hosted by the Association of Law Teachers, continuing our collaborative work on shaping the future of legal education, and will include sessions hosted by the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College London and the LSBU’s Digital x Data Research Centre.
Thursday July 3rd, 2025
| 09.00-09.30
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Registration |
| 9.30-10.00 | Welcome
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| 10.00-11.15 | Panel Session – Technology & the Future of Legal Education 1
Technology & the Future of Legal Education – Andy Unger & Lucia Otoyo (LSBU)
What Law Schools are Teaching – Cameron Giles (LSBU) & Yue Ang (Brunel)
What Employers Want & Need – Emma Rehal-Wilde (Baker Mackenzie), Catriona Filmer (Fieldfisher)
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| 11.15-11.45 | Coffee Break
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| 11.45-13.00
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Panel Session – Technology & the Future of Legal Education 2
Law & Technology Literacies – Ann Thanaraj (Teesside) – Online
Scaffolding Digital Literacies – Emma Jones & Gareth Bramley (Sheffield)
Gen AI Literacy & Assessment in Legal Education – Despoina Farmaki & Ilias Kapsis (City St Georges)
Blending AI and Integrity – Ruth Flaherty (Suffolk)
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| 13.00-14.00
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Lunch Break |
| 14.00-15.15 | Workshop Session 1 – Technology and the Law Curriculum (Core & Options) +
Teaching Law & Technology Skills
Problem-Based Learning, AI and Clinical Legal Education – Jonny Hall & Chris Simmons (Northumbria)
Authentic Team Project-based Learning at Law School in the GenAI Era – Brian Tang (HKU)
Teaching Contract & Tort in the digital era – Ben Turner (Cardiff) and Andy Unger (LSBU)
Why Law Students Should write – Audrey Fried (Osgoode, York) – online
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| 15.15-15.45
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Tea break |
| 15.45- 17.00
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Workshop Session 2 – Technology and Legal Research
Law as Data, Data as Law – Rónán Kennedy (Galway)
Technology & the Future of Research – Vaclav Janacek (Bristol)
Technology & the Courts – John Keers & John McCord (Ulster)
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| 18.00-19.30
20.00-22.00 |
Keynote: Orit Halpen (Technische Universitat, Dresden) – DxD Session
Dinner |
Friday 4th July, 2025
| 10.00-11.15 | Workshop Session 3 – Technology and Legal Education
From Practice to Pedagogy – Alan Ma (BCU)
Law, Technology & Legal Education in Egypt – Marwa Zein (BUE) – Online
Gender Parity and GenAI in Legal Education – Temi Odusanya (RGU)
The impact of AI on Legal Analysis, Supervision and compliance models in the banking sector – David Christian Pukel (Wien) – online
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| 11.15-11.30
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Coffee Break
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| 11.30-12.30 | Digital Infrastructure for Law: Bernard Keenhan (UCL), Connal Parsley (Kent), Ozan Kamiloglu (LSBU) – DXD Session
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| 12.30-13.30 | Lunch
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| 15.00-16.30 | Technology & the Future of Legal Education: Drawing Conclusions Panel Discussion – hosted by Dan Hunter (Dean, Dickson Poon School of Law, KCL) – Andy Unger (LSBU), Verona Ni Drisceoil (Sussex), Rónán Kennedy (Galway), Brian Tang (HKU), Emma Jones (Sheffield), Alex Hamilton (Radiant Law)
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| 16.30-17.30 | Closing Reception at KCL
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Participation & Submission
The conference is free to attend, but registration is essential.
Registration: International Future of Law Association Conference 2025 – LSBU Tickets, Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
