On December 2, a symposium titling “The Emerging Frontiers of Clinical Legal Education in the Digital Era” met its audience at the Liangxiang Campus of UCASS. This enlightening event was collaboratively organized by the Committee of Chinese Clinical Legal Educators (CCCLE) under China Association for Legal Education, the School of Law at UCASS, and the Institute of Advanced Studies for Rule of Law Innovation in the New Era of UCASS. It provided a fertile ground for scholarly discourse and practical insights regarding the opportunities and challenges posed by clinical legal education within the current digital landscape.
Multiple notable figures have graced the occasion, such as Prof. Wang Xinqing, the Deputy Secretary of UCASS Party Committee and Vice President of UCASS, also serving as the Vice Chair of China Association for Legal Education under Chinese Law Society; Prof. Mo Jihong, the Dean of School of Law at UCASS, Director-General of CASS Institute of Law, and Vice Chair of China Association for Legal Education; and Prof. Du Huanfang, the Secretary General of China Association for Legal Education. Alongside them were scholars from various prestigious universities, research bodies, judicial entities, and corporations.
The symposium covered a diverse array of topics, including “The Implications of Digital Technologies Applied in Social Governance for Clinical Legal Education”, “AI Application in Legal Practice and Other Similar Areas”, “Clinical Legal Education in the Context of AI and Big Data” and “New Models of Clinical Teaching Practices”.
