Education and Training

Ariana Vojvodic interviews Eshita Kasar Dear readers, we are excited to present to you this must-read interview with Eshita Kasar. She is a recent graduate of the new Masters in Legal Technology programme at The University of Law and currently working for Sigma AI . Ariana: Let’s start by elaborating on your educational and work experiences; could you tell us more about your professional journey and where you are now? Eshita : I began my academic journey with a Bachelor's deg

Do you think academia should have a role in legal innovation and if so, how and by whom should such programmes be taught? Jonathan Patterson : Yes definitely. It is important to capture the imagination, interest and involvement of people in the basics of legal innovation as early as possible, so academia presents one of the best opportunities to engage talent for the future at an early stage. Specialist courses like the Law, Money and Technology programme at the University of

The University of Manchester has a history of advancing technology through its R&D activity; the discoveries of its academics have shaped the world today, from the development of the first stored-program computer to isolation of graphene to the establishment of modern economic theory. It also has world leading academics in the creative and social science disciplines studying people and behaviours. Combining expertise from across disciplines to understand and find new solution

Universities set a foundation on which students can build their careers, providing a theoretical understanding of a particular subject area which allows them to have the knowledge and soft skills required to push into a particular sector. For legal, most law students either undertake the LLB or GDL which sets the scene for the history of law and how the law operates. However, there is a debate around whether universities should provide more practical skills - like an understa