Protégé: A law school dean on the challenges and opportunities for students and legal educators
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The School of Law and Society at the University of the Sunshine Coast recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary. Here, its dean, Professor Jay Sanderson, reflects on the decade that has been, what’s coming in the future, and how to overcome the issues and trends facing current students and, ultimately, the legal education environment.
In this episode of The Protégé Podcast, host Jerome Doraisamy speaks with Professor Jay Sanderson, dean of law at the University of the Sunshine Coast, about the School of Law and Society at the Queensland-based provider, how and why he got into legal academia, the 10-year anniversary celebrations, what the next decade can and will look like for legal education and students, and the headline issues facing students at present.
Sanderson also delves into how receptive students are to increased AI use, necessary evolutions to course content in the wake of market and technological change, predictions for the future of legal education, the role of law faculties in helping student cohorts address the changing landscape, and the critical need to listen to law students and their circumstances.
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