Beyond the Code: AI and Law | Episode 9 | Deputy Chief Justice Dunstan Mlambo
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⚖️ The Constitutional North Star: Shaping the Future of South African Legal Education
What happens when Artificial Intelligence begins to transform the way lawyers are educated, legal research is conducted and justice is delivered?
In Episode 9 of Beyond the Code: AI and Law, University of Johannesburg Vice-Chancellor Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi is joined by the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa for a thought-provoking conversation about the future of legal education in an increasingly AI-driven world.
This episode goes beyond the excitement surrounding new technology to ask some fundamental questions about the kind of legal profession South Africa needs to build.
As AI becomes capable of analysing contracts, predicting legal outcomes and producing legal research in seconds, how do we ensure that tomorrow's lawyers retain the analytical ability, independent judgment and constitutional grounding required to serve a democracy?
The conversation also confronts the realities of South Africa's digital divide. While some students have access to sophisticated AI-powered legal tools, others continue to face challenges such as data costs, unreliable connectivity and limited technological resources. How can universities embrace AI without allowing technology to become another source of inequality?
The episode also looks ahead to a future where law students and computer scientists work together to develop legal technologies designed for South African communities—including AI tools capable of helping citizens navigate their rights and customary law in local languages such as isiZulu, isiXhosa and Setswana.
At its heart, this is a conversation about ensuring that technological progress serves the people it is meant to benefit.
Join the conversation and tell us:
How should South Africa reshape legal education to prepare the next generation of lawyers for an AI-driven world—without losing sight of our Constitution and our commitment to justice?
#BeyondTheCode #AIandLaw #UJTV #UniversityOfJohannesburg #ArtificialIntelligence #LegalEducation #SouthAfrica #ConstitutionalLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfLaw #AIandJustice #DigitalDivide #AccessToJustice #HigherEducation #Justice
What happens when Artificial Intelligence begins to transform the way lawyers are educated, legal research is conducted and justice is delivered?
In Episode 9 of Beyond the Code: AI and Law, University of Johannesburg Vice-Chancellor Prof Letlhokwa Mpedi is joined by the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of South Africa for a thought-provoking conversation about the future of legal education in an increasingly AI-driven world.
This episode goes beyond the excitement surrounding new technology to ask some fundamental questions about the kind of legal profession South Africa needs to build.
As AI becomes capable of analysing contracts, predicting legal outcomes and producing legal research in seconds, how do we ensure that tomorrow's lawyers retain the analytical ability, independent judgment and constitutional grounding required to serve a democracy?
The conversation also confronts the realities of South Africa's digital divide. While some students have access to sophisticated AI-powered legal tools, others continue to face challenges such as data costs, unreliable connectivity and limited technological resources. How can universities embrace AI without allowing technology to become another source of inequality?
The episode also looks ahead to a future where law students and computer scientists work together to develop legal technologies designed for South African communities—including AI tools capable of helping citizens navigate their rights and customary law in local languages such as isiZulu, isiXhosa and Setswana.
At its heart, this is a conversation about ensuring that technological progress serves the people it is meant to benefit.
Join the conversation and tell us:
How should South Africa reshape legal education to prepare the next generation of lawyers for an AI-driven world—without losing sight of our Constitution and our commitment to justice?
#BeyondTheCode #AIandLaw #UJTV #UniversityOfJohannesburg #ArtificialIntelligence #LegalEducation #SouthAfrica #ConstitutionalLaw #LegalTech #FutureOfLaw #AIandJustice #DigitalDivide #AccessToJustice #HigherEducation #Justice
