Digitalisation of law: studies, exams and career in cooperation with the law firm Fieldfisher

In the winter semester 2018/19, the Institute for the Law of Digitalisation hosted its first lecture evening under the motto 'Digitalisation of Law: Studies, Exams and Profession'. In contrast to the inaugural conference in August this year, the lecture evening was primarily aimed at students of the Faculty of Law at the Philipps-Universität Marburg. A large number of students accepted the invitation, and the packed auditorium provided a great stage for the invited speakers.

PD Dr. Alexander Stöhr opened the event with a talk on the impact of digitalisation on legal studies. Dr. Stöhr explained the intersections between the traditional content of legal studies and advancing digitalisation. Special attention was given to case scenarios, which will be part of legal education in the future and will therefore increasingly appear in degree programmes and state examinations.

Pia Figgei then presented her work at the Federal Office of Justice and explained…