20.05.2025
11:30–13:00
The Future of Legal Education: Adapting to New Challenges and Opportunities
Congress Centre, conference hall B2 (2nd floor)
Given the rapid changes in the world of technology and the legal environment, the future of legal education needs to be reimagined and adapted to new challenges and opportunities. Globalization, digitalization, and the development of artificial intelligence are creating new requirements for the training of lawyers, who not only need to be legal specialists, but also have such skills as analytical thinking, an interdisciplinary approach, and the ability to work with modern technologies. One the key issues facing law schools is how to integrate practical skills and innovative technologies into the educational process in order to provide graduates with the knowledge and expertise they need. It is also important to think about how legal education can prepare students for work in an international environment, taking into account the diversity of legal systems and cultures. Law schools, business, and government agencies need to actively work together now more than ever to create an effective educational environment. What are some of the main trends in legal education against the backdrop of digitalization? What new training approaches can be introduced to prepare lawyers for the challenges of the modern world? How can we ensure that educational programmes meet market demands and employers’ expectations?
Moderator
Sergey Stepashin
Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Territorial Development Fund
Panellists
Nikolay Averchenko
Deputy Chairman of the Board for Legal and Administrative Affairs, Chief Executive Officer, Skolkovo Foundation
Alexander Golichenkov
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University
Vladislav Grib
Deputy Secretary, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation
Evgeny Zabarchuk
First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation
Oleg Zaitsev
Dean of Higher School of Jurisprudence Department, Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Ekaterina Ilgova
Rector, Saratov State Law Academy
Anbiao Xu
Vice President, China Law Society
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Sergey Stepashin
Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Territorial Development Fund

Nikolay Averchenko
Deputy Chairman of the Board for Legal and Administrative Affairs, Chief Executive Officer, Skolkovo Foundation

Alexander Golichenkov
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Vladislav Grib
Deputy Secretary, Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation

Evgeny Zabarchuk
First Deputy Minister of Justice of the Russian Federation

Oleg Zaitsev
Dean of Higher School of Jurisprudence Department, Institute of Public Administration and Civil Service, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)
Dean of the School of Law IPACS RANEPA
S.J.D.
Member of the Civic Council of The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr)
Member of the Expert council of the Higher Attestation Comission of Law and Political Science
Member of the Board of the Exeprt Center of the Association of lawyers of Russia
Member of the Board of the Center of International Legal Education
Vice-rector of masters program of the International Academy of Law «BERINGOFF»
S.J.D.
Member of the Civic Council of The Federal Service for State Registration, Cadastre and Cartography (Rosreestr)
Member of the Expert council of the Higher Attestation Comission of Law and Political Science
Member of the Board of the Exeprt Center of the Association of lawyers of Russia
Member of the Board of the Center of International Legal Education
Vice-rector of masters program of the International Academy of Law «BERINGOFF»

Ekaterina Ilgova
Rector, Saratov State Law Academy

Anbiao Xu
Vice President, China Law Society