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Does law school fundamentally rewire your brain? Neuroscience research suggests that legal training changes you at a neuropsychological level. First-year students start off by learning key words (i.e., duty of care, consensus ad idem); furthermore, students are trained to interrogate ambiguity (i.e., is a contract valid or not?). Moreover, students learn to apply reasoning frame...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has changed everything as we once knew it. Industries are rapidly evolving and adapting to new technologies (Tracy, 2025). Geoffrey Hinton, hailed as the “godfather of AI,” previously argued that “the threat would come in 30 to 50 years or even more,” however he “no longer believes that...” (Hinton, 2023). The legal sector is undergoing significant t...

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Before starting my law degree at the University of Leicester, I only imagined law in terms of textbooks, lectures, and case law. Like many students, I spent the first few months of studying focused on understanding the fundamental principles that underpin our legal system. What I didn’t expect was how much I would learn outside the lecture hall – particularly through my involvem...

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