ABSTRACT
This chapter presents perspective of a legal educator in Australia, and particularly in New South Wales, who must remain ever mindful of the stipulations of the Legal Profession Admission Board when contemplating even minor changes to curriculum or delivery of accredited law degrees such as the Bachelor of Laws, or the Juris Doctor. The most ambitious law students will certainly want to acquire accredited qualifications. So until it is possible to obtain an accredited law degree through Massive Open Online Courses, ‘real-time’, in-person enrolment in law schools is likely to remain the norm. In many ways, digital tools can supplement the more traditional forms of ‘knowledge transfer’ to free up more class time for interactive learning. Legal profession admission authorities jealously guard admission to the profession and are likely to be very reluctant to open admission to candidates whose qualifications have been gained entirely ‘online’.
