ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the use of e-spaces and information technology as an important tool for teaching and learning in legal education. It examines the impact of e-spaces and information technologies on the work that lawyers undertake and in the provision of legal services. The chapter argues that e-lawyering raises a suite of ethical and professional issues transfigured from those grounded in traditional legal practice. The use of email, the World Wide Web and online communities are integral to the way legal information is shared and legal work performed. The Web is widely utilised as a portal for clients to access lawyers and the legal system, and is a staple medium through which lawyers service clients and the marketplace. Legal practice in cyberspace is exploding and e-spaces and new information technologies have permanently reconfigured the structure of the legal profession and the provision of legal services.
