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Can Artificial Intelligence Train Lawyers, or Does It Merely Produce Law Graduates? The Competency Crisis in Legal Education in South Africa

Abstract-based AI summary: The paper examines how AI use affects professional competence in South African legal education through a doctrinal and conceptual methodology. The author analyzes graduate competency frameworks from the Council on Higher Education and the South African Qualifications Authority. AI can improve research efficiency and technological fluency, but overreliance and the weakening of legal reasoning, ethical judgment, and contextual interpretation…

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Melisa M. Chawaremera

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The paper examines how AI use affects professional competence in South African legal education through a doctrinal and conceptual methodology. Analyzing graduate competency frameworks from the Council on Higher Education and the South African Qualifications Authority, the author argues that AI can improve research efficiency and technological fluency, while overreliance risks weakening legal reasoning, ethical judgment, and contextual interpretation.

Key Points from the Abstract

  1. The paper analyzes the educational tension between uncritical AI use and the intellectual rigor required to prepare competent lawyers.
  2. The author argues that AI cannot replace the human processes of critical engagement, ethical reflection, and contextual legal interpretation.
  3. The paper proposes pedagogical design and ethical oversight that protect professional competence and intellectual integrity.

Relevance to AI Law and Policy

The paper raises the need to evaluate legal reasoning, ethical judgment, and professional readiness alongside efficiency in policies on AI use in legal education.

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  • The analysis is doctrinal and conceptual; the abstract presents no empirical measurements of effects on student competence.

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Can artificial intelligence produce lawyers or merely law graduates? The crisis of competency in South African legal education

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International Journal of Business Ecosystem & Strategy (2687-2293)
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Bussecon International Academy
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