The education of lawyers does not end with the law degree. Continuing legal education is of
central importance for legal professionals and the whole of legal industry. Both the education
sector and the legal sector are undergoing profound change due to new business models and
information technology. Providers of continuing legal education and universities in particular
are therefore confronted with various questions and challenges.The Faculty of Law at the
University of Zurich as the leading provider in Switzerland therefore held a conference on
February 15 and 16 on the occasion of which these questions and challenges were discussed. The
conference featured speakers from universities law firms and associations as well as companies
from Switzerland Germany the UK and the US. The individual presentations provided insight
into the state of continuing legal education in the respective countries and addressed topics
such as legal innovation digitization the role of law schools and expectations from legal
practice regarding continuing legal education.
