Dr. Rita Waked, the Vice Dean of the School of Law at Saint Joseph University Dubai, delivered the opening speech on AI and the reinvention of legal education at the Thomson Reuters & Al Tamimi event on "Shaping Arbitration in the UAE: AI, Confidentiality, and Recent Judicial Trends" on the 13th of February 2026.
She highlighted how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we learn, practice, and resolve disputes, and underscored the responsibility of academic institutions to prepare future lawyers for this rapidly evolving landscape.