Competências do advogado do futuro e desafios em sua presente formação

Abstract

The insertion of Information Technology (IT) in Law has been causing a series of changes. These are new types of demands associated with IT, new technology-based legal professions and new systemic solutions for professional performance. It starts from the automation of repetitive and manual tasks and goes to the search for the best solution to a particular cause and probable sentencing, with Artificial Intelligence. In the midst of this future under construction, is the legal professional who faces the challenge of assuming a different role, with better use of IT and enhancement of his human characteristics. New competencies are needed in the development of this professional, in the middle of his technicist development, in order to better position and take advantage of the technological future of law. This is the purpose of the research: to analyze the competencies to be necessary for the attorney's performance in the future, mainly in the face of technological advances of the area, and the challenges of current education in face this context. In the theoretical background, it sought references about the future of law, the evolution of the presence of IT, new competencies of the legal professional, adopting the CEPI / FGV model (2018) and references for the development of these competencies. The methodological strategy was based on the analysis of the questionnaires answered by 11 law professors, being the inductive, qualitative and exploratory / descriptive study, using Content Analysis. The main contribution has the competencies evidenced to the future practice of the legal professional, highlighting: Knowledge in different areas of law; Critical analysis of data; Construction of solutions to complex problems; Strategic process management; Consensual methods of conflict resolution; Business management skills; Entrepreneurship, etc. Summarily, competencies associated with the Business and IT context gain strength, with more balanced presences in relation to Law and Behavior. Referrals to the development of these competencies are presented from the perspective of three promoters: Institutions, Teachers and Students. Highlights are the alternatives of: Differentiated means for new formations; New subjects in the Law course; Increase the use of IT (including AI) in disciplines; Prior knowledge, initiatives and encouragement by teachers; Promotion of critical and conscious thinking of students, among others. It concludes with the proposition of more viable alternatives for this development, considering the Universities adapting to prepare this new professional that the market expects and promoting dialogue and reflections on the future that is being built and what impacts it will bring with it. As a practical collaboration, the recommendations to the legal professional with main competencies that are already evidenced for his future. This one, although unclear yet, will bring profound changes, and he needs to be prepared to face it, allowing a new perspective of professional performance.