Content and methodology of teaching of the academic course «artificial intelligence» at law universities

The paper presents the structure and content of intelligent systems and technologies as a new independent course within the professional cycle of the educational programme. AI is disclosed in various meanings, including a detailed description of AI as a subject, as a learning tool and as an object of legal regulation The proposed methodology and practice-oriented thematic content of the course forms professional digital knowledge, skills and abilities, creates and enhances universal and professional competences. The used methods of comparison, analogy, modelling, as well as the method of experiment, allowed to form not only a representation of the basic part of the study, but also suggestions to improve the existing state of affairs. As conclusions, it is proposed to refine the educational standards to form a practiceoriented competence-based approach to the training of modern technologies in the activities of lawyers, which will not only allow to be more competitive, but also significantly intensify and improve the quality of work performed.