Directions of improving legal education

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OLEG V. ZAITSEV^а

^аRussian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

DENIS V. NOVAK^b

^bPrivate Law Research Centre named after S.S. Alekseev under the President of the Russian Federation

DOI: 10.22394/2070-8378-2020-22-1-85-91

Abstract:
The article is a continuation of the expert discussion ‘Legal education and the labor market. Transformation or stagnation in the digital economy’, uniting the leaders of leading Russian and foreign law schools, the scientific, pedagogical community at the Gaidar Forum 2020. The authors consider a wide range of issues related to the characterization of the current state of legal education, its integration into the Bologna system, noting the importance of the application of traditional methods and means of teaching law, taking into account modern realities. Particular attention is paid to the traditions of teaching law laid down by Roman lawyers, the history of the formation and development of domestic jurisprudence, as well as modern discussions on a given topic, in which representatives of the scientific community and practical lawyers take part. The authors draw attention to issues related to the new content of curricula and new ways of regulating legal education. The topic of state accreditation of educational programs in the field of jurisprudence and the role of the Association of Russian Lawyers in this process also seems important. The analysis of the main features of modern law is carried out, necessitating the comprehensive improvement of modern legal education. As a possible measure of the quality of legal education, the introduction of a single exam for entering the profession is proposed.

Keywords:
legal education, lectures, oratory, legal clinics, the formation of skills and competencies, impact on the individual, creative search, teachers, students, Roman law, domestic civil law

Received:
January 23, 2020

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