contain a significant non-legal component. In particular, the study of the organization
and operation of institutions of public administration by retelling regulatory and legal
acts, rather than considering the legal institutions through the prism of their legal nature
and tasks.
An essential sign that distinguishes the approaches to teaching law in universities
of Western Europe from the approaches applied in higher educational institutions of
Ukraine is a clear practical direction of the educational process and clearly defines the
vocational orientation of legal education. Thus, the requirements of the legal profession
market influence the formation of curricula. In addition, the diploma of legal education
is only the basis for access to the position of a judge, prosecutor, lawyer and notary.
Those who plan to work on other specialties, do not enter the law faculties.
For example, in the UK there is no state accreditation per se. At the same time,
the standards of higher legal education are fairly rigidly settled. The General Meeting
of the Bar Association and the Association of Lawyers are authorized to determine the
qualification requirements for access to the profession. On a regular basis, the functions
of regulating legal education are carried out by the Council of Standards, the
Association of Lawyers and the Regulatory Body of the Association of Legislators.
These two bodies are jointly responsible for the "recognition" (accreditation) of those
law schools / or schools that provide a law degree. The Joint Education Council The
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education monitors the quality of the provision
of legal services and can influence the deprivation of the university's right to issue
diplomas.
It should be noted that the barrister is the standard of the legal profession in the
UK. Another common legal profession is a solicitor. Most legal advisers conduct
private practice.
In addition, such professions are considered legal: a judge; the judicial executor;
the bailiff; researcher of the Governmental Legal Commission; Assistant to the lawyer;
the composer of expenses for legal services; the cashier-lawyer; secretary-lawyer.
Given the wide range of legal professions in the UK, access to them varies
considerably. For example, to work as a secretary-lawyer, a cashier, a lawyer, a
compiler for legal services, a bailiff or a bailiff, you do not need to have a full legal
education. But an assistant lawyer must have a law degree. The procedure of access to
the profession of attorney is much more complicated. Students who intend to work in
this specialty must undergo several stages of professional training. Separate
requirements put forward for access to the profession of a judge or prosecutor in
particular, a judge can only become a qualified lawyer or legal adviser.
As we see, foreign experience shows that a lawyer is one of the most progressive
legal professions. Of course, one can not say that other legal professions are not
important and valuable for society. But the very purpose of a lawyer as a
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