Formation of legal culture by the legal clinick and it’s influence on the proffesional idetity of the lawyer student

Abstract

The article examines the role of the legal clinic in the training of law students, and in more detail the formation of legal culture in them and its impact on professional identity. The purpose and tasks of the legal clinic and its importance in the training of future lawyers are analyzed. At the current stage of development of the Ukrainian state, highly qualified lawyers exert a significant influence on the development of a democratic society. It is they who are called to play a role in society that ensures the development of legal culture among the population. The issue of professional identity of a lawyer is quite important in the process of professional training of future lawyers and active development of professional competence, and means awareness of one's belonging to a certain profession. As a result of the imperfection of legal education methods in most higher educational institutions of Ukraine, insufficient attention is paid to the practical training of the student, the formation of his legal awareness, legal culture. The activities of the legal clinic are aimed at eliminating this gap in the educational process. In its activities, the legal clinic can and should ensure the education of law students at a very high level of legal awareness, which consists in the ability of students to evaluate the law from the standpoint of justice, human rights and their observance of lawful behavior.