1. The urals state law academy

The Law Academy is one of the biggest leading higher educational institutions in our country. Its foundation goes back to April 1931. It was formed on the basis of the Irkutsk State University as a law faculty. Later It was reorganized into the Siberian Institute of Soviet Law. In 1934 the Institute moved into Sverdlovsk, got the name of the Sverdlovsk Institute of Law and bore this name till 1992. Now it is called the Urals State Law Academy. Till 1976 there was only one faculty at the Sverdlovsk Law Institute - the Law faculty. In 1976 the following three faculties were set up at the full-time department: the Judge and Prosecutor Training Faculty, the Investigator and Criminalist Training Faculty and the Faculty of Legal Service in the National Economy System. Later, two of them were united into the Law Faculty. And the Faculty of Legal Service was given a new name - the Business Law Faculty. Besides, a Customs Department was formed. At present, the Academy has five institutes at the day department: the Institute of the Prosecutor's Office, the Institute of Justice, the Institute of Business and Law, the Institute of the Bar and the Institute of External Economic Relations. Moreover, within the Academy there is also the Institute of Management and Law and the Faculty of the Secondary Professional Education. Besides the full-time department there is also a part-time department and a correspondence department. The Academy is' housed in three study buildings with libraries and reading halls where the students are able to get ready for their classes. There are also snack bars and dining halls where the students can have a snack or dinner during breaks or after classes. The Academy possesses a high intellectual potential: over 50 Doctors of Sciences, more than 150 Candidates of Sciences, many experienced lecturers work at the Academy. The teaching staff is over 300 people. The student body of all the departments taken together numbers more than 8,000 people and several tens of post-graduates. The Academy is headed by Rector and Vice-Rectors (Pro-Rectors). The study, methodical and research work is guided by the dean's offices and by different chairs. The Academy trains judges, prosecutors, advocates, jurisconsults, investigators, customs officials and other lawyers. After completing the education our graduates work at courts, prosecutor's offices. Militia, the Bar, notary offices, other law enforcement organs, and also at state and government bodies of different levels and in legal service of the national economy system.

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My future occupation.

1. One of the most popular professions among the young people of our country is the profession of a lawyer. The profession of a lawyer is very interesting and diverse. The profession of a lawyer is quite necessary for regulating social relations in the state.After my graduating from the Urals State Law Academy I can work at the Bar, in the organs of the Prosecutor's Office, in different courts, in notary offices, in legal advice offices, in organs of tax inspection, in organs of militia, as well as in different firms, companies, banks, enterprises, etc. I can work as advocates, judges, notaries, investigators, prosecutors, jurisconsults, inspectors, customs officers, traffic officers, and other workers of law enforcement agencies. To be a good specialist a lawyer should know many laws and his/her proper application. Then I will perform my duties well. I have been studying theory of state and law, civil law, civil procedure, criminal law, criminal procedure, labor law, criminalistics, criminology, and many others since 2000. Besides, any lawyer is expected to know human psychology as throughout his/her career a lawyer will meet different people: children and adults, the sick and the healthy; the poor and the rich; educated and uneducated persons; people of different nationalities, languages and religions; victims, witnesses, suspects; first offenders and recidivists; prisoners and general public. I will have to deal with a variety of people and situations. That's why the profession of a lawyer may be considered to be very difficult and noble at the same time. Lawyers have agreed upon six basic elements of professionalism. They are: ethics, competence combined with independence, professional wisdom and continuing learning, civility and obligations to the justice system. The first element is enlargement of individual autonomy, good faith in dealings, truth seeking, full disclosure, reasonable limits on adversarial conduct and adherence to public interest. The second element of professionalism is professional competence, which must include independence in judgment and advice. Competence should also involve an efficient allocation of resources. There is still another element of professional competence, and that is practical wisdom. It calls for a broad comprehension of the role of law and of the values society cherishes, an understanding of human beings, and a mature perspective. In the context of professionalism, civility covers not only surface po­liteness or courteous treatment of opponents. Civility has a much deeper meaning than cosmetic courtesy. We mean respect for individual dignity and worth.

2. I would like, to start, by saing that mine is not a random choice. It is not yesterday that I made it. Yet a schoolboy I decided to study law and qualify as a lawyer.

Firstly, my elder brother is in legal profession. A few years ago he graduated from the department of law of Kharkov University. Since that time he has worked at one of the legal advice offices in Kharkov. He often spoke with me about the job and gave me a lot of good advice. From the conversations with my brother I realize well enough that the lawyers profession is not all smiles, hand-shakes and flowers. It abounds in hardships and problems which at times are difficult to solve. Besides I know that lawyer are ill-paid as are people of many other occupations in this country. But I think that these problems are temporary and in a few years time people of brain work be properly and justly paid.

Over the past few years our state has been going through a very difficult period. We are trying to get rid of old dogmas and stereotypes which for a long time have been a brake on the development of our society. We are trying to create a law-based state. Such a state in which priority is given to human values, but not the class ones as the case before. And these are lawyers who are called upon to play a decisive role in creating a lawgovernment state.

The profession of a lawyer is a humane one because he stands up for the interests and rights of people. Besides, I guess, this work requires mush courage and determination for lawyers fight negative phenomena in the society.

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