Carry out the research to find out what type of the legal system is used in the Member States of the European Union. Topic “legal profession in ukraine”
You are a law student. Check your abilities to become a lawyer. Answer the questions, choosing answers a or b. Quiz “can you be a lawyer?”
1. Do you like to argue?
A. Yes.
B. Not really.
2. Can you manipulate things for your benefit?
A. Yes, why not?
B. Not sure.
3. Is your mind sharp like a knife?
A. Yes, it can cut even iron!
B. It is more like a butter knife.
4. How good are you at convincing people?
A. Very good.
B. Not very good.
5. Can you bend the truth for your own sake?
A. Maybe.
B. Not sure.
6. What genres of movies/novels do you prefer?
A. Detective and crime thrillers.
B. Romantic and comic stories.
Count the number of answers A and B:
A (4 –6) Congratulations! You have all chances to become a lawyer. You are on the right way. Learn more about your future profession! Success in receiving good knowledge!
B (4 – 6) It’s a pity, but you don’t have the qualities to become a lawyer. You have a chance to learn more about the legal profession and make your choice: either to change your mind or to train your personal traits of character and develop your professional skills and abilities! Good luck to you!
Read the text and fulfil the post-reading tasks.
Legal profession in ukraine
Nowadays the legal profession is very important in Ukraine. As our country is developing a law-governed state, lawyers are entrusted with a task of establishing the rule of law, improving the Ukrainian legislation, increasing legal protection of all groups of the population. Lawyers form legal culture of the Ukrainian society, respect for the law and legal policy of the state.
Legal education in Ukraine is provided for by state and private educational institutions. А graduate from a Law Faculty or Law University mау choose his place of work and activity in any sphere of jurisprudence. To perform some kinds of legal activity a lawyer should also have work experience and pass special qualification examinations.
Persons who are in the legal profession can work as prosecutors, prosecutor’s assistants at the Prosecutor’s Office; investigators at the Prosecutor’s Office, the Security Service of Ukraine, militia оr other law-enforcement bodies; judges at courts and defence lawyers. There are public or private notaries at notary offices or legal advisers at private, public and municipal enterprises and organizations.
Persons who have legal education also work as officers at the Ministry of the Interior, the Tax Police, the Security Service of Ukraine and Customs Service. Lawyers are engaged in different spheres of life: politics, scientific and teaching activities.
Legal profession combines legal practitioners and scholars, members of the judiciary, the Bar, officials of the Prosecutor’s Office and bodies of the Ministry of Justice. They have different professional functions, but all of them are charged with a responsible mission to be on guard of constitutional rights and freedoms of Ukrainian citizens.