Kutafin Moscow State Law University (Sample of an essay)
Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) is a recognized leader in qualitative teaching and research in various branches of law in the Russian Federation.
Today the University is one of the largest law schools in Russia. Since its foundation the University has awarded degrees to over 170,000 graduates. Its total enrolment in Moscow and its five branches in other cities is about 17,000 including over 500 postgraduate students pursuing Candidate and Doctor degrees of Law. Every year over 3,000 students graduate from the University as lawyers.
The University trains highly qualified lawyers for various spheres of activity: courts, Procurator’s Offices, law enforcement, state and administrative bodies, bars, public notary offices as well as legal services.
The University’s profile includes undergraduate and postgraduate full-time and part-time education as well as extramural (correspondence) courses. The training period for getting a ‘Specialist’ degree in Jurisprudence varies from 5 (full-time studies) to 6 years (part-time and extra—mural studies).
Among subjects taught are Civil Law, Constitutional (State) Law, Criminal Law, Private International Law, Public International Law, Forensic Science etc.
The University has 26 departments with over 400 teachers on staff, including about 100 professors many of whom are well-known scholars. They deliver lectures on over a hundred courses covering the whole range of law subjects.
All members of the staff, apart from teaching, are active researchers who publish dozens of monographs, textbooks, scientific articles, etc. which are widely used by other law schools both in Russia and abroad. They also participate in national and international debates in legal and related fields.
To meet target requirements, the University offers individual and group internship and academic training for foreign students of law.
At present the University is home to:
Institute of Jurisprudence
International Law Institute
Institute of Advocacy
Institute of Banking and Financial Law
Energy Law Institute
Business Law Institute
Institute of Forensic Science.
Membership: European Law Faculties Association (ELFA), International Association of Law Libraries (IALL).
My future job (Sample of an essay)
When I was a child I wanted to be a singer, like Whitney Houston, later-to be an actress and get an Oscar. Now I want to defend human rights. I want people to know how they can defend themselves. The legal profession is very difficult, because there are a lot of rules and laws in different spheres and lawyer should know what legal rule should be applied. Lawyers do most of their work in businesses, law firms and courtrooms. Lawyers work to assure the principle of equal justice under law to the people of the state. They may travel to attend meetings, gather evidence, and appear before courts, legislative bodies, and other authorities. They also may work under pressure when a case is being tried. Preparation for court hearing includes learning the latest laws and judicial decisions.
Lawyers may specialize in a number of areas, such as bankruptcy, international or environmental law. Lawyers help their clients to prepare and file for licenses and act for the client in court. Some lawyers specialize in the growing field of intellectual property, help to protect clients’ claims to copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, artwork under contracts, product designs, and computer programmes. Other lawyers advise insurance companies on the legality of insurance transactions, guiding the company in writing insurance policies to conform to the law and protect the companies from unwarranted claims.
Most lawyers are in private practice, concentrating on criminal or civil cases. In criminal proceedings lawyers represent individuals who have been charged with crimes and argue their cases in courts of law. Attorneys dealing with civil issues assist clients with litigation, wills, trusts, contracts, mortgages, titles, and leases. Other lawyers handle only public-interest cases—civil or criminal—concentrating on particular cases. If the client is a corporation, the lawyer is known as "house counsel" and usually advises the company concerning legal issues related to its business activities. These issues might involve patents, government regulations, contracts with other companies, property interests, or collective—bargaining agreements with unions.
A significant number of lawyers are employed at the various levels of government. Some of them work for the state as attorneys general, procurators, and public attorneys in criminal courts. Government lawyers also help to develop programmes, draft and interpret laws and legislation, establish enforcement procedures, and argue civil and criminal cases on behalf of the government.
Some lawyers work for legal aid to public in order to serve disadvantaged people. These lawyers generally handle civil, rather than criminal, cases.
My ambition is to be an in-house lawyer. I think it's interesting to work as an in- house counsel because he is a professional whose scope of competence covers a vast area of business activities.