A STATE OF THE PROFESSIONAL AND LEGAL COMMUNICATION CULTURE FORMATION OF THE FUTURE LAWYERS DURING THE STUDY OF CRIMINAL LAW AT THE UNIVERSITIES

The article raises the problems of future lawyers’ training in higher education institutions. The analysis of the formation state of culture of professional-and-legal communication among the law graduates is conducted. Gaps in the current training programs have been found, as well as inconsistency and obsolescence of teaching methods that are used by higher education institutions, which lead to an insufficient level of readiness for professional work and lack of competitiveness of young specialists.