Open AccessLegal Writing, Design and Aesthetics in Legal Education: The Results of the Scientific and Practical Seminar (April 10, 2021)
Author(s) -
Д. О. Шнигер
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
aktualʹnye problemy rossijskogo prava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2782-1862
pISSN - 1994-1471
DOI - 10.17803/1994-1471.2021.129.8.207-212
Subject(s) - negotiation , legal education , legal writing , rhetoric , sociology , relation (database) , unit (ring theory) , legal research , law , political science , psychology , mathematics education , computer science , philosophy , linguistics , database
The paper provides an overview of the scientific and practical seminar "Legal Writing, Design and Aesthetics in Legal Education" held on April 10, 2021 within the framework of the 8th Moscow Legal Forum at Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). The paper summarizes the speeches of the participants. The importance of legal design at the present stage of legal education development is emphasized. It is concluded that legal design helps to improve this form with regard to maximum respect and attention to the person, which is the essence of design thinking. Legal design is not about embellishing documents and is not intended to make the document catchy or unusual. Primary in relation to legal design is legal writing, the skills that all students must be taught. It is noted that at MSAL within the framework of a strategic academic unit specially created as part of the Department of Business and Corporate Law (MSAL) a soft skills training program is to be introduced starting from the 2021/2022 academic year. There, in the form of a master class practicing lawyers will teach students the skills of writing and negotiating, judicial rhetoric, and the basics of personal brand development.