Traditions and digital innovations in training students for the profession of an advocate at a specialized department in a law university

The article is devoted to the research of traditional and innovative methods of educating future attorneys. The author analyzes ways which teachers of the Kutafi n Moscow State Law University use to help students to gain essential knowledge in law and in advocacy activity, prepare for the bar-exam and shape required professional skills. The author pays attention to the current active development of the corporate digital advocacy ecosystem including the introduction of digital technologies into the practice of passing the bar qualifi cation exam. The article investigates one of the possible algorithm designs that a bar qualifi cation contender should follow starting from the submission of documents to a regional bar chamber and up to the passing the bar qualifi cation exam. The author gives successful examples of student training through distant learning technologies, such as expert venues organized and conducted by the Department of Legal profession, scientifi c project groups, scientifi c and practical conferences, and also tells about the legal clinic “Pro Bono”, which operates at the O. Е. Кутафafi n Moscow State Law University and which involves teachers of the Department of Legal profession who help students master the necessary skills for their future jobs.