CONTINUITY OF LEGAL AND EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE AS A CRITICAL SIGN OF THE PROFESSIONAL LEGAL STAFF TRAINING SYSTEM IN RUSSIA
Among other traditions of domestic legal education and science, it is important to designate the legal and educational discourse that has been going on for more than one century. Being continuous, it ensures the continuity of the development of the system of training legal personnel, its stable and effective evolution. Reflecting the clash of old and new, the discourse on what and how to teach future lawyers or how to teach law is filled with formalized, organized discussions, as well as informal discursive practices. Examples of formalized discussions are the “literary plebiscite” of the early 20th century, the discussion of the problems of Soviet legal education in specialized journals of the 1920s, as well as the scientific substantiation of the “model of the Soviet lawyer”. The informal component of the discourse includes the practice of recalling various actors in the system of training professional legal personnel, including those reflected in ego sources, oral history. Particular attention is paid to “profile” discussions on social networks and the relationship “teacher-student”. The conclusion is made about the need for further, deeper knowledge of the experience of domestic legal and educational discourse.