%A WU Jiangshui,MO Gelin %T BRIEF VIEW ON THE STANDARDIZED TRAINING OF LEGAL PRACTICE SKILLS %0 Journal Article %D 2016 %J Front. Law China %J Frontiers of Law in China %@ 1673-3428 %R 10.3868/s050-005-016-0008-7 %P 135-166 %V 11 %N 1 %U {https://journal.hep.com.cn/flc/EN/10.3868/s050-005-016-0008-7 %8 2016-03-15 %X

Because of the massive expansion in enrollment, the number of graduates from law schools across the country is unprecedented, but the rate of unemployment is also unprecedented in comparison with the graduation. In stark contrast, many employees are finding it difficult to find graduates of talent fitting directly to working requirements. The traditional mode of education is to cultivate students with legal research abilities, but the main social need calls for graduates who are prepared to practice, which has caused the low employment. As a result, the graduates’ failure to meet the social demand caused serious imbalance between supply and demand. The characteristic of legal practice skills is to solve practical problems through the practice of adapting legal knowledge, but practical skill training in law school education now is basically nonexistent. The training of legal practice skills must be conducted through aspects of course design, and therefore teaching methods necessitate comprehensive reformation. The practice skills of the legal profession, such as basic literacy, basic skills, and work skills, are indispensable to the education of students. Educating them to attain these skills will aid them directly in practical work after graduation, improve their work quality and employment rate, and consequently improve the whole overall quality of the legal profession.