On Wednesday, September 30 at 6:00 p.m. the School of Specialization for Legal Professionswill present its 2015-2017 biennial courses in the Aula Nocco of the Via Parenzo campus. Established in 2001 to develop professional skills in Law graduates in preparation for public competitions in forensic professions, the School offers practical exercises, simulations of court cases and debates in judicial, legal and notarial fields.
“A postgraduate training school for legal professions has a dual role,” explains Professor and Director Michele Tamponi. “On one side, we help students prepare for the bar exam (for lawyers) and public competitions (for judges, notaries and the office of the attorney general). However, we also introduce graduates to the professional sphere through practical exercises, writing opinions and defense statements, as well as analyzing sentences and judicial acts. The goal is to not simply reiterate courses and concepts taught during the degree programs, but to ensure students with functional preparation in which case studies and reflections upon problems arising from legislative innovation, legal evolution are at the center of the educational process.”
The specialization course lasts two years and allows participants to choose between a notarial path and a forensic-judicial path at the end of the first year. “Instructors and tutors will respond to the needs and goals of every student. For the final assignment, the graduate will choose a subject in line with his or her professional goals: civil law, criminal law or administrative law.”
The course includes 500 contact hours and 50 internship hours in judicial offices. “The School’s network of contacts allows students to perform internships in a variety of environments (tribunals, appeals courts, district attorney’s offices or high court of appeals). We work constantly to ensure our students have access to internships that best respond to their interests and career possibilities.”
On September 30, Professor Tamponi will talk about new challenges that the School will face this year following new ministerial regulations: “Fresh off the press, a new regulation has created the figure of the specialized lawyer in fields such as family, environmental, public bid and international law. The School, will thus also have to, be it directly or indirectly, develop programs for specialized lawyers according to specific training courses and programs outlined by an established ministerial committee.”