Top Legal Institutions. Top Legal Universities of Russia: List, Rating

First university and the oldest law school in the United States. His diploma received 7 American presidents, including Barack Obama. The school has the most extensive legal library in the world and offers more than 400 programs on right. Feature of training at Harvard Law School - huge classes. Freshmen learn in groups on average 80 people.

Evgeny Varlamov | "Right.ru"

Large legal consulting is the most prestigious employer for lawyers: firms with loud names, heading, give ample opportunities for career growth and a good level of motivation. But some universities graduates occupy senior positions in large legal entities? Where does the top management of these companies increase their qualifications? And where were the leaders of the Russian offices of Western Jurfirm? Right.ru was investigated the level of education among nearly 600 managers and practical managers and formed a rating of higher legal education.

As we thought

When drawing up the rating of the popularity of higher legal education among the top management of analysts, 67 largest Russian companies in Moscow and the Moscow region, which included "Right.ru-300" ranked. The leadership position in the status of a partner or the head of practice in these companies occupy a total of 597 lawyers. It was taken into account both their basic and all subsequent education in the specialty "jurisprudence", "right", etc., which were received by the managers for all the time of work. In the final tables of the rating of universities, there were those educational institutions in which at least three leaders studied.

The study was conducted on the basis of the questionnaires sent by personnel services of legal companies, as well as on the basis of information posted on the official websites of law firms as of April 1, 2016.

Universities leaders: Moscow State University, MGU and MGIMO

The top three universities leaders in the number of graduates accounts for 48% of all executives. With a big margin leads Moscow State University. Lomonosov (96 graduates), the second and third lines were divided Moscow State Legal Academy. Kutafina (63 graduates) and Moscow State Institute (University) of international relations (53 graduates).

Two-thirds of all higher educational institutions in the ranking are in Moscow. In the regional competition leading St. Petersburg State University (№ 4), Ural State Law University (No. 6) and Krasnoyarsk State University (11-12 position), which became part of Siberian Federal University.

The ranking mentioned universities from almost every federal district of Russia - Central, North-Western, South, Ural, Siberian, Volga and North Caucasian. Far Eastern FD is represented by one graduate of the Far Eastern State University and therefore did not enter the rating.

* Unexpectedly high positions got Military University of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: This is due to the fact that 12 out of 15 partners and managers fall on the company "Justina" and "Yakovlev and partners". Excluding these two companies, this university would be at the end of the list.

Foreign lawfires and universities: where you need to learn to lead Ilf

Analysts Law.ru also investigated where the heads of offices of foreign legal companies in Russia studied. So, among the top management of Ilfov, only 25% is expata. Russians in order to lead a division of a large international legal company in Russia, it is not necessary to receive Western education - there is only one of every sixth leader.

The palm of championship among foreign universities with a noticeable advantage belongs to the universities of the United States (the total number of graduates of 29 people). With a small margin, the second line occupies the educational institutions of the United Kingdom (21 graduates), the rest of the countries are represented by only one university.

The second higher - where they increase the qualifications of the leaders of the Jurrynka

Change and improving legislation, as well as high competition among leading experts, make them increase their qualifications: every third leader has several diplomas. As a rule, partners, managing partners have completed universities for a long time, sometimes several decades ago. Therefore, the right.ru is also interested in the question of which universities they choose in order to increase their already high level of qualifications. The top lines in the list of their preferences were taken by educational institutions without undergraduate and specialized: the first place went Russian School of Private Lawsecond - Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Where to learn: what graduates are invited to an interview

Employed with employees from top management problems does not arise: partners and managers easily pass with an increase in one company to another thanks to the client base and image in the market. But how to find a graduate of Jurfak and what universities preference preferences are preferences of the personnel of major bourgeoisaling? Right.ru surveyed HR-departments of leading companies, graduates of what universities they are invited to the interview in the first place.

One of the basic claims to candidates in Goltsblat BLP,according to and. about. Head of the Department of Personnel Elena Volchova,it is a good theoretical preparation, which, as a rule, offers specialized universities: "But for us, the knowledge and personal qualities of candidates are primarily important. So, for example, we have a large number of young lawyers who at their time were the best graduates of their universities: when We analyzed the statistics, then they were surprised that there were so many of them, although in the selection of personnel, we did not specially tracked. "

Qualifications preferences, and not a name given in Pwc Legal.: "Graduates of top universities, as a rule, are better coped with the selection stages, including testing of abilities and knowledge, where subjective assessment factor is excluded," commented managing partner Yana Zoloveeva. General Director of the company "Nafko Consultants" Ekaterina Kostromin The opinion is adhered to that the fame of the university finished by the applicant may be on hand only at the stage of primary selection of candidates invited to an interview to the company's office.

"With the selection of candidates, we, of course, pay attention to the quality of education," says HR Director Ab "Egorov, Puginsky, Afanasyev and partners" Iia Novikova. - But often graduates with diplomas of leading universities cannot confirm their knowledge on interviews or when performing written tasks. Therefore, we consider candidates with diplomas, including regional universities that can demonstrate brilliant academic training, willingness to invest in professional and personal development, active life position and personal qualities. "

Personal qualities of graduates, such as leadership, perseverance and focus on the result, together with the understanding of the subject can easily compensate for the lack of a diploma of an eminent university. So, in the company Hannes Snellman. Commented that it is often a situation in which the quality of knowledge of graduates of respected specialized law universities is lower than graduates of less well-known and non-core institutions: "The university matters, but it is not always a decisive factor when applying for work."

IN "Nafko Consultants" It was noted that in the age of digital technologies it is no longer so important to force students to teach the norms of legislation, but it is necessary to form legal thinking from them: "The learning process should be of interest among students, and for this it should be inextricably linked with real life, and not theory ". A B. "Dmitry Matveyev and partners"invite mainly young professionals who studied on a budget basis: according to the representative of the Jurfirma, their passing score when admitted to the university was higher, which testifies to their abilities and hard work, "or they are winners or commizers of the Olympiads and Competitions."

Compensation volume - how many initiates of leading Jurfirm get

Regarding the volume of wages and bonuses of top managers of the Russian Jurfirm, the market keeps harsh silence. However, the right to.ru cleared the approximate level of wages of novice specialists. After analyzing the data on the proposed compensation for graduates, it can be stated that the spread is very large: some of them by the time of receipt of the diploma already have experience, and compare their compensation incorrectly. The level of wages in the "rolls" (Russian law firms), unlike the "Ilfov", practically does not depend on the level of knowledge of the English language: in some firms, employees of the personnel department voiced this requirement as "it would be good, but not necessarily."

"In the selection of candidates for younger positions, the theoretical preparation of a young specialist, motivation for development is the most important," believes. about. Head of Goltsblat BLP personnel department Elena Volchkov.

According to personnel Manager of the Personnel College "Muranov, Chernyakov and partners" Stanislav BoltmanThe most important thing is the desire to work and perseverance in obtaining new knowledge, and the experience is secondary. Director of Personnel Law Bureau "Line Law" Fargane Aleshina It notices that the potential, analytical and systemic thinking and personal qualities are important (for example, a focus on the result, the ability to work alone and in the team, etc.).

"The main desire to absorb new and efficiency," summarizes managing Partner of the Law Bureau Kiap Andrey Korelesky. - If the young lawyer in consulting works less than 50-60 hours a week in the first 2-3 years, then it will be extremely difficult for him, but I do not say that it is impossible. There are unicumes and talents, but their approximately one of the hundred. "

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The lawyer is a prestigious and monetary profession. They have one of the biggest vocabularies, and from 44 American presidents more than half were lawyers, as well as Gandhi, Fidel Castro and Lenin.

Of the more than 150 thousand annual graduates of the legal sphere, the fifth part studied in the capital. Those who choose this in the field, it is worth meeting the ranking of legal universities in Moscow and find out who is the best.

The oldest and leading university of Russia. The Faculty of Law was founded from the very beginning, in 1758, along with philosophical and medical. The first 6 students before proceeding to classes were to listen to the philosophical three-year course.

To date, in the scientific field, Jurfak is based on the European Law and the Bologna Education School (undergraduate and magistracy). The faculty employs 16 departments and 3 laboratories (political science, legal informatics and research).

Since 2013, the Faculty of Law is located in the new educational building No. 4.

Some companies, such as the English Consulting Center Linklaters, prefer employees only with a legal diploma of Moscow State University.

Under the legal direction, the university is included in the big three, together with Moscow State University and the Law Academy. According to the SUPERJOB website in 2017, graduates from this triple took 2nd place among the most highly paid specialists.

The International Legal Faculty consists of 14 departments. There is a club of law English, so all graduates have to sufficiently, as well as the second foreign.

There is a part-time graduate for obtaining a second higher for 2.5 years (Master). The faculty issues 2 print editions.

The educational institution passed the path from correspondence courses in 1931 to one of the most authoritative legal universities of the country. Today in the Law Academy (MGU) at the 31st faculties and 3 branches (Kirov, Vologda and Orenburg) are trained by almost 13 thousand students.

In total, more than 20 directions and schools are operating within the Academy, and such unique as sports, competitive and corporate law.

Founded in 1919, today the Faculty of Law is among the top five Moscow in terms of wages of their graduates. And in the comparative rating of the Department of University "International Law" is located on 2 place among the other 17 natural-scientific.

The preparation structure is based on the concept of continuous level training and operates in 3 directions most requested in Russia: international, tax and financial, as well as entrepreneurial and civil.

Jurfak for 20 years of existence not only managed to establish a classic training system, but learned to prepare business lawyers. His 10 departments prepare specialists in all sought-after areas, including the sphere of sports.

In the "tower" publishes its legal log, distributing in the CIS countries and far abroad.

The last reorganization in the university occurred in 2002. This is the largest in the country to train specialists for ATS. To date, in 12 faculties (including correspondence training and training of foreign specialists) and 35 departments are studied in more than 500 disciplines. Branches are located in Ryazan and Tver.

Among the specialties, you can notice such as a specialist in protecting information and a researcher teacher.

The legal faculty was one of the first to open at the Institute in 1960. At first, only international jurisprudence was studied in it, as the personnel were intended to work in foreign countries. But already in 1980, the specialty "Laws" appeared. In 2014, the Faculty was reorganized into a separate legal institution, issuing a little more than 4 thousand specialists during this period.

At the moment, training at the university is 15 specialties. The curriculum affects all levels of education, including the degree of Doctor of Law (only 2 undergraduate programs and 25 magistracy).

The first economic university of the country with a huge list of branches in Russia and far abroad, exercises legal education at the Faculty of "Economics and Law", founded in 1945 and combined with general economic in 2016.

The civil legal program (undergraduate) provides qualified training for lawyers capable of solving legal issues and ensure support of contracts. 2% of mandatory objects are taught in English, which is very important for further work in consulting and international companies.

The magistracy implements 3 areas of activity: legal support of financial services, economic activity and prevention of economic crime.

This is a highly specialized profile university, which prepares law enforcement officers (more than 20 thousand students). In 5 faculties and 15 departments, specialists in many educational programs are studying: Master, doctoral studies, graduate school and second higher.

There are also pre-university preparation and college. The University has a research and research center and publishes 2 legal subjects.

Open 15 branches in all cities of Russia.

Former Engineering and Economic Institute. S. Ordzhonikidze. Over a thousand students undergo annual training and about 200 more get the second higher. Each department is not only an educational, but also a scientific center in which research works are underway.

Its main programs are implemented in 4 forms: correspondence, day, evening and external (independent).

In the top 10 of the best legal universities in the level of wages of graduates, the Faculty of Law of the GU-HSE was entered.

Specialists of the research center of the recruitment portal Superjob.ru called the best legal universities and faculties based on salary requests for applicants. We will remind, earlier the portal has already published its rating of financial universities and faculties.

10 universities producing the richest lawyers

"The size of the salary on which a specialist can claim after receiving a diploma about the end of the university is far from the last argument at the stage of choosing the highest educational institution, says President Superjob.ru Alexey Zakharov. - As our research has shown, in the most advantageous position are the owners of diplomas of the Law Faculty of Moscow State University - the average salary of graduates of this university, which completed training in 2000-2005. And working on a basic or related specialty, is 80 thousand rubles. "

At the same time, almost all graduates of Jurfak MSU work in a specialty or in an adjacent sphere. At the same time, in the database of a summary of Superjob.ru such 95%. The remaining 5% earn more noticeably less than those who managed to realize themselves in the field of jurisprudence, but still very adequate - on average, 60 thousand rubles per month.

The second and third line of the rating is divided by the Moscow State Law Academy (MGU) and the Law Faculty of the St. Petersburg State University (SPbSU). Graduates of these universities working in the specialty claim a salary of 74 thousand rubles.

It is worth noting, MGU wins SPbSU at the share of graduate-lawyers working in a specialty - 98% against 95%. But the graduates of Jurfak St. Petersburg State University, not working lawyers, get more - 55 thousand rubles against 50 thousand.

Lawyers who graduated from the Russian Peoples Friendship University earn an average of 72 thousand rubles per month. True, only 70% of RUDN graduates work in the specialty, the remaining 30% receive an average of 51 thousand rubles.

In the top five of the best legal universities, the country entered the university, which is located outside of two capitals, - Law Institute of Tomsk State University named after V.V. Kuibyshev. 94% of graduates of this university work in the specialty and claim to pay 70 thousand rubles per month. True, those who could not become lawyers are asking for only 45 thousand rubles.

Graduates of the International Law Faculty of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), working in the specialty (91%), receive an average of 65 thousand rubles per month. Unable to specialty graduates earn about 50 thousand rubles per month.

Also in the top 10 of the best legal universities in the level of wages of graduates entered the Perm State University (PGU, Law Faculty), All-Russian State Tax Academy of Minfin (Rota, Law Faculty), State University - Higher School of Economics (GU-HSE,) and Tyumen State University (Tyumu, Institute of State and Law).

Graduates of these universities, working in the specialty, receive an average of 60 thousand rubles. At the same time, the maximum percentage of former students working in the legal sphere is to PGU (93%). And the highest salary among those who could not be employed in the specialty, receive graduates of the GU-HSE (50 thousand rubles).

Money is important but not the only indicator

Of course, the level of wages of graduates is far from the only indicator of prestige and level of education in the university. However, this is one of the criteria used all over the world. According to the rector of the GU-HSE Yaroslav Kuzminov, in addition to the level of wages, parameters such as the quality of reception and quality of teaching are used.

As for the latter, there is no universal instrument for assessing the quality of teaching in Russia. But the reception quality can be used to evaluate that Earlier did the GU-HSE, having calculated the average score on the EGE received to the Russian universities of applicants. Among the universities included in the top 10 according to the Superjob.ru version, the list of the best 25 universities of the countries by the Criteria of the EGE hit MGIMO (85.8 points), GU-HSE (82.8 points), Moscow State University (81.6 points), St. Petersburg State University (76.7 points) and MGU (74.6 points). Thus, folding the results of two ratings, we can say that it is these five universities that give the best legal education in Russia.

What to apply to graduates of other universities?

However, other legal universities are also interesting, from the point of view of graduate wages. Salary from 55 to 60 thousand rubles may also claim lawyers who graduated from Voronezh State University (VSU), Irkutsk State University (IHU), Southern Federal University (South Africa), Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law (HGEP), Saratov State Academy of Law ( SGAP), Mordovian State University (MSU. N.P. Ogareva), Samara State University (Samgu) and Kuban State University (KubSU).

50 thousand rubles and more earn graduates of the Ural State Law Academy (UGYUA), Nizhny Novgorod State University. N.I. Lobachevsky (NNU), Rostov State Economic University "RINCH" (RNEU "RINCH"), Russian New University (ROSNU), Russian Legal Academy of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation (RPA MJ RF), Moscow Finance and Law Academy (IFU), Kazan State University them. IN AND. Ulyanova-Lenin (KFU), State University of Management (GUU), as well as Academy of Labor and Social Relations (Atiso).

Graduates of the Institute of International Law and Economics (IPP), Russian State University (RGGU), Moscow Academy of Economics and Law (MAEP), Moscow University of the Russian Federation and the Russian State Pedagogical University are claimed at the salary above 40 thousand rubles. A.I. Herzena (RGPU).

Less than 40, but more than 30 thousand rubles per month are lawyers with diplomas of the Moscow New Legal Institute (NOU MNU), Academy of Law and Management and the Russian Academy of Justice (RAP).