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The labor market for law graduates

Authors

  • Maria Aparecida Silva Mariosa Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí
  • Miriam Dos Santos Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí
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Abstract

This article attempts to reflect upon higher education using evidence collected for a study where students graduated from Sul de Minas Law School participated (Pouso Alegre, Brasil). The article seeks to answer the following questions: Which are the main characteristics of students that are in the final stages of their studies in Sur de Minas School of Law? And, which chances do they have in the labor market?

The article has two main objectives. First, it seeks to learn how do students graduated from the School of Law of Sul de Minas evaluate the legal training they received. Second, the article pursue to identify dilemas, challenges and expectations that legal training has promoted and how this has impacted students‟ personal and professional lives. In order to accomplish these objectives, the article presents relevant ideas from authors that have worked on the definition and the formulation of questions related to teaching law and who deal with the importance of elaborating a clear professional profile for law graduates.

Keywords:

Legal training , professional training , labor market inclusion

Author Biographies

Maria Aparecida Silva Mariosa, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (Univás) Pouso Alegre/ MG/Brasil Faculdade de Direito do Sul de Minas – Pouso Alegre/MG/Brasil

Miriam Dos Santos, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí

Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí (Univás) Pouso Alegre/ MG/Brasil Faculdade de Direito do Sul de Minas – Pouso Alegre/MG/Brasil