Name of the educational program: 7M04239 – Law and Public Administration

Level of the educational program:

Master of Law in the educational program “7M04239 Law and Public Administration” (1 year)

 

The purpose of the educational program

Training of highly qualified and competitive personnel in the field of law and public administration with conceptual knowledge and practical skills in solving legal problems.List of qualifications and positions

Lawyer: A specialist with in‑depth knowledge of the law, capable of providing legal advice and representing clients’ interests in court.

Civil servant: A specialist working in government bodies or municipal institutions, engaged in the development and implementation of legal acts, and in managing government programmes and projects.

Legal scholar: A specialist who studies the theoretical and practical aspects of law, conducting in‑depth analysis of legal norms and their application in various spheres of public life.

Lawyer: A defender of clients’ interests in court, a representative in criminal, civil, and administrative cases, specializing in resolving legal conflicts.

Lobbyist: A specialist who defends the interests of private companies, public organizations, or groups of citizens before government bodies and influences the decision‑making process in the political and economic spheres.

Human rights expert: A specialist who defends human rights and freedoms and works in human rights organizations, international and public institutions.

Justice administrator: a specialist who manages justice systems and organizes the work of courts, prisons, enforcement bodies, and other justice institutions.

Corporate law consultant: a specialist who advises companies and entrepreneurs on issues related to the legal aspects of doing business, such as corporate governance, taxation, mergers and acquisitions, management positions.

Teacher in educational institutions providing secondary and secondary vocational education, etc.

 

Field of professional activity:

The field of professional activity of the graduate is: protection, ensuring, and guaranteeing the observance of the legitimate rights and interests of the state, individuals, and legal entities arising in the legal sphere, as well as educational activities.

Public service and municipal administration: Master’s degree graduates can work in various executive bodies at different levels, holding positions ranging from lawyers to specialists in the legal support of management.

Legal practice: Various areas in the legal field are possible, including legal support for businesses, protection of clients’ rights and interests in court, corporate law, tax law, etc.

Consulting and expertise: graduates can work as consultants on issues related to public administration, the development and analysis of legal acts, and the examination of regulatory documents.

Non‑profit sector: In civil society organizations, international organizations, foundations, or non‑governmental organizations dealing with issues of legal regulation and public administration.

Education and science: as teachers and researchers in academic institutions engaged in the study of legal and state‑related aspects.

 

Objects of professional activity:

with specialized training — administrative and managerial, expert and advisory, legal, state and political, organizational and managerial.Subjects of professional activity:

legal norms; events and actions having legal significance; legal relations arising in the sphere of functioning of state and non‑state institutions; legal relations between state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan, individuals and legal entities; management, management, analysis, forecasting.

 

Types of professional activity:

• standard-setting;
• law enforcement;
• law enforcement;
• expert consulting;
• legal support for the activities of legal entities of all organizational and legal forms, including representation in courts on civil and labor disputes;
• organizational and managerial;
• pedagogical.

 

Functions of professional activity:

law enforcement; human rights protection; organizational and managerial; pedagogical; implementation of law enforcement activities based on the principles of strict compliance with laws and equality of individuals and legal entities before the law; identification of problems in law enforcement practice and improvement of national legislation.

 

Typical tasks of professional activity:

• to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the field of jurisprudence, including elements of the most advanced knowledge in this field;
• to apply knowledge and understanding in the field of jurisprudence at a professional level;
• to formulate arguments and solve problems in the field of jurisprudence and public administration;
• to collect and interpret information in the field of jurisprudence and public administration to form judgments taking into account social, ethical and scientific considerations.
• To communicate information, ideas, problems, and solutions in the field of law and public administration to both specialists and non‑specialists.

 

6) identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the management object in sectoral and regional aspects;

7) determining external threats and opportunities for implementing the development strategy of the management object;

• preparing a draft of decisions to achieve the strategic goals of the management object.

 

Areas of professional activity:

• Organizing work to ensure that a company/legal entity or government agency has the laws and regulatory legal documents necessary to carry out its activities. Monitoring the issuance of new laws and by‑laws.
• Legal analysis of regulatory acts. Interpreting and applying the current legislation and other legal acts. Applying laws and other regulatory acts. Qualifying legal facts and circumstances. Making legal decisions. Carrying out legal actions in strict compliance with the law.
• Systematic analysis of legal norms. Tracking changes and amendments made to the legislation, as well as the adoption of new laws and regulations.
• The use of alternative dispute resolution methods and legal techniques. Conducting negotiations. Selecting and defending the line of defense for the legitimate interests and rights of the organization. Finding rational ways to resolve emerging disputes.
• Pre‑trial dispute settlement. Managing knowledge (reasonably defending one’s point of view, the ability to answer posed questions, the ability to draw conclusions). Maintaining the culture of professional written and oral speech (logical flow and clear structure, clarity and conciseness of speech). Preparing statements of claim.
• Determination of the forms of contractual relations. Review of draft contracts. Checking the compliance of draft contracts submitted to the enterprise by counterparties with the legislation. Taking measures to resolve disagreements regarding draft contracts. Ensuring notarization and (or) state registration of certain types of contracts. Analysis of contractual work, development of a program for its review and modification. Checking the state of contractual work in the enterprise’s structural divisions.

  – analytical activities aimed at planning, organizing, developing, correcting, and monitoring the implementation of strategic national and regional programs for the socio-economic development of a region, industry, city, district, or rural area;

  – participation in the development and formation of priority areas of socio-economic development programs within the boundaries of the managed area;

  – monitoring, analysis, and calculation of medium- and long-term programs for the socio-economic development of a region, industry, city, district, and rural area;

  – providing arguments to support a management decision when preparing strategic documents to improve the activities of government bodies;

  – preparing analytical material on the progress of strategic state programs and the decisions of central and local government bodies, with the aim of taking corrective measures and achieving indicative targets.

• Professional activity in organizations and educational institutions.

 

The content of professional activity:

– promoting the development of the rule of law and civil society;

– promoting the ensuring and protection of human and civil rights and freedoms;

– expanding the scope of legal influence;

– improving the mechanism of legal regulation;

– deepening legal knowledge and professional skills;

– fostering legal awareness and legal culture among the population;

– disseminating modern progressive political and legal ideas;

– competent application of modern legislation.

– analyze the personnel support system for the state apparatus and local self‑government bodies, as well as the current legislation regulating public service;

– organize and conduct management activities in state institutions;

– formulate and analyze problems, set and solve management tasks;

– identify the strengths and weaknesses of the management object in the sectoral and regional aspects;

– determine external threats and opportunities for implementing the development strategy of the management object.