Legal practices as a means of access to the administration of justice by citizens

Abstract

This article has as its main objective to offer a theorization, from a pedagogical perspective, that exposes the most relevant competencies that must be developed by students who carry out legal practices in the different undergraduate legal programs.
To this end, a methodological strategy is assumed based on the academic and work experience of advisors, teachers and administrative members that make part of the legal office, as well as in a critical, bibliographic, documentary review. We also applied methods such as content analysis and observation.
There are several aspects related to professional practices based on the social commitment of the professional, moving on to the importance of ethics, continuing to the relationship between the teaching of law and the access to the administration of justice. From a critical review of judicial practices, the text highlights the work of legal offices and conciliation centers in teaching strategies such as legal clinics, conciliations, and high-impact litigation. We conclude by showing the importance of research studies carried out by legal offices and a brief description of the active teaching method and/or case study, added to some conclusions of this academic work. This work does not question the teaching of law in classrooms, but, precisely, provides a look at the implementation of the curricular duty reflected in the student litigation practice.