THE ABSENCE OF PRACTICAL CONTENT ON CAREER MANAGEMENT AND LAW FIRM ADMINISTRATION IN LEGAL EDUCATION: A PRACTICAL DISCIPLINE PROPOSAL TO STRENGTHEN YOUNG LAWYERS IN LIGHT OF CONSTITUTIONAL PRINCIPLES

Abstract

Brazilian legal education, historically structured on a dogmatic and excessively theoretical model, neglects practical content essential to professional management, law firm administration, and legal entrepreneurship. This gap compromises the autonomy of the young lawyer and weakens constitutional principles such as the valorization of human work, provided for in Article 1, Item IV, and Article 170 of the Federal Constitution, the social role of advocacy established in Article 133 of the Federal Constitution, and the educational duty to qualify for work, defined in Article 205. With a descriptive and qualitative approach, this study integrates biblioFigureic review and field research applied to young lawyers, identifying that the theoretical predominance of the undergraduate course, combined with the absence of practical content, composes the “triangle of insecurity,” responsible for professional insecurity, management difficulties, and early career evasion. Based on this diagnosis, the discipline of Legal Management and Entrepreneurship is proposed, focused on pricing, strategy, ethical marketing, and technology. It is concluded that this curricular integration is indispensable for the sustainability of the legal profession and for the realization of the constitutional principles of the profession.