Requirements to the contents, scope and level of the educational and professional training in Ukraine are determined by the Law of Ukraine On Education of 1991.  The Law establishes a four level system of high education and defines qualification's requirements for junior specialists and bachelor degree holders (basic higher education), specialists and master degree holders (complete higher education).  The educational system, its legislative base, educational establishments and issues on the education of foreigners in Ukraine are presented on this website, created by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine with the support of other institutions.

Legal education is built in accordance with these principles and is provided for by the state and private colleges and universities.  The system of legal education includes high legal education, postgraduate education, Candidate's and Doctor's Degree education.

As the legal professions becomes very prestigious and much in demand, a large network of specialized educational institutions and faculties was established in Ukraine during last years.  Traditionally, universities include law faculties or affiliated specialized institutes/colleges, for example:  

·         Kyiv National Taras Shevchenko National University Law Faculty;

·         National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy Faculty of Law;

·         Lviv National University Law Faculty;

·         Law Faculty of the University of Economics and Law "KROK";

·         International Solomon University Faculty of Law;

·         Kyiv International University Law Faculty;

·         Vernadskiy Tavricheskiy National University Law Faculty (Simferopol, Autonomous Republic of Crimea);

·         Donetsk National University Faculty of Economics and Law;

·         Kyiv National Economic University Law Faculty;

·         Faculty of Economics, Management and Law of the Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics;

·         Law Institute at the Inter-regional Academy of Personnel Management

In Ukraine different academies and institutes are also established for training their students to work in particular legal areas or for raising the level of lawyers' skills:

·        Kyiv Law University of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine trains specialists for state and law-enforcement agencies, and for scientific and market economy spheres;

·        The Bar Academy of Ukraine trains barristers and improves their qualifications, and does researches in the sphere of bar activities;

·         The National State Tax Service Academy of Ukraine is a base educational institution of the State tax service of Ukraine;

·         The Institute of International Relations of Kyiv Taras Shevchenko University is the leading centre of training specialists in the field of international law;

·         The Internal Affairs National University Odessa Juridical Institute trains the specialists for militia units, etc.