Supervised practice in the law graduation: the masked theory

Abstract

It is discussed, through bibliographic review, applicable legislation analysis and by the direct observation of the supervised practice functioning in four operational Law courses in the city of Campinas, in the state of São Paulo, the importance of the practical activities during the law graduation course in Brazil, evidencing the role played by the Juridical Practice Cores of the College Education Institutions. Focusing on the supervised practice, the norms in which the juridical practice activities were introduced in the curricular matrix of the Law courses are identified, as well as their obligation. Still, the Decree 1886/94 of the Education Department (MEC) which instituted the national curricular guidelines of the Law graduation course and the Resolution n. 09/04, which replaced it, are analyzed, addressing, as well, how those practical activities are being realized in the formation of the legal operators, in order to know if they really exist as such, concluding that even though the practical activities have been, gradually, inserted in the Law courses, in the way that these are realized, they don’t meet the objective of proportioning to all the graduation academics the learning capable of preparing them to the professional life in the information society.