Legal Intellectual (Business) Games as an Effective Method of Teaching Students of Civil Law Specialization in the Disciplines of «Civil Law» and «Arbitration Process» with Elements of Practicing Soft Skills

The article describes the experience of conducting a legal intellectual (business) game on «Calculation of penalties for improper performance of obligations under a state contract for the supply of goods» when teaching students of the legal profile of civil law specialization. At the same time, the lesson is structured in such a way that the working out of this topic takes place within the framework of an imitation game in the form of working out a specific legal dispute (case) in a lawsuit. The intellectual legal game is intended for undergraduate and/or graduate students who have studied or are in the process of studying such disciplines as «Civil Law Part 2» and «Arbitration Process». Based on this experience, scientific and methodological recommendations for the preparation and conduct of such a seminar are presented, which ultimately contribute to improving the quality of the practice-oriented component of education necessary for mastering or improving professional qualifications. The authors substantiate that conducting the proposed lesson using a complexly organized method of teaching-a business game (including a combination of several interactive methods) contributes to the formation of the majority of students' universal, general professional and professional competencies, skills and abilities established by the relevant regulatory documents, and, as a result, ensures their high readiness to carry out professional activities.

soft skills, practical seminar, professional competence, evaluation criteria, business game methodology, soft skills, civil law, arbitration process, penalty calculation