Legal Education: The Idea of Continuity

The article is devoted to the trend of lifelong learning in one educational institution that is developing in Russian and world educational practice, starting from the secondary educational level, which includes school preparation and ending with obtaining a diploma of higher education with the prospect of postgraduate study. The article discusses the basic international documents on the development of continuing education, proposes a historical retrospective of the development of education in Russia and shows the modern picture of continuing education in the Russian Federation. In addition, the author proposes recommendations of a legislative plan to increase students' interest in continuing education.