Law Students' Professional Competences Assessment Model in the Context of Digitalization of Education and Workplace

As digital transformation of the economy is in a full swing with labour markets duly responding, higher education needs a fundamentally new approach to educational process organisation. Building new learning environments means profound changes at all levels of functioning of educational institutions. One of the most urgent tasks is to adjust learning results assessment and evaluation schemes so that they are in line with the latest trends. The authors explore the reasons why the existing higher education outcomes assessment systems are not consistent with competence-based objectives set up by Federal State Educational Standards. The article summarises methodological principles of assessment tools funds development and proposes practical steps to develop a model of law students' performance assessment system incorporating professional and digital competences. The model covers three stages: defining the scope of professional functions and competences, producing the inventory of necessary digital skills to supplement professional tasks and developing assessment methods and materials.