Abstract
University graduates must currently have a wide range of competencies, for example, the ability to analyze socially significant problems, find effective management solutions, and identify socially significant needs. Thanks to various forms of student activity, it is possible to instill these competencies in young people and thereby increase their professional suitability. The Higher School of Law "Adilet" pays great attention to the extracurricular work of students. Extracurricular work is an integral part of the educational process of the Higher School of Law "Adilet". The article examines the features of extracurricular work as a factor in the personal development and education of students. Extracurricular work is considered as a holistic entity with all the attributes of a system (goal, objectives, functions, structure, content, forms, methods and means). Extracurricular work with students is an important part of the process of training specialists and is carried out with the aim of creating a system of tools and actions that are responsible for solving urgent problems of education, creating favorable conditions for the personal and professional development of university graduates who combine deep professional knowledge and skills, high spiritual and moral qualities, have legal and communicative culture, are capable of creative self-expression and take an active civic position. Key words: extracurricular activity, competition, student, game process, team, skills, conference.