In the present article is made a normative analysis of the Bulgarian legislation in the sphere of higher education in the part of the recent legislative amendments. The reform in the in the area of higher education is a process, started directly after the democracy changes in the country, which encompasses several sub-stages. The authors focus towards examination of the actual amendments in the normative regulation and based on it point out the contemporary tendencies in this area. On the one side is examined the internal normative regulation, on the other side the Bulgarian higher schools are examined in the context of harmonization of the domestic law with the Law of the European Union. Based on the analysis are made conclusions and summaries, directed to the practical appliance and improvement of the legal regulation.

The article examines issues related to the training in the specialty of “Judicial Administration” for the acquisition of the profession of judicial officer. On the one hand, the authors analyze in retrospect the emergence of the need to train judicial administration employees, the introduction of the profession and the creation of the specialty “Judicial Administration” in the Bachelor's degree in higher education. On the other hand, in connection with the identification of the current trends concerning the educational needs of the judicial administration, related to the acquisition of digital knowledge, skills and competences, anonymous surveys were conducted with judicial officers from the structure of the courts in the city of Varna and students from the Judicial Administration specialty studying at the University of Economics – Varna. For this purpose, questionnaires with questions were constructed and the data obtained were summarized and analyzed. On the basis of the research, topical issues concerning the need for modern approaches to training, corresponding to the digitalization of social relations, including the judicial system, are put on the field of scientific debate. It formulates summaries and conclusions with a view to updating the training documentation and linking it to the needs of practice.