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Purpose. It is shown that the second (master’s) level of training deserves special attention during the training of future lawyers. The main components of value-semantic competence of a lawyer are considered and the motivational component is investigated, which involves students’ awareness of reasons, occasions, motivation to learn, acquisition of new skills, competences, self-knowledge, self-development, self-improvement. It is determined the main components of the motivational component of the value-semantic competence of the future lawyer depending on the peculiarities of the attitude of each student to their activities, work, study. Methodology. A survey of students in a higher education institution was conducted and on its basis the motivational component of education at the Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University was determined. Results. It is shown that the acquisition of relevant competencies, including innovation and research, during the master’s training, significantly increase the level of motivational component of the desire to learn and develop, emphasis in teaching during the master's training on student personality development, building its value system , the formation of personal high moral qualities and value-semantic orientations contribute to the awareness of the need to achieve legal and social justice in society. Originality. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the answers to obtaining exactly legal higher education. Practical value. The research revealed weaknesses in the motivational component of value-semantic competence of future lawyers, both for bachelors and masters and can be used in the educational process in the form of developing and concluding workshops, exercises, situational tasks to promote student motivation.