Digital space of a criminal lawyer

The author draws attention to the fact that the digital space of a criminal defense lawyer is multifaceted and continues to develop in the context of digitalization of the entire society and state. It is impossible to imagine the work of a lawyer without the use of modern technology and electronic evidence. Starting from the distribution of criminal cases by an automated control system and ending with the formation of an electronic criminal case - everything is accompanied by the active use of digital information and communication tools. In the long term, it is expected that mobile justice, e-justice, the introduction of new computer programs, the formation of electronic files will allow reaching a new qualitative level of participation in criminal cases of all interested parties, including a lawyer (defender). The author defines the features of the digital (virtual) space of a lawyer, taking into account his passive and active role, depending on his proactive immersion in the digital environment in the implementation of the defense function.