To a question of improvement of provisions of the Russian legislation of legal status of the assistant and the trainee of the advocate

Purpose: Consideration of a legal regulation of institutes of the trainee and the paralegal assistant of advocate for establishment of accurate distinctions between these persons and development of suggestions for improvement of provisions of the current legislation about advocate’s activity and advocacy profession. Methodology: The formal-legal method, method of the included supervision, method of theoretical modeling were used. Results: The author comes to a conclusion that the main differences between trainee of the advocate from the paralegal assistant consist in requirements to an education level, work term in the corresponding quality and in functional purpose of their activity. As a result of consideration of these provisions the conclusion that the trainee of advocate is the person passable inservice and theoretical training under the direction of the advocate for receiving professional experience, necessary for independent implementation of advocate activity is formulated. The paralegal assistant is the person promoting implementation of professional activity of the advocate, carrying out his personal errands. Novelty/originality/value: Article possesses the high scientific value as is one of the first attempts in a complex to consider distinctions in legal status of the trainee and the paralegal assistant of advocate. It contains scientific and reasonable suggestions for improvement of provisions of the Russian legislation about advocate`s activity and advocacy profession.