Organizational-legal issues of activities of a legal clinic

In this article, the concept of legal clinics created on the pillars of higher education institutions in various organizational and legal forms is examined to implement a training program for lawyers with practical skills. These clinics are created as independent legal entities or structural subdivisions at higher educational institutions and perform two functions - educational and enlightening. The essence of legal clinics is revealed in its functions, one of the tasks of which, as participants in the free state legal aid system, is the improvement of the quality of professional legal education and at the same time the provision of a free legal aid to the poor. The paper takes a brief analysis of the regulatory framework that regulates the issues of legal clinics, the study of organizational, legal and financial issues. In conclusion, some suggestions for their improvement are indicated.