The legal status of a trainee lawyer and assistant

The article deals with the legal regulation of the institutions of trainee and assistant lawyer in the Russian Federation. A comparative analysis of the main provisions characterizing the legal status of a trainee and a lawyer's assistant in order to establish clear differences between these persons and develop on this basis proposals to improve the provisions of the current legislation on advocacy and advocacy. Based on the analysis of the functional characteristics, rights and obligations of persons promoting human rights activities, the author proposes definitions of the categories "trainee lawyer" and "assistant lawyer".