Differences in the elements of the legal culture of officials depending on the type of their activity

The paper is devoted to identifying differences in the legal culture of officials depending on the type of legal activity that they carry out. The author’s definition of the official’s legal culture is given. Its formation consists of three consecutive stages: the generation of cultural attitudes, the emergence of ideas about legal and illegal, and the maturation of professional legal culture. It is established that the list of elements included in the professional legal culture of officials depends on the scope of their activities. The author analyzes the features of the legal culture of officials of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government. Research results can be used for assessing the level of legal culture, diagnosing legal awareness, and carrying out measures to overcome legal nihilism.