Problems of the functioning of advocacy as an institution of civil society at the modern stage
The article analyzes the functioning of the legal profession as an institution of civil society. It is noted that the legal profession is independent in its actions and does not experience the influence of state authorities, while the state at the legislative level supports the legal profession. In the article, the authors point out the problems of the effectiveness of the use of a lawyer's request as a way to obtain information, including the lack of proper responsibility for failure to provide such information.