PSYCHOLOGICAL AND LEGAL FEATURES OF THE SYSTEM OF LEGAL ADVISORY PRACTICE

Abstract

The article deals with the specifics of the activity of legal advisory practice. It has been established that reconstructive and communicative components predominate in the activities of a legal consultant. In reconstructive activity, such psychological features of a specialist as a developed imagination, a large amount of memory, well-developed creative thinking are used; general and special intelligence, intuition. It has been determined that the success of communicative activity depends on the specialist's ability to understand the interlocutor, his characteristics, motives, current psychological state; the ability to establish and maintain psychological contact, influence the client; listen effectively and actively; overcome conflict situations, high emotional intensity of work. Focusing on the knowledge of psychological theories, a legal consultant consciously collects an anamnesis, predicts the consequences of various circumstances, creates a correction program and explains to the client how a therapeutic or developmental effect can be achieved.

It has been established that the specifics of counseling also lies in the fact that, as a rule, other specialists are not involved in the counseling process. If such a need arises, this issue is agreed with the client. A legal consultant, starting advisory work, must develop the following components of professional and psychological readiness: a) professional and psychological knowledge adapted to the specifics of legal activity; b) professional psychological skills - these are methods of practical consideration of psychological qualities in law enforcement and law enforcement activities, which are mastered by a legal consultant; c) professionally developed psychological traits that are of particular importance for the activities of law enforcement officers; d) professional and psychological fortitude requires a lawyer-consultant to have high internal activity, significant mobilization of internal forces and mental stress. The main functions of studying the personality of the client are investigated: psychodiagnostic, prognostic, preventive, career guidance, consulting.