The modern market of legal services in Russia: Institutional structure, actors, features of functioning

Each historical period is characterized by certain social institutions, that is, stable social ties and types of interactions that are always aimed at meeting human needs corresponding to a specific stage of society’s development. Traditionally, economic institutions include the institute of exchange economics, which includes the social institution of the market. The article presents a modern institutional model of the legal services market in Russia, which is based on civil law relations to meet social needs for legal services. Also, the article presents the results of the analysis of the legal business system in Russia and the regional market infrastructure using the example of the Volga Federal District and Saratov Region. The author defines the subjects of market legal relations, deduces the basics of forming an organizational structure, and also reflects the business and legal aspects of activities in the field of legal services that affect social value for the population. The study of institutional interaction allowed not only to identify the dysfunctional state of the legal services market, but also to reflect the direct impact of the non-profit sector on the structure of the market and the specifics of its functioning.