Leading factors in the development of the legal consulting market in Ukraine and the main ways of implementing innovative strategies for the development of consulting organizations

The article examines the leading factors in the development of the legal consulting market in Ukraine and substantiates the main ways of implementing innovative strategies of consulting organizations. The author identifies the stages of formation of the market of legal consulting in the context of conditions of modernization of the economy, determines the restraining factors of its development. The factors that hinder the development of legal consulting, such as the lack of uniform standards, lack of qualified personnel, misunderstanding of its role by business structures, are analyzed. The essence of the concept of «open innovation» is considered, which involves the network interaction of consulting firms with other participants. The article characterizes the innovative model of consulting development strategies, focused on technological innovations, and pseudo-innovative, focused on product innovations. The author substantiates the need for state support and the creation of a favorable regulatory environment for the implementation of innovative strategies by consulting organizations. The directions of reforming the market of legal consulting in the conditions of digitalization of the economy are determined. The author comes to the conclusion that the use of digital consulting by consulting organizations affects a large number of innovative areas. The introduction of a new strategy for a thorough entry of consulting organizations into the State and business structures of Ukraine provides for their reaching an innovative level of development. It is about effective implementation of the priorities of innovative development, integration of the socio-professional group of consultants and the professional community as a whole, their role in the development of society, government and business structures, popularization of consulting as an element of business infrastructure, high competitiveness of mobile regional networks of consulting organizations, increasing the openness and «transparency» of the Ukrainian consulting services market, stimulating the development of regional consulting services markets, promoting the attraction of foreign companies.