OBS_VALUE: Novelty of 2018 Advocacy and Legal Assistance Law is the regulation of legal consultants' activities, along with previously regulated advocates. Prior to 2018, legal consultants' activities were not regulated (except for general admission for persons with higher legal education to provide representation in civil and criminal law court cases, with criminal defense representation reserved for advocates). To note, only citizens of Kazakhstan can be advocates in the RK. No equivalent restriction is imposed on legal consultants.