The most ambitious legal consultation of the population took place in 19 cities of the country

For the first time in history,The largest-scale legal consultation of the population of the country - the nationwide action "People's Lawyer"  conducted On November 30,on the eve of the celebration of the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in all major cities of Kazakhstan .
The action was organized by the Karaganda branch of the NGO  «Kazakhstan Union of lawyers»,the Department of Justice of the Karaganda Region, the Department of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Civil Service and Anti-Corruption, the Karaganda Branch of the  Party « Nur Otan »,  the Internet portals  «Zakon.kz»  and  «Paragraph».   
During the action, the best lawyers and lawyers in the country, as well as representatives of state agencies, including law enforcement, judicial, mediators and bailiffs provided free legal assistance to the public.Each resident of the region who came to the meeting received highly qualified legal advice.
It is worth noting that this year the action “People’s Lawyer” is taking place in a new format that has no analogues not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the world..
The uniqueness lies in the fact that the event takes place on the same day at the same time in 19 cities of the country:Astana, Almaty, Shymkent, Turkestan, Karaganda, Ust-Kamenogorsk, Petropavlovsk, Uralsk, Kyzylorda, Kokshetau, Taldykorgan, Aktobe, Atyrau, Aktau, Taraz, Kostanay, Pavlodar, Semey.
Only about 1,000 experts at the same time helped people across the country.In this regard, the organizers of the nationwide action "People's Lawyer" submitted an application to include the event in the Guinness Book of Records in the nomination "The largest simultaneous free legal consultation of the population." The application has been accepted,currently under consideration by the Guinness Book of Records Committee».

Press office
Department of Justice
Karaganda region