Russian Holidays - Legal Service Day of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation

April 19 is the Day of Legal Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia A lawyer is a necessary profession of our time It requires deep knowledge of the laws of the country and quite a wealth of professional experience Legal Service Day of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is celebrated by all legal service workers in the Russian Federation This is a professional day for those involved in improving the culture and knowledge of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the field of law, participating in the protection of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system and its interests in the courts, modifying and improving judicial work, and developing international legal relations These are lawyers working both at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and those who work in educational organizations of higher professional education of the internal troops Initially, the Legal Service Day of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs was July 19 It was introduced in 2003 by Boris Vyacheslavovich Gryzlov, who at that time was the Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia The main motive and objectives of the holiday: to increase the role and improve the functionality of this unit of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs This is stated and approved in order No 785 of October 13, 2003 “On the celebration of the Legal Service Day of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia” Although the prerequisites for this holiday were laid back in 1964, when the Legal Department was organized and registered as a component of the central apparatus of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs She reported directly to the Minister Its functions were: 1) monitoring the legality of legal acts issued in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR 2) advising department employees in the legal field On January 9, 2018, the Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation signed an order “On establishing a memorable date for the formation of the legal service in the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation” No 3 According to this order, the historical start date for the legal service was April 19, 1782 (April 8, old style) - the day when Empress Catherine II approved the Deanery or Police Charter, which actually formed a new branch of law - police law In turn, this was the beginning of legal activity in the Russian police This day is especially important for employees of the legal service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, because it has traditionally become the Day of summing up results, awards, letters of gratitude and certificates, memorable gifts, receiving ranks out of turn, both military and special This is both an incentive for further professional growth and an opportunity to evaluate your efforts over the year This day is not considered a holiday, except in years in which these days fall on calendar weekends But getting together as a team in a festive atmosphere is already both an event and an opportunity to relax