Legal practices in URAU: advocates are urged to update their professional profiles

The number of advocates who have listed their areas of practice in the Unified Register of Advocates of Ukraine has risen to 287. This refers to a feature of the register that allows advocates to specify their key areas of professional activity in their profiles.

According to the updated data, advocates most often choose civil law and procedure, criminal law and procedure, commercial law, litigation, and family law. Other common areas include administrative law, business defense, contract law, military law, corporate law, tax law and consulting, white-collar crime, construction and real estate, traffic accidents, and pension and social security.

Compared to the initial data from URAU, the top positions generally remain with basic litigation and business-oriented practices. At the same time, the updated statistics show a broader distribution of specializations: advocates are more likely to list both traditional areas and narrower practices—ranging from international arbitration, IT law, bankruptcy, and mediation to anti-corruption, compliance, European Union law, medical, immigration, energy, and customs law.

For advocates, completing this section is a key element of professional visibility in the URAU. A profile listing these practices better reflects an advocate’s actual specialization and helps registry users navigate the advocate’s areas of practice.

For the Ukrainian National Bar Association, this data also has practical significance. It allows the association to identify which practice areas are actively growing, as well as which topics should be considered when developing professional development programs, webinars, courses, instructional materials, and other educational products.

Advocates can update information about their legal practices in their personal account on the URAU portal. To do so, they can select up to five areas of professional activity in their profile.