Abstract
This article examines the importance of contracts in the field of legal services in the development of society and the state, the concepts of contracts for the provision of legal services for a fee and contracts for the provision of legal services, and types of contracts for the provision of legal services. The concept of a civil-law obligation, the obligations of the contractor and the customer, who are parties to the agreement for the provision of legal services, is also disclosed. In addition, the importance of ensuring the fulfillment of obligations received under a contract for the provision of legal services, methods of ensuring the fulfillment of contractual obligations, such as: penalty, pledge, surety, guarantee, retention of the debtor’s property, deposit will be considered. Proposals are put forward regarding the advisability of using penalties to ensure the fulfillment of obligations specified in
contracts in the area of providing legal services, as well as the advisability of including relevant conditions in the contract.