Communication and opportunities

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These proposals should not affect the working staff or create "turbulence" during the re-subordination of legal departments. On the contrary, their implementation will allow legal services employees to receive better and more secure working conditions, which will increase their motivation and performance.

The prerequisites for this, at least in terms of the remuneration system, were created during the implementation of the Concept of Reforming the Civil Servants' Remuneration System (2020) and the Classification of Positions (2023), which has special database been implemented since 2024 and includes the "Legal Support" family and a fairly high salary level (grade). For example, the salary of the director of the legal department of the ministry is UAH 41,831, the chief specialist of the ministry is UAH 29,186, the chief specialist at the regional level is UAH 13,633, and in the district is UAH 11,362. The monthly salary structure also includes a rank allowance (the highest is UAH 1,000) and the possibility of a monthly or quarterly bonus of up to 30% of the official salary.

Of course, it will not be possible to attract top lawyers from law firms with such a salary even after this, but government work has other advantages (talking about involvement in reforms, stability, a career based on merit, etc.).

The capacity of legal services affects the capacity of other departments and government agencies in general, and therefore the capacity of the state.

Based on the provisions of the book of the same name "Building State Capacity. Facts. Analysis. Actions" by authoritative scholars from Harvard University M. Andrews, L. Pritchett and M. Woolcock, it is worth emphasizing one of their tips in finding government support, which will necessarily have a result, which can be the organization of small group meetings - as one of the functions in the selected initiative to build the capacity of legal services.