The practice of law: Impact by COVID-19

Abstract

The COVID-19 virus pandemic affected all aspects of life, including law practice. In the fight against the virus, the state declared a state of emergency, as a result of which the work of the judiciary and other state bodies was suspended entirely for two and a half months. This had a negative impact on the legal profession since the lawyer's work was suspended because of this, as it is closely related to the representation before all the state institutions that were closed. As the legal profession is the fruit of a revolving circle, the wheel that stopped during that period left its consequences long after lifting the state of emergency. From an economic point of view, it mainly affected young lawyers and beginners.