Abstract
The staff legal adviser [iuriskonsul't] is the individual who stands watch over the observance of socialist legality at the enterprise, in the institution, and at the executive committee of the local soviet. … He is constantly consulted on practical questions of the law. He is the defender of the interests of the enterprise or agency before courts and in arbitration proceedings. … But how does the legal adviser carry out the tasks he faces? The editors of our journal decided to turn to two heads of legal departments — one at an enterprise and one in a ministry — with the request to reply to a number of questions. We publish their replies below.