In article activity of private attorneys of the Astrakhan district court during introduction in full in the territory of the Astrakhan province of provisions of Judicial reform of 1864 is considered. Creation of institute of private legal profession was the necessary action caused by a lack of qualified personnel among barristers. The author pays special attention of implementation of the public projects prepared by private attorneys taking into account social and economic features of life of the Astrakhan province, conditions of change of legal space. As a result, the author comes to conclusion that the legal profession played an important role in adaptation process of the civilian population to new realities of life at the turn of the century in the conditions of a country town.
