The basics of professional self-regulation are not enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, in ordinary law and legal doctrine, this professional self-regulation institution was determined thanks to the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Lithuania. One of professional self-regulation is the Lithuanian Bar Association, which is discussed in more detail in this paper. The subject of the analysis are the features of the legal status of the Bar Association in Lithuanian law and legal doctrine and its practical impact on legislative processes.

Reikšminiai žodžiai: Profesinė savireguliacija; Profesinės asociacijos; Lietuvos advokatūra. Keywords: Professional self-regulation; Professional associations; Lithuanian Bar As-; Sociation Reikšminiai žodžiai: Profesinė savivalda; Advokatūra; Seimas; Teisėkūros procesas; Professional self-government; Bar association; Seimas; Legislative process