ENSURING OF THE RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS FOR THE LEGAL AID Petrenko Nikolaj Ivanovich, Dr of law, professor. <...> Department: Theory and History of State and Law chair. <...> E-mail: pr.petrenko@mail.ru Antonova Elena Ivanovna, PhD at law, associate professor. <...> Department: Theory and History of State and Law chair. <...> E-mail: Lena2803@gmail.com Annotation: The article is devoted to the implementation provided by article 48 of the Russian Federation Constitution of the rights to receive qualified legal assistance. <...> The analysis of the legal framework and forms of the organization of providing legal assistance is presented in the article. <...>