The goals of this institution are protection of the law's leadership and the unanimity of law; defence of the rights and freedoms of people; and defence of the legal interests of society and the state. The organizational basis of the Office of Public Order is the principle of one-man management. The General Prosecutor is the head of the Office of Public Prosecutor. There is an Office of Public Prosecutor in each region, city, and district of the Russian Federation. The important functions of the prosecutor are common supervision of public order and legality, criminal investigation, and prosecution of cases.

There is an Advocatory Chamber (the Bar) in each subject of Russian Federation. The Bar is independent of the government and includes advocatory collegiums, juridical offices, and individual barristers. There are three new organizational forms of the Bar, while only advocatory collegiums existed in the former Soviet Union.