The proposed article describes the role, functions and competencies of families and educational institutions in the legal socialization of youth in Kazakhstan. Scientific works and opinions of self-experts were presented to determine the role of the family and educational institutions in the dissemination of legal education, legal education, legal protection, which is the main institution of modern legal education and legal socialization. 
Family and educational institutions act as the basis for legal education of young people. The main factor in informing young people about offenses and their prevention is the legal capacity of the family and school, university, which contributes to the formation of legal awareness, raising the level of legal culture. The main requirement for the legal education of young people through the family and educational institutions, the formation of a legal culture, the building of the state and civil society.