The national unified legal professional qualification examination is a legal professional certificate examination established by the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Judges Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Public Prosecutors Law of the People's Republic of China, the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the Notary Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Implementation Measures for the National Unified Legal Professional Qualification Examination (20 18).
Judges, prosecutors, lawyers, notaries, legal advisers, arbitrators (legal affairs) and government departments engaged in administrative punishment decision review, administrative reconsideration and administrative adjudication must pass the legal professional qualification examination. Since the reform of law examination, the annual passing rate has been kept at10%–15%.
From 20 18, the national judicial examination was changed to the national unified legal professional qualification examination. Not only lawyers, judges, prosecutors and notaries need to pass the exam, but also staff engaged in administrative penalty decision review, administrative reconsideration and administrative adjudication, legal consultants and legal arbitrators need to take and pass the exam.
The main contents of the examination include: theoretical law, applied law, current legal provisions, legal practice and legal professional ethics. The national unified proposition and marking are implemented in the legal professional qualification examination, and the results are announced by the national unified legal professional qualification examination room of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China. The results of the national unified legal professional qualification examination are valid once.
Examination subjects:
The legal examination is usually divided into two groups. One group is an objective examination, and you can take the subsequent subjective examination after passing successfully. The objective examination is divided into paper 1 and paper 2. The examination subjects are: paper 1: Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theory of rule of law, jurisprudence, constitution, Chinese legal history, international law, judicial system and legal professional ethics, criminal law, criminal procedure law, administrative law and administrative procedure law.
Test paper 2: Civil Law, Intellectual Property Law, Commercial Law, Economic Law, Environmental Resources Law, Labor and Social Security Law, Private International Law, International Economic Law and Civil Procedure Law. The subjective examination is a volume, and the main subjects are: Socialism with Chinese characteristics's theory of rule of law, jurisprudence, constitutional law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, civil law, commercial law and civil procedure law (including arbitration system).