The National Judicial Examination is a legal professional certificate examination established by the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China in accordance with 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 Measures for the Implementation of the National Judicial Examination. Lawyers, judges, prosecutors and notaries must pass the national judicial examination. The annual passing rate of the national judicial examination is generally about 10% of the number of candidates in the country. ?
The main contents of the examination include: theoretical law, applied law, current legal provisions, legal practice and legal professional ethics. The national judicial examination implements national unified proposition and marking, and the results are published by the National Judicial Examination Office of the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China. The results of the national judicial examination are valid once. Those who have passed the national judicial examination shall be issued with relevant certificates by People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Justice, and may work as lawyers, judges, prosecutors and notaries. ?
From 20 18, the national judicial examination was changed to the national 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.