Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice. The specific division of labor of lawyers is as follows:
1, according to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers;
2. According to the business scope, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers;
3. According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers.
Lawyers may, according to facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on the innocence, light crime or reduction or exemption of criminal responsibility of criminal suspects and defendants, and safeguard their litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests. In addition, lawyers can also provide legal aid to criminal suspects in the process of investigation and represent complaints and accusations; Apply for change of compulsory measures.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 11 A civil servant shall not concurrently serve as a practicing lawyer. Lawyers who are members of the Standing Committees of people's congresses at all levels shall not engage in litigation agency or defense business during their term of office. Thirteenth people who have not obtained the lawyer's practice certificate shall not engage in legal services in the name of lawyers; Unless otherwise provided by law, they shall not engage in litigation agency or defense business. Article 14 A law firm is a lawyer's practice institution. The establishment of a law firm shall meet the following conditions:
(1) Having its own name, domicile and articles of association;
(2) Having lawyers who meet the requirements of this Law;
(3) The promoter shall be a lawyer who has a certain practice experience and has not been punished for stopping practicing within three years;
(4) Having assets that meet the requirements of the judicial administrative department of the State Council. Article 17 To apply for the establishment of a law firm, the following materials shall be submitted:
(1) an application;
(2) The name and articles of association of the law firm;
(3) A list of lawyers, resumes, identity certificates and lawyer's practice certificates;
(4) proof of residence;
(5) proof of assets. Article 22 A law firm shall be terminated under any of the following circumstances:
(a) unable to maintain the statutory conditions for establishment, and still does not meet the conditions after rectification within a time limit;
(2) The practice certificate of a law firm has been revoked according to law;
(3) Deciding to dissolve by itself;
(4) Other circumstances that should be terminated as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Where the law firm terminates, the practice certificate of the law firm shall be cancelled by the department that issued the practice certificate.