(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;
(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;
(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or legal aid agencies to act as defenders according to law, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives to participate in litigation as agents;
(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;
(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) Accepting entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;
(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.
The above is the general scope of the lawyer law. What can a lawyer do for his client? What are the business scope of lawyers? Perhaps the general impression is that lawyers can only mainly engage in litigation. In addition to litigation, lawyers' non-litigation business scope is still very wide. Please refer to the following non-litigation business scope of lawyers compiled by Cheng Weiwei:
1, answer legal advice and write litigation documents. This is a non-litigation business that every lawyer will be involved in. Answering legal advice well requires both lawyers' profound legal knowledge and rich practical experience, otherwise it will only mislead the parties. It is also related to our reputation and future to attach importance to legal consultation as our own lawyer affairs. Attorney's representation includes: litigation documents, including indictment, defense, indictment, petition, etc. ; Relevant legal documents, including non-legal documents such as power of attorney and will.
2. Legal advisers of individuals, legal persons and other organizations. As a legal adviser, I am mainly responsible for non-litigation affairs. Citizens, legal persons and other organizations hire legal advisers in order to avoid litigation affairs and make their actions more in line with the law. In addition, lawyers, as legal advisers of enterprises, should not only provide legal advice for the production and operation of enterprises, but also assist enterprises to carry out perfect legal management and formulate articles of association, contract management regulations and employee manuals. This requires lawyers to have both economic knowledge and management knowledge.
3. Negotiation, consultation, drafting, review and modification of contracts and agreements. With the participation of lawyers, contracts and agreements will be more standardized, which will help to protect the legitimate rights and interests of customers to the maximum extent and lay a good shot for future disputes. The lawyer's affairs in the contract are divided into three stages:
1) preparation stage. At this stage, lawyers can get as much information as possible from clients, including clients and counterparties, and draw up a negotiation plan. At the same time, it should also explain the existing relevant laws and regulations to the client.
2) Signing stage. At this stage, both parties to the contract will negotiate related matters, lawyers will participate in the negotiation, and they can also explain the legal basis of their requirements to each other.
3) Performance stage. After the contract comes into effect, it does not necessarily mean that it can be performed. When the actual situation needs to suspend, modify or terminate the contract, the lawyer can negotiate with the other party on behalf of the client. Views.
4. Witness by lawyer. Lawyer's witness refers to a kind of non-litigation affairs in which a lawyer accepts the entrustment of a client and proves the authenticity and legality of the client's legal events or legal acts in the name of a law firm according to his own eyes.
5. Lawyers handle notarization. It refers to a kind of non-litigation legal affairs in which lawyers accept the entrustment of the parties to handle notarization matters on their behalf.
6. Credit investigation. Credit investigation refers to the investigation activities conducted by lawyers in the name of law firms on the business reputation and operating conditions of the respondents entrusted by the parties. For example, the credit report for enterprises should generally include the following aspects: company profile, company resume and organizational structure, person in charge, financial status, bank, payment records, operating conditions, on-site investigation, etc.
7. Issue legal opinions and lawyers' letters. A legal opinion refers to a written legal opinion issued by a lawyer on behalf of the client, based on the factual materials provided by the client, correctly applying the law, and analyzing and expounding the relevant facts and behaviors. A lawyer's letter refers to a letter entrusted by the client to send a statement on relevant matters to the client designated by the client in the name of a law firm.
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