A lawyer can only practice in one law firm. A lawyer who changes his practice institution shall apply for a new lawyer's practice certificate. Practicing in two firms is the so-called cross-practice, and it will be punished.
Lawyers should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and correctly implement the law and social fairness and justice. Lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline.
Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion. Lawyers' practice should be supervised by the state, society and the parties concerned.
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.
Article 47 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), if a lawyer commits any of the following acts, the judicial administrative department of the district people's government at the municipal level or the municipality directly under the Central Government shall give him a warning and may impose a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment of stopping practicing for less than three months shall be given:
(1) Practicing in two or more law firms at the same time;
(2) Undertaking business by improper means;
(3) Representing both parties in the same case, or representing legal affairs that have conflicts of interest with himself and his close relatives;
(4) Failing to serve as an agent ad litem or defender within two years after leaving the people's court or people's procuratorate;
(5) Refusing to perform the obligation of legal aid.
Article 48 A lawyer who commits any of the following acts shall be given a warning by the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government, and may be fined not more than 10,000 yuan; Illegal income, confiscate the illegal income; If the circumstances are serious, the punishment of stopping practicing for more than three months and less than six months shall be given:
(1) Accepting entrustment, charging fees, accepting property or other benefits from customers without permission;
(two) after accepting the entrustment, refusing to defend or represent without justifiable reasons, and not appearing in court on time to participate in litigation or arbitration;
(three) to seek the disputed rights and interests of the parties by taking advantage of the convenience of providing legal services;
(4) divulging business secrets or personal privacy.
Article 52 The judicial administrative department of the people's government at the county level shall carry out daily supervision and management over the practice activities of lawyers and law firms, and shall order them to correct the problems found in the inspection; Complaints against the parties shall be investigated in a timely manner. If the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the county level thinks that the illegal acts of lawyers and law firms should be given administrative punishment, it shall put forward suggestions for punishment to the judicial administrative department at a higher level.
Article 55 Where a person who has not obtained a lawyer's practice certificate engages in legal services in the name of a lawyer, the judicial administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order him to stop his illegal practice, confiscate his illegal income and impose a fine of not less than 1 times but not more than 5 times his illegal income.