1. A legal adviser may not have a lawyer's license, but he must hold a legal professional qualification certificate, and then he needs to be employed by an enterprise before he can take up his post. A legal adviser refers to a specialized person who answers legal advice and provides legal help. Lawyers who practice full-time in law firms can accept the employment of enterprises as legal advisers and provide legal advisory services for enterprises.
2. Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 2 The term "lawyer" as mentioned in this Law refers to a practitioner who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services to clients.
Lawyers should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and correctly implement the law and social fairness and justice.
Article 29. A lawyer serving as a legal adviser shall, in accordance with the agreement, provide advice to the client on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handle other legal affairs entrusted, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client.
2. What are the responsibilities of the government legal adviser?
Entrusted by the government (appointed), the legal advisory office is the legal advisory body of the government in conjunction with the government's legislative affairs office and office; (six) to guide and be responsible for undertaking the legal affairs of the municipal government, and to coordinate the legal affairs of government departments and lower-level governments.
Perform the following duties:
(1) Legal argumentation on the decision-making and implementation of major civil and commercial actions and administrative actions of the government;
(2) Handling civil and commercial litigation, arbitration and enforcement cases involving the government;
(3) Participate in major government investment promotion and project investment;
(four) to guide the negotiation of government procurement contracts (agreements) and other major economic and trade negotiations, and to draft, review and modify important contracts (agreements) and other relevant legal documents;
(five) to conduct legal argumentation on major social hot issues involving law-related litigation and emergency after-treatment plans, and coordinate major legal affairs of state-owned or state-controlled enterprises.
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