A lawyer refers to a practitioner who obtains a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepts entrustment or assignment, and provides legal services for clients. Lawyers should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and correctly implement the law and social fairness and justice.
Teachers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline; We must take facts as the basis and law as the criterion; It should be supervised by the state, society and relevant parties.
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.
The judicial administrative department shall supervise and guide lawyers, law firms and lawyers' associations in accordance with this Law.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 5 To apply for practicing as a lawyer, the following conditions shall be met:
(a) support the constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC);
(2) Obtaining the legal professional qualification through the national unified legal professional qualification examination;
(3) Having worked as an intern in a law firm for one year;
(4) Good conduct.
The national unified judicial examination certificate and lawyer qualification certificate obtained before the implementation of the national unified legal professional qualification examination have the same effect as the national unified legal professional qualification certificate. Article 6 To apply for practicing as a lawyer, an application shall be submitted to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a city divided into districts or a municipality directly under the Central Government, and the following materials shall be submitted:
(a) the national unified legal professional qualification certificate;
(two) the materials issued by the lawyers association that the applicant has passed the internship examination;
(3) the identity certificate of the applicant;
(4) A certificate issued by a law firm agreeing to accept the applicant.
To apply for a part-time lawyer's practice, it shall also submit a certificate that the unit where it works agrees that the applicant is engaged in a part-time lawyer's profession.
The department accepting the application shall conduct a review within 20 days from the date of acceptance, and submit the review opinions and all application materials to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The judicial administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials, conduct an examination and make a decision on whether to approve the practice. If the practice is approved, the lawyer's practice certificate shall be issued to the applicant; If it is not allowed to practice, it shall explain the reasons in writing to the applicant.