Legal basis: some provisions on lawyers as legal advisers of companies.
Article 3 Lawyers, as legal advisers of enterprises, are entrusted by enterprises to handle the following legal affairs:
(a) to put forward legal opinions on major decisions in the production and operation management of enterprises, to demonstrate them according to law, and to provide legal basis;
(2) Drafting, revising and reviewing contracts, agreements and other relevant legal documents and rules and regulations in the production, operation and management of enterprises and foreign exchange activities;
(3) Handling non-litigation legal affairs of the enterprise;
(4) Acting as an agent for enterprises to participate in civil, economic and administrative litigation, arbitration and administrative reconsideration;
(five) to participate in economic project negotiations, review or prepare various legal documents required for negotiations;
(6) Providing legal information related to enterprise activities;
(seven) to provide legal advice on deepening reform, opening wider to the outside world, developing an export-oriented economy, transforming the operating mechanism of enterprises, improving the economic benefits of enterprises, and strengthening production and operation management and external relations;
(eight) to assist enterprises to carry out legal publicity and education and legal training for cadres and workers;
(nine) to guide the work of the internal legal staff of the enterprise;
(10) Other legal affairs.
Provisions on lawyers serving as corporate legal advisers
Article 4 An enterprise shall employ a lawyer as a legal adviser, and the enterprise and a law firm (legal advisory office? The same below) sign employment contracts and agreements.
Provisions on lawyers serving as corporate legal advisers
Article 5 Enterprises shall employ lawyers as legal advisers, and law firms shall employ their own lawyers as legal advisers, and try their best to meet the requirements of enterprises for naming lawyers.
When necessary, two or more lawyers may be appointed to form a legal advisory group (group), and the legal advisory group (group) may have a chief legal adviser.
Without the appointment of a law firm, an individual lawyer may not act as an enterprise legal adviser in any form or name.
A paralegal may not act as an enterprise legal adviser independently, but may assist lawyers in their legal advisory work.