The township (town) people's government shall actively implement the legal adviser system. Article 3 The term "legal adviser" as mentioned in these Measures refers to the practicing lawyers and experts engaged by the municipal and county people's governments and their departments to provide legal services for them.
These Measures shall apply to the selection, appointment, working rules and service management of the legal advisers of the people's governments at the city and county levels and their departments. Article 4 The people's governments at the city and county levels and their departments shall set up legal advisory offices (hereinafter referred to as legal advisory offices) to be responsible for the organization, liaison and coordination of daily legal advisory work, and co-locate with legal affairs agencies. Article 5 The Legislative Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government (namely, the Legislative Affairs Office of Anshan Municipal People's Government, the same below) is responsible for the selection and management of the legal advisers of the Municipal People's Government, and provides guidance and supervision to the legal advisers of the people's governments at all levels and their departments in the city.
The legal affairs departments of the Municipal People's Government, the people's governments at the county level and their departments are responsible for the selection, appointment and management of legal advisers in their respective jurisdictions and departments. Article 6 Legal advisers shall specifically participate in and handle the legal affairs of the people's government and its departments:
(a) analysis and demonstration, risk assessment and legality review of major administrative decisions in administrative management, economic development, urban and rural construction and people's lives. , and put forward specific written suggestions;
(two) to review the legality of the draft regulations and normative documents drafted or about to be released, and put forward written amendments;
(three) to assist in the examination of relevant administrative contracts, civil and commercial contracts, economic projects and legal documents;
(four) to participate in the investigation and negotiation of attracting investment;
(five) to participate in the handling of administrative disputes, civil and commercial disputes, letters and visits and other disputes that have not yet formed arbitration, administrative reconsideration and litigation;
(six) acting as an agent for arbitration, administrative reconsideration, litigation and other activities, and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the people's government according to law;
(seven) to assist the municipal and county people's governments and their departments to carry out legal training and publicity and education for their staff;
(eight) to provide relevant national legal information and put forward suggestions on legal issues in administrative management;
(nine) to handle other entrusted legal affairs. Chapter II Appointment Article 7 Legal advisers shall be appointed by appointment system, with a term of three years and continuous appointment.
The selection and appointment of legal advisers shall follow the principles of openness, fairness and impartiality. Article 8 A legal adviser shall meet the following conditions:
(a) support the leadership of the China * * * production party, support the socialist rule of law, and have good professional ethics and moral cultivation;
(2) Experts and lawyers with systematic professional education, high professional theoretical level and rich practical experience;
(3) Enjoy high social recognition and influence in its professional field;
(four) familiar with the city, social conditions, people's feelings and the working rules of the people's government, and enthusiastic about social undertakings. Article 9 The selection of legal advisers shall be directed. The Legislative Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government shall establish an alternative library of legal advisers. The personnel of the alternative library are collected by the Legal Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government from relevant institutions of higher learning, legal research units, legal practice departments and law firms and other legal advisory services. Article 10 A legal adviser shall select a candidate from the candidate pool and report to the Legislative Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government for approval. After the approval, publicity and announcement procedures are determined, the municipal and county people's governments and their departments shall appoint them as legal advisers, issue letters of appointment, sign contracts for legal advisers of the people's governments, and report them to the Legislative Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government for the record. Article 11 The Legislative Affairs Office of the Municipal People's Government may put forward suggestions and questions to the legal advisers to be appointed or already appointed by the departments of the Municipal People's Government, the people's governments at the county level and their departments, and issue suggestions and circulars to the legal advisers for their improper performance of their duties. All departments of the Municipal People's Government, the people's government at the county level and its departments shall report the results of the above suggestions, questions and notifications. Chapter III Working Rules Article 12 Legal advisers may attend plenary meetings, executive meetings and other relevant meetings of the people's governments at the municipal and county levels as nonvoting delegates and be invited to participate in the investigation and study of relevant matters. Thirteenth legal advisers according to the needs of the work, can consult and obtain the people's government information and materials related to the performance of their duties. Fourteenth legal advisers can put forward written opinions and suggestions on major legal issues concerning the economic and social development of the municipal and county people's governments and their departments, which shall be handled by the legal adviser's office in accordance with relevant procedures. Article 15 A legal adviser shall not commit any of the following acts during his tenure:
(1) divulging state secrets, work secrets, business secrets and information that should not be disclosed;
(2) Taking advantage of work to seek benefits for himself or others;
(3) Solicit and carry out relevant business in the name of legal counsel, or engage in activities unrelated to the duties of legal counsel;
(four) in the people's governments at all levels and their departments as a party to arbitration, administrative reconsideration and litigation activities, to accept the legal services entrusted by the other party;
(five) to engage in other activities that damage the interests or social image of the people's governments at all levels and their departments.