Lawyer's practice certificate is divided into full-time and part-time. A part-time lawyer refers to a person who has obtained a lawyer's qualification and a lawyer's practice certificate and is engaged in the lawyer's profession without leaving his post. According to the Lawyers Law and relevant laws and regulations, personnel engaged in teaching and research in law schools (departments) and legal research units have the following conditions and can engage in the lawyer profession part-time. A full-time lawyer refers to a person who has obtained a lawyer's qualification or a legal professional qualification certificate, practiced in a law firm for one year, and obtained a full-time lawyer's practice certificate, specializing in lawyer work. Full-time lawyers must practice in law firms, including litigation business such as civil litigation, criminal litigation and administrative litigation, as well as non-litigation business such as legal consultation and legal consultant.
Article 12 Legal personnel engaged in legal education and research in institutions of higher learning and scientific research who meet the requirements stipulated in Article 5 of this Law may, with the consent of their units, apply for part-time lawyer practice according to the procedures stipulated in Article 6 of this Law.