1. Legal qualification:
Employees of a legal consulting company must have legal practice qualifications, including lawyer's practice certificate or legal professional qualification certificate. A legal consulting company shall ensure that the lawyers or legal advisers it employs are qualified for legal practice, otherwise the consulting services it provides may be deemed illegal.
2. Customer privacy and confidentiality:
Legal consulting companies must abide by the principles of customer privacy and confidentiality when dealing with customer information. Personal information and business secrets of customers shall not be disclosed, and an information protection system shall be established to prevent customer information from being obtained or abused by criminals.
3. Integrity management:
Legal consulting companies shall follow the principle of good faith in advertising and consulting services, and shall not exaggerate publicity or mislead customers to ensure that the information provided is true, accurate and complete.
4. Contracts and agreements:
The consulting service contract between the legal consulting firm and the client shall clearly stipulate the rights and obligations of both parties, including the service content, charging standards and confidentiality clauses, so as to ensure the legality and fairness of the contract.
5. Anti-money laundering and anti-corruption:
A legal consulting company shall abide by the laws and regulations on anti-money laundering and anti-corruption, carefully investigate the identity of clients and the sources of funds, and ensure that it does not provide assistance to illegal and criminal activities involving money laundering and corruption.
6. Intellectual property rights:
When providing services related to intellectual property rights, legal consulting companies must abide by intellectual property laws and regulations, respect intellectual property rights, and shall not infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of others such as patents, trademarks and copyrights.
7. Legal advertisements:
The advertisements of legal consulting companies must abide by the provisions of the advertising law and other laws and regulations, and shall not contain false, exaggerated or misleading contents, and shall not damage the commercial reputation of others.
8. Dispute settlement:
The dispute settlement between legal consulting firms and clients should follow legal procedures, and legal and compliant ways such as arbitration and litigation can be chosen to ensure the legality and fairness of dispute settlement.