Legal analysis: Parents with criminal record can be lawyers. Because parents have a criminal record, it will not affect their children's lawyer's license. Only those who have no or limited capacity for civil conduct, have been criminally punished, except for negligent crimes, or have been expelled from public office or have their lawyer's practice certificate revoked, can they not take the lawyer's license examination. As long as the parties who take the lawyer's exam are not unable to get a lawyer's license, they can take the exam even if their parents have a criminal record.
Legal basis: Article 7 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall not issue a lawyer's practice certificate if the applicant is under any of the following circumstances: (1) No capacity for civil conduct or limited capacity for civil conduct; (2) Having been subjected to criminal punishment, except for negligent crimes; (3) Being expelled from public office or having his lawyer's or notary's practice certificate revoked.