1, different legal status: lawyers are indispensable in law, while legal affairs are dispensable in some cases;
2. Different clients: lawyers serve a variety of clients, who may work in law firms, while corporate legal services mainly serve the enterprises they serve;
3. Different salary income: the lawyer's income mainly comes from the lawyer's fee of the case, and the legal salary is determined by the enterprise according to the work situation;
4. Different working objects: litigators deal with parties, courts and other parties, non-litigators contact entrusted companies or individuals and relevant state units, and corporate legal affairs mainly communicate with internal colleagues and external lawyers.
The difference between legal affairs and lawyers lies in the scope of duties and working environment;
1. Scope of responsibilities: Legal affairs is usually the internal legal adviser of the enterprise, responsible for drafting, reviewing and preventing the legal risks of the company; Lawyers are professionals with legal practice qualifications and can represent clients in court proceedings and provide legal advice.
2. Working environment: legal affairs generally work within the enterprise and are employees of the company; Lawyers practice in law firms and legal service institutions or practice independently;
3. Object of legal service: The object of legal service is mainly enterprises; The scope of clients of lawyer services is wider, which can be individuals, enterprises or other organizations;
4. Legal liability: Legal affairs mainly bear civil liability at work; Lawyers may bear civil, administrative and even criminal responsibilities in their practice;
5. Professional qualification: legal affairs do not necessarily require lawyer qualification, but they need a certain legal knowledge background; Lawyers must pass the national legal professional qualification examination and obtain a practice certificate.
Work contents and responsibilities of the Legal Affairs Department:
1. Contract management: responsible for drafting, reviewing, modifying and filing various contract texts of the company;
2. Legal consultation: providing consulting services for the company on daily legal issues;
3. Risk control: identify and evaluate the legal risks in the company's operation, and put forward preventive measures;
4. Litigation support: provide necessary legal support and assistance when the company is involved in litigation or arbitration;
5. Legal training: provide legal knowledge training for employees of the company to improve their legal awareness;
6. Follow-up of policies and regulations: pay attention to the changes of laws and regulations and adjust the company's compliance strategy in time.
To sum up, there are obvious differences between lawyers and lawyers in legal status, clients, salary and income, and working objects.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 28
Lawyers can engage in the following businesses:
1. Accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations to serve as legal advisers;
2. Accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, act as agents and participate in litigation;
3. Accept the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or the assignment of legal aid agencies as defenders, accept the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives as agents and participate in litigation;
4. Accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;
5. Accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
6. Accept the entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;
7. Answer legal advice and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.