1. Legal basis
According to the relevant provisions of the Lawyers Law of the People's Republic of China, personnel engaged in legal education and research in colleges and universities must meet the relevant requirements If you meet the conditions, you can apply to practice part-time as a lawyer.
2. Application conditions
Support the Constitution of the People's Republic of China: This is the basic political requirement for being a lawyer.
Have lawyer qualification or legal professional qualification: that is, you need to pass the national unified legal professional qualification examination and obtain the corresponding legal professional qualification certificate.
One-year internship in a law firm: This is to accumulate practical experience and improve professional quality.
Good conduct: As a lawyer, you need to have good professional ethics and conduct to maintain the lawyer's professional image and the public's trust in legal services.
Have full capacity for civil conduct: This is the basic condition for engaging in any profession.
No criminal penalties, except for criminal negligence: applicants are guaranteed to have no serious illegal records.
Have not been dismissed from public office or revoked lawyer's practicing certificate: Ensure that the applicant's professional background is clean.
Must be personnel engaged in legal education and research in colleges and universities and scientific research units, and their units agree to engage in part-time lawyer practice: This is a specific requirement for university teachers to engage in part-time lawyer work, and requires approval from the university where they work.
3. Application process
Prepare relevant materials: including lawyer practice registration form, photos, legal professional qualification certificate, intern examination registration, ID card, legal education and research work certificate, consent Proof of the applicant’s part-time legal practice, etc.
Submit application: Submit materials to relevant departments for review.
Review decision: Relevant departments will review the materials after receiving them and report them to the judicial administration department. After the judicial administrative department receives the materials, it will conduct further review and make a decision on whether to allow practice.
Issuance of certificate: A lawyer practicing certificate will be issued to applicants who are allowed to practice law.
IV. Precautions
College teachers who work part-time as lawyers need to carefully handle the relationship between teaching and lawyer work to avoid affecting the quality of teaching and the image of teachers.
Part-time lawyers also need to abide by lawyer professional ethics and practice standards to ensure the provision of high-quality legal services.
To sum up, university teachers can work as part-time lawyers under certain conditions and procedures. However, it should be noted that part-time lawyers need to balance teaching and legal work, so they need to have good time management and work abilities.