A lawyer refers to a person who is entrusted or designated to provide legal services such as litigation agency or defense business for the parties. Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers.
According to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.
Origin:
Lawyers originated in ancient Rome. * * * The lawsuit against Rome must be carried out according to the notice of the consul or legal officer and legal procedures. Due to the increasing number and complexity of laws and notices, the parties need the assistance of people familiar with the law in litigation, especially in court debates. Therefore, from the end of the * * * system to the beginning of the imperial system (BC 1 the second half of the century), garrison troops appeared.
By the end of the 5th century, defenders must study law and obtain qualifications in major cities. They gradually formed an industry, formed their own professional groups and became full-time lawyers.