Should I cancel my lawyer's license if I don't practice as a lawyer?

If you are not a lawyer, your lawyer's license will be revoked. an improper lawyer's license will disqualify a lawyer. You don't have to be a lawyer after you get a lawyer's practice license, but if you don't be a lawyer, your lawyer's practice license will be cancelled; A lawyer's practice certificate is a valid certificate for practitioners who have obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, engaged in practice activities, accepted entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services to the parties. It is a legal and valid certificate to prove the identity of a lawyer. A person who does not hold a lawyer's practice certificate may not engage in legal services in the name of a lawyer. To stop practicing as a lawyer, the lawyer's practice license must be cancelled. In the first case, if you have a new career and stop being a lawyer, you need to cancel your lawyer's practice license on your own initiative. In the second case, if the institution fails to apply for changing its practice institution for more than six months, or fails to conduct annual inspection for more than six months, it shall be cancelled according to law. The third case, in violation of the provisions of the Lawyers Law, needs to be revoked, such as criminal offences. Otherwise, the law firm or relatives can cancel their practice due to injury or death.

The duties of a lawyer are:

1. As a legal adviser, a lawyer should provide advice to the client on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handle other entrusted legal affairs and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client;

2. If a lawyer represents litigation legal affairs or non-litigation legal affairs, he shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of authorization;

3. As a defender, a lawyer shall, according to facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on acquittal, lighter punishment or reduction or exemption of criminal responsibility of criminal suspects and defendants, so as to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants.

To sum up, lawyers can help the parties to analyze the case, advantages and disadvantages, provide constructive opinions for the parties to make the most appropriate decision, and remind them to take effective legal measures in time; According to the needs of the case, timely investigation and evidence collection, and fixing the evidence in favor of the parties are the basis for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the parties.

Legal basis:

Article 9 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Under any of the following circumstances, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the decision to grant practice and cancel the lawyer's practice certificate of the person who has been granted practice:

(1) The applicant obtains the lawyer's practice certificate by fraud, bribery or other improper means;

(2) granting practice to an applicant who does not meet the requirements stipulated in this law.