A lawyer refers to a practitioner who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepts entrustment or assignment, and provides legal services to 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, patent 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.
The lawyers association shall perform the following duties:
1, to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;
2. Summarize and exchange lawyers' working experience;
3. Formulate industry norms and disciplinary rules;
4. Organize lawyers' professional training, professional ethics and practice discipline education, and assess lawyers' practice activities;
5. Organize and manage the internship activities of the lawyers, and assess the interns;
6. Reward and punish lawyers and law firms;
7. Accepting complaints or reports against lawyers, mediating disputes arising from lawyers' practice activities and accepting lawyers' complaints;
8. Other duties as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, rules and the articles of association of the Bar Association.
To sum up, lawyers who mislead clients can complain to the local lawyers association or report to the local judicial bureau, and keep evidence of communication with lawyers, including telephone recordings and emails.
Legal basis:
Measures for the administration of lawyers' practice
Article 33
When undertaking business, a lawyer shall inform the client of the possible legal risks in handling the entrusted matters, and shall not make improper promises to the client in an express or implied way.
When a lawyer undertakes business, he shall promptly inform the client of the progress in handling the entrusted matters; Where it is necessary to change the entrusted matters and authority, the consent and authorization of the client shall be obtained.
After accepting the entrustment, a lawyer shall not refuse to defend or represent him without justifiable reasons. However, if the entrusted matter is illegal, the client uses the services provided by the lawyer to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case, the lawyer has the right to refuse to defend or represent him.