What are the requirements for entrusting a lawyer to defend?

A lawyer entrusted with defense can accept the entrustment of a criminal suspect in a criminal case, provide him with legal advice, represent him in appeals and accusations, apply for bail for the arrested criminal suspect, accept the entrustment of the criminal suspect or defendant or the designation of the people's court, act as a defender, accept the entrustment of a private prosecutor in a private prosecution case, a victim in a public prosecution case or his close relatives, and participate in the litigation as an agent.

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Article 28 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Lawyers can engage in the following businesses:

(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;

(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;

(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects in criminal cases, providing them with legal advice, representing appeals and accusations, applying for bail for arrested criminal suspects, accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants or the designation of people's courts, acting as defenders, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives, and representing them in litigation;

(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;

(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;

(6) accepting entrustment. Providing non-litigation legal services;

(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.