The legal status of lawyers in China;
1, independent status;
2. Dependent state;
3. Privileged status. Refers to the practitioners who have obtained the lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted the entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services for the parties.
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 the client and work 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 basic feature of the lawyer profession is to have the necessary legal professional knowledge, to provide legal services as its function, and to be protected and managed by the state.
Lawyers' service field is oriented to the society, and it is inevitable to deal with relevant departments during their practice. For example, it is a legal right for lawyers to investigate and collect evidence from relevant units or individuals, and it is also an indispensable and important means to undertake legal affairs. Law is the lowest moral guarantee, and it is a rule that stipulates the rights and obligations among members of all social groups.
Lawyer Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) Article 2 The term "lawyer" as mentioned in this Law refers to a practitioner who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services to clients. Lawyers should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and correctly implement the law and social fairness and justice. Article 3 Lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and strictly abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline.
Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion.
Lawyers' practice should be supervised by the state, society and the parties concerned.
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.