Lawyers, different from ancient litigators and lawyers, refer to practitioners who have obtained lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted entrustment or designation, and provided legal services to clients.
According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers; according to their business scope, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; according to their 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 basic characteristics of the lawyer profession are. Have the necessary legal expertise. To provide legal services as its function. Protected and managed by the state.