1, pretending to be a lawyer but not representing the case, nor maliciously defrauding others of money, is not illegal;
2, posing as a lawyer engaged in legal services, by the public security organs shall be ordered to stop illegal practice, confiscate the illegal income, and impose a fine of five thousand yuan, fifteen days detention;
3. Anyone who engages in litigation or defense business to seek economic benefits without obtaining a lawyer's practice certificate shall be ordered by the judicial administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level to stop illegal practice, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of not less than 1 times but not more than 5 times the illegal income.
It is illegal to engage in social activities in the name of a lawyer without obtaining a lawyer's practice certificate, and it is even more illegal to undertake lawyer business. A lawyer refers to a person who is entrusted or assigned to provide legal services such as litigation agency or defense business for the parties. Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate before practicing; 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 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.
Legal basis: Article 55 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
If a person who has not obtained a lawyer's practice certificate engages in legal services in the name of a lawyer, the judicial administrative department of the local people's government at or above the county level shall order him to stop his illegal practice, confiscate his illegal income, and impose a fine of more than/kloc-0 and less than 5 times his illegal income.