Who knows the law better, a clerk or a lawyer?

Clerks and lawyers know the law, but lawyers are more professional. the clerk is one of the judicial staff of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, who handle cases and record related matters, and assist in a series of judicial auxiliary work. Most judges (judges) start from clerks. Clerks (appointment system) generally belong to national civil servants (specialized administrative establishment of politics and law), but some areas also have clerks with appointment system, employment system and labor dispatch system. A lawyer refers to a person who is entrusted or designated 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 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, 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. Lawyers need a professional qualification certificate to take up their posts and help the masses solve legal problems more professionally.