no organization or individual may engage in legal services in the name of lawyers and law firms without the approval of the judicial administrative department according to law. Article 6 The judicial administrative department and the lawyers' association shall establish and improve the reward and punishment system for law firms and lawyers, and the system of recording, informing and publicizing the integrity information. Chapter II License for Lawyer's Practice Article 7 To apply for lawyer's practice, one shall meet the conditions stipulated in the Lawyers Law and other laws and administrative regulations. Article 8 "Lawyer's Practice Certificate" is a valid certificate for lawyers to practice, and no other unit or individual may detain, confiscate or revoke it except the judicial administrative department exercising its management authority according to law.
if a lawyer is sentenced to a penalty or suspended sentence for negligent crime and stops performing his duties as a lawyer during his sentence, the judicial administrative department of the Municipal People's Government shall take back his practice certificate. After being released from prison, you can apply for resumption of practice in accordance with relevant state regulations. Article 9 A lawyer who loses the nationality of China people shall apply to the judicial administrative department of the provincial people's government for cancellation of his lawyer's practice certificate through the judicial administrative department of the Municipal People's government, and the judicial administrative department of the provincial people's government shall cancel his lawyer's practice certificate.
in case of the circumstances mentioned in the preceding paragraph, if a lawyer does not take the initiative to apply for cancellation of his lawyer's practice certificate, the judicial administrative department of the local people's government at the municipal level shall inform him in writing of his application for cancellation within 3 days; If the applicant fails to apply within the time limit, the judicial administrative department of the municipal people's government at the local level shall cancel his lawyer's practice certificate. Chapter III Law Firm Article 1 To establish a law firm, the name of the application shall conform to the regulations of the judicial administrative department of the State Council on the management of the name of the law firm, and the name search shall be conducted to the judicial administrative department of the State Council through the judicial administrative department of the provincial people's government when applying for the establishment permit. Eleventh to encourage lawyers and law firms to carry out business in economically underdeveloped areas. Where a law firm or branch is established in an economically underdeveloped county (city), the conditions for establishment may be appropriately relaxed in accordance with state regulations. Article 12 When a law firm changes its organizational form, it shall handle matters such as business contact, personnel arrangement, asset disposal, creditor's rights and debts according to law, and make corresponding changes to its articles of association and partnership agreement, and apply for changes in accordance with the prescribed conditions for the establishment of the law firm and licensing procedures. Article 13 Where a law firm needs to change the original law firm or cancel the original law firm and set up a new law firm due to division or merger, it shall handle matters such as business connection, personnel arrangement, asset disposal, creditor's rights and debts of the law firm, submit application materials such as separation agreement or merger agreement, and handle them in accordance with the relevant provisions of the judicial administrative department of the national and provincial people's governments. Article 14 A law firm shall, within 3 days from the date of termination, make an announcement to the public and handle matters such as liquidation, asset disposal and debt settlement according to relevant regulations. If the law firm does not make an announcement, the judicial administrative department of the people's government at or above the county level shall make an announcement to the public.
a law firm shall not accept new business from the date of termination. Fifteenth law firms should establish and improve the system of collective research, inspection and supervision, standardize the acceptance procedures, guide and supervise lawyers to handle major difficult cases and group cases according to law. Article 16 A law firm shall establish a complaint investigation system, promptly accept, investigate and correct the illegal acts of lawyers in their practice activities, and mediate disputes between lawyers and clients in their practice activities. Seventeenth law firms should establish and improve the file management system in accordance with the provisions, and timely sort out and properly keep the business files and related materials. Where a law firm is merged or divided, its business files shall be kept by the merged or divided law firm. If a law firm is cancelled, its business files shall be handed over to the archives at the same level. Article 18 A law firm shall perform its management duties according to law, strengthen the guidance, supervision and management of lawyers, lawyers applying for practice and auxiliary personnel, educate and guide lawyers to practice according to law, and standardize their business.
A law firm shall not provide convenience for lawyers, lawyers applying for practicing and auxiliary personnel to provide legal services in violation of regulations. Nineteenth law firms should participate in the annual inspection and assessment of law firms organized and implemented by the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the prefecture level.
a law firm should assess and grade the lawyers' professional performance and their compliance with professional ethics and discipline, implement rewards and punishments, and establish lawyers' practice files.
if a branch of a law firm participates in the annual inspection and assessment, it shall submit the annual inspection and assessment form of the law firm established by the branch.
the judicial administrative department of the people's government at or above the prefecture level shall copy the results of the annual inspection and assessment of the branch to the judicial administrative department of the people's government at or above the prefecture level or the municipality (county) directly under the central government where the branch of the law firm is established.