The difference of job responsibilities between the staff of the legal aid center of the judicial bureau and the staff of the legal service office.

The Legal Aid Center of the Bureau of Justice is a department under the Bureau of Justice. This is a government agency funded by the state. It is a legal service institution that provides free legal services for vulnerable groups who need legal services but are unable to hire lawyers due to financial difficulties and specific personnel who are required by law to provide legal aid by lawyers but have not hired lawyers themselves (such as those who may be sentenced to life imprisonment or death penalty in criminal cases, juvenile offenders, etc.). ). The staff are all lawyers. Lawyers must pass the national judicial examination and obtain the legal professional qualification certificate. Lawyers serve the whole society and have no specific target.

The responsibilities of lawyers stipulated in the Lawyers Law mainly include the following provisions:

Article 29 As a legal adviser, a lawyer shall, in accordance with the agreement, provide advice to the client on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handle other legal affairs entrusted, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client.

Article 30 A lawyer representing litigation legal affairs or non-litigation legal affairs shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients within the scope of entrustment.

Article 31 When acting as a defender, a lawyer shall, according to the facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on acquittal, lighter punishment or reduction or exemption of criminal responsibility of criminal suspects and defendants, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of criminal suspects and defendants.

Grassroots legal service offices are legal service organizations established in towns and urban streets according to the Administrative Measures of the Ministry of Justice for Grassroots Legal Service Offices (Order No.60 of the Ministry of Justice on March 3 1 2000), and they are the practice institutions of grassroots legal service workers. Article 8 of the Measures for the Administration of Grassroots Legal Service Offices stipulates that

The establishment of grassroots legal service offices shall meet the following requirements

Part: (1) Having a standardized name and articles of association; (two) there are more than three personnel who meet the requirements of the Ministry of Justice.

Grassroots legal service workers who can work full-time; (3) Having a fixed practice place and necessary start-up funds. Compared with law firms, their staff are legal workers without lawyers.

Measures for the Administration of Grassroots Legal Service Workers Article 3 The duties of grassroots legal service workers are to provide legal services, safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties, ensure the correct implementation of laws, and promote social stability, economic development and legal system construction according to the business scope and practice requirements stipulated by the Ministry of Justice.