Legal analysis: the difference between a lawyer and a general defender is mainly in the process of litigation rights, as follows:
1, the right to meet and communicate
lawyers: unrestricted;
general defender: subject to the permission of the people's procuratorate.
2. Right to Investigate and Obtain Evidence
Lawyers: restricted rights;
Specifics
(1) Defense lawyers, with the consent of the witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, may collect from them materials related to the case, and may also apply to the People's Procuratorate or the People's Court for the collection and retrieval of evidence.
(2) The defense counsel, with the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court, and with the consent of the victim or his close relatives, or the witnesses provided by the victim, may collect from them materials related to the case.
Other defenders: do not have this right.
Legal basis: "Chinese People's **** and State Criminal Procedure Law" Article 37 The defense counsel with the consent of the witnesses or other relevant units and individuals, may collect from them materials related to the case, and may also apply to the people's procuratorate or the people's court for the collection and retrieval of evidence, or apply to the people's court for notification of witnesses to testify in court. With the permission of the people's procuratorate or the people's court, and with the consent of the victim or his or her close relatives, or of the witnesses provided by the victim, the defense counsel may collect from them materials relevant to the case. A defense counsel in general capacity does not enjoy the latter two rights provided for in this Article of the Law.