Corporate lawyers mainly serve specific companies or enterprises, providing them with internal legal consultation and legal services; while practicing lawyers provide a wider range of legal services to the public.
1. Nature of work
Corporate lawyers are mainly responsible for internal legal affairs of the company, including contract review, risk management, legal training, etc. They need to have an in-depth understanding of the company's business model and operations in order to better provide legal support and advice to the company. On the other hand, practicing lawyers pay more attention to providing legal services to external parties, including litigation agency, legal consultation, contract drafting, etc. , and their scope of work is relatively wider.
2. Service Targets
The clients of corporate lawyers are mainly the companies or enterprises where they work. They need to solve legal issues in the company's daily operations and ensure the company's legal and compliant operations. The clients of practicing lawyers are more diverse, including individuals, companies, government agencies, etc. They need to provide personalized legal services to different clients.
Third, legal liability
As a corporate lawyer, you need to follow the company's internal regulations and decisions when providing legal services to the company, and its legal liability is usually limited to the company. However, practicing lawyers need to bear independent legal responsibilities when providing legal services to clients, and their professional behavior is strictly regulated by law.
In addition, there are some differences between corporate lawyers and practicing lawyers in terms of qualification certification and career development. Corporate lawyers usually need to have a legal background and undergo internal selection and training; practicing lawyers need to pass the judicial examination and obtain a lawyer's qualification certificate before they can engage in legal services.
In short:
There are significant differences between corporate lawyers and practicing lawyers in terms of work nature, clients, legal responsibilities, etc. Corporate lawyers mainly serve companies and provide legal support and advice; on the other hand, practicing lawyers provide a wide range of legal services to the public. These differences make the two have different focuses in the legal service market, and * * * has become a diversified legal service system.
Legal basis:
Lawyers Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 2 stipulates:
The term "lawyer" as used in this law refers to the legal Practitioners who have obtained a lawyer's practicing certificate, accept entrustment or assignment, and provide legal services to clients.
Article 25 stipulates:
When a lawyer undertakes business, the law firm shall accept the entrustment, sign a written entrustment contract with the client, collect fees uniformly in accordance with national regulations and record them truthfully. Law firms and lawyers should pay taxes in accordance with the law.
Article 151 of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China
stipulates:
The company shall hire compliant secretaries or other senior managers for the convening of shareholders' meetings and board of supervisors , Responsible for the organization and records of meetings, and saving meeting documents and records. Meeting minutes should be true, accurate and complete.