His relatives can serve as their own defense lawyers, but they need to meet the following conditions:
1. Legal kinship: the lawyer and the client must be legally related, such as husband and wife, Father and son, brothers and sisters, etc.
2. Lawyer qualifications: Lawyers must have lawyer qualifications, otherwise they cannot be defense lawyers.
3. Consent of the parties: The parties must agree that their relatives will serve as defense lawyers and sign the relevant power of attorney.
It should be noted that even relatives, as defense lawyers, should abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice standards, provide clients with professional, legal and fair legal services, and must not violate the law or infringe upon the client's rights. human rights and interests and harm the interests of the public.
The main responsibilities of a lawyer are:
1. Act as an agent in legal matters such as litigation, arbitration, mediation, etc., and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients;
2. Provide legal services Consult, answer legal questions, and provide legal opinions and suggestions to clients;
3. Draft, review and modify various legal documents, such as contracts, agreements and official letters;
4. Participate in negotiations and consultations involving legal matters and strive for the best interests of clients;
5. Provide legal training, legal education and other services to clients to improve their legal awareness and legal literacy;
6. Participate in legal and social welfare activities to promote the rule of law and fair justice.
In summary, it is recommended that when choosing a lawyer, the parties should consider not only family relationships, but also the lawyer's professional ability, experience and reputation, so as to strive for the greatest protection and benefit for their legitimate rights and interests.
Legal basis:
Article 29 of the "Lawyers Law of the People's Republic of China"
As legal advisors, lawyers shall, in accordance with the agreement, report to the lawyer on relevant legal issues. The client provides consulting opinions, drafts and reviews legal documents, participates in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handles other entrusted legal affairs, and safeguards the client's legitimate rights and interests.
Article 51
If a lawyer violates the provisions of this Law and is warned or punished within one year after being warned or punished, the people's court of the city divided into districts or the district people of the municipality directly under the Central Government shall If the judicial administrative department of the government imposes a penalty of not less than three months but not more than one year, the lawyer's practicing certificate shall be revoked by the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government if the penalty occurs again within two years after the expiration of the penalty.