Basic characteristics of lawyer profession

Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business. The basic characteristics of the lawyer profession are. Have the necessary legal expertise. To provide legal services as its function. Protected and managed by the state.

Lawyer qualification certificate

Lawyers must pass the national judicial examination and obtain the legal professional qualification certificate. People who do not have a lawyer's practice certificate, but are engaged in legal affairs, are generally grassroots legal service workers, and hold a legal service worker's practice certificate issued by the Judicial Bureau. There are also some people who are engaged in legal affairs without a license or proper occupation, commonly known as "black lawyers", not real lawyers.

Lawyer's practice certificate

A lawyer must have both a legal professional qualification certificate and a practicing certificate. If you only have a legal professional qualification certificate and no lawyer's practice certificate, you can't call a lawyer.

Service object

Lawyers serve the whole society and have no specific target. Both natural persons and legal persons may entrust lawyers to represent legal affairs.

Work authorization

In practicing law, a lawyer must be entrusted by the parties or designated by the people's court, work within the scope of authorization, and must not exceed his authority or abuse his rights.

legal protection

Lawyers are legal workers, and lawyers can only protect the legitimate rights and interests of the parties within the scope permitted by law. Their work within the scope permitted by law is protected by law and is not interfered by administrative units, parties or individuals.

Classification of lawyers

According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers. According to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers. According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers.