1. Providing legal aid to criminal suspects.
Two, to the investigation organ to understand the criminal suspect's alleged charges and the case, that is, why the criminal suspect is suspected, the investigation organ shall inform.
Three, the criminal suspect in custody to apply for change of compulsory measures, have the right to put forward written opinions.
4. Acting as an agent for criminal suspects to appeal and accuse.
Five, can meet with the criminal suspects and defendants in custody, to understand the relevant situation of the criminal suspect, and provide legal advice to the criminal suspect according to law.
Six, defense lawyers meet with criminal suspects and defendants without monitoring.
Seven, the public security organs, people's procuratorates, people's courts and their staff who hinder the exercise of litigation rights according to law have the right to appeal or accuse to the people's procuratorate at the same level or at the next higher level.
8. A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures. During the investigation, he can only entrust a lawyer as a defender. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender.
Nine, before the end of the investigation of the case, the defense lawyer made a request, the investigation organ shall listen to the opinions of the defense lawyer, and put them on record, and the defense lawyer shall submit a written opinion with an explanation.
Ten, the investigation organ will write a prosecution opinion, together with the case files and evidence, to the people's procuratorate at the same level for examination and decision. At the same time, inform the criminal suspect and his defense lawyer about the transfer of the case.
Legal basis: Article 34 of the Criminal Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures. During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.