1. The function of sending a lawyer's letter is mainly to express some opinions of the parties on the incident, and it has no legal effect. Lawyer's letter is a professional legal document produced and issued by a lawyer who accepts the entrustment of the client, discloses and evaluates relevant facts or legal issues, and then puts forward requirements to achieve some effect.
2. Legal basis: Article 28 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Lawyers can engage in the following businesses:
(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;
(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;
(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or legal aid agencies to act as defenders according to law, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives to participate in litigation as agents;
(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;
(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) Accepting entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;
(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.
Second, can sending a lawyer's letter interrupt the limitation of action?
Sending a lawyer's letter can interrupt the limitation of action. Issuing a lawyer's letter belongs to claiming the other party's rights, which can cause the interruption of the limitation of action. In order to preserve the evidence, it is best to mail it and keep the receipt of the mail. The limitation of action is interrupted by the institution of a lawsuit, the request of one party or the agreement to perform the obligation. From the time of interruption, the limitation period of action shall be recalculated. According to the regulations, there are three legal reasons that can lead to the interruption of the statute of limitations:
1. When a lawsuit is filed, the obligee makes a request to the court or arbitration institution to apply for legal protection;
2. At the request of one party, that is, the creditor claims rights from the other party and demands to perform obligations;
Both parties agree to fulfill their respective obligations.