2. They are based on different foundations. The law firm was established in strict accordance with the law when it resumed its establishment. The legal service office is established according to administrative regulations or with the approval of judicial administrative organs. Therefore, the legal basis for their establishment is not only different, but also the effectiveness of the laws and regulations they are based on is different.
Their business scope is different. The business scope of lawyers in law firms has a fixed business scope, while the business scope of legal workers in legal service offices, according to the provisions of the Ministry of Justice, is limited to providing legal help, legal consultation and representing non-litigation legal affairs for citizens and grass-roots units. The biggest difference between the two in business scope is; Lawyers can act as defenders of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases and go directly to the detention center to meet with criminal suspects and defendants; Lawyers do not have these rights, and only lawyers can do high-level legal services such as financial securities and foreign-related real estate.
Their qualifications are different. The state implements a unified examination system for lawyers' qualifications. Personnel with college degree or above in law major in institutions of higher learning or with equivalent professional level, and those with bachelor degree or above in other majors in institutions of higher learning, who have passed the lawyer qualification examination, shall be granted lawyer qualification by the judicial administrative department of the State Council, practice in a law firm, and obtain a lawyer practice certificate after passing the examination, and may independently engage in lawyer business. The qualification of legal workers in legal service offices has neither strict academic requirements nor the difficulty of national unified examination. As long as the political and ideological quality is good, after legal professional training, you can engage in this work.
5. The procedures and conditions for their establishment are different. The establishment of a law firm needs to go through strict examination and approval procedures, at the same time, it needs a minimum registered capital, at least three full-time lawyers, a fixed office space and strict practice rules and regulations, and then it is examined and approved by the judicial administrative departments of provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. However, it is much easier to set up a legal service office. Generally, it only needs to be audited and registered by the judicial administrative department, and there is no strict requirement on the number, quality and scale of funds.
6. Their international status is different. Lawyer system is a democratic judicial system introduced from western countries in the early 20th century. It has a history of hundreds of years in major capitalist countries such as Britain, the United States, France and Germany. The number and scale of law firms are quite large, and the status of lawyers in domestic political and economic life is also very high. There are lawyers' associations in the world, and legal services between countries are conducted through the lawyers' associations of various countries. However, there are no similar institutions and organizations in western countries where legal services are located. Among the legal services between countries, western countries only recognize lawyers and do not recognize the legal services provided by lawyers.