In the first case, the lawyer works in a so-called legal consulting company (part-time).
The Law on Lawyers clearly stipulates that lawyers cannot work part-time, which means that lawyers are not allowed to work part-time outside the law firm. Unless he cancels his lawyer's qualification certificate and specializes in other jobs, in which case he will no longer be a practicing lawyer. Some people may work full-time in the company, but they are not allowed to register in the law firm (empty).
In the second case, the law firm opens its own consulting company to avoid tax, and a group of people have two brands.
In the past, some law firms or lawyers set up consulting firms for tax avoidance and other reasons, but in the past two years, at least in Beijing, these situations have been seriously rectified.
In the third case, some companies that build platforms consult with lawyers and customers as users on the platform.
Some of these legal service platforms do not have their own specialized consultants, and mainly rely on lawyers on the platforms. Of course, some platforms will be their own case source centers, and some staff will provide basic consulting services, but their main purpose is to expand customers and finally connect customers to lawyers or law firms. Therefore, the platform's own consultants are basically non-professionals, at least not practicing lawyers, otherwise he will violate the rules.