According to Article 28 of the Lawyers Law, lawyers may exercise the following authorities:
1. Accepting the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations to act as legal advisers;
2. Accepting the entrustment of the parties to a civil case or an administrative case to act as an agent and take part in the litigation;
3. Accepting the entrustment of suspects and defendants in criminal cases entrusted or assigned by legal aid organizations in accordance with the law, to act as a defender, and to accept the entrustment of the private prosecutor in a private prosecution case, the victim in a public prosecution case, or his close relatives, to act as an agent to participate in the litigation;
4. Accepting the entrustment of the representation of the complaints of various types of litigation;
5. Accepting the entrustment of participation in mediation and arbitration;
6. Accepting the entrustment of the provision of Non-litigation legal services;
7. Answering inquiries about the law, writing litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.
Expanded Information:
Article 25 of the Lawyers Law clearly stipulates the content and scope of legal services provided by lawyers to the society:
1. Acting as a legal adviser;
2. Acting as an agent in litigation;
3. Acting as a criminal defense;
4. Acting as an agent in non-litigation, participating in Mediation and arbitration;
5. Answering legal counseling, writing legal documents on behalf of the parties, etc., in order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and the correct implementation of the law.