Full agency is not equal to full agency. Legally, agency refers to a legal act that has direct legal effect on the principal in other names and within the scope of authorization.
Some agents are entrusted by others, some are stipulated by law, and some are designated by relevant departments.
A lawyer refers to a person who is entrusted or assigned to provide legal services such as litigation agency or defense business for the parties.
Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 11 A civil servant shall not concurrently serve as a practicing lawyer.
Lawyers who are members of the Standing Committees of people's congresses at all levels shall not engage in litigation agency or defense business during their term of office. Thirteenth people who have not obtained the lawyer's practice certificate shall not engage in legal services in the name of lawyers; Unless otherwise provided by law, they shall not engage in litigation agency or defense business. Article 32 A client may refuse his entrusted lawyer to continue to defend or represent him, and at the same time, he may entrust another lawyer to act as a defender or agent.
After accepting the entrustment, a lawyer shall not refuse to defend or represent without justifiable reasons. However, if the entrusted matter is illegal, the client uses the services provided by the lawyer to engage in illegal activities, or the client deliberately conceals important facts related to the case, the lawyer has the right to refuse to defend or represent him. Article 37 The personal rights of lawyers in their practice activities are inviolable.
Lawyers' opinions on agency and defense expressed in court are not subject to legal investigation. Except for statements that endanger national security, maliciously slander others, and seriously disrupt court order.
If a lawyer participates in litigation activities and is suspected of committing a crime, the investigation organ shall promptly notify the law firm where he belongs or the lawyers association to which he belongs; If a lawyer is detained or arrested according to law, the investigation organ shall notify the lawyer's family in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law.