The minimum qualification for a lawyer is a bachelor's degree. To become a lawyer, you must first pass the judicial examination, which requires a bachelor's degree. To become a lawyer, you also need to support the people of China and the Constitution. Pass the national unified judicial examination; Internship in a law firm for one year; Good conduct.
The duties of a lawyer:
1. Provide consultation on legal issues to the client as agreed, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handle other legal affairs entrusted, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client. If a lawyer acts as an agent for litigation legal affairs or an agent for non-litigation legal affairs, he shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of authorization.
2, according to the facts and laws, put forward the criminal suspects and defendants are innocent, the crime is light or reduce or exempt from their criminal responsibility materials and opinions, to protect the criminal suspects and defendants' litigation rights and other legitimate rights and interests. The 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.
3, as a legal adviser, agent ad litem, criminal defender, non-litigation agent, participate in mediation and arbitration, answer legal advice, write legal documents, etc. In order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties and the correct implementation of the law.
4. If a lawyer represents litigation legal affairs or non-litigation legal affairs, he shall safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client within the scope of authorization.
5. Lawyers should keep the state secrets and business secrets they know in their practice activities, and may not disclose the privacy of the parties. Lawyers should keep confidential the information and materials that their clients and others are unwilling to disclose in their practice activities.
However, criminal facts and information that endanger national security, public safety and other serious personal and property safety of others are not included.