I. Lawyers
A lawyer refers to a practitioner who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepts entrustment or assignment, and provides legal services to the parties.
Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice.
According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers; Lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, patent lawyers (dual-certificate lawyers), criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers according to their business scope; According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.
Second, the qualification of lawyers
1. Lawyers must pass the national judicial examination and obtain the legal professional qualification certificate. People who do not have a lawyer's practice certificate, but are engaged in legal affairs, are generally grassroots legal service workers, and hold a legal service worker's practice certificate issued by the Judicial Bureau. There are also some people who are engaged in legal affairs without a license or proper occupation, commonly known as "black lawyers", not real lawyers.
2. A lawyer must have both a legal professional qualification certificate and a practicing certificate. If you only have a legal professional qualification certificate and no lawyer's practice certificate, you can't call a lawyer.
3. The clients of lawyers are the whole society, and there is no specific target. Both natural persons and legal persons may entrust lawyers to represent legal affairs.
The role of lawyer
1, legal advice and guidance
Provide legal advice and guidance to individuals and organizations, answer questions about legal affairs, and help them understand and apply legal provisions.
2. Agency litigation
You can participate in litigation on behalf of the parties, including filing a lawsuit, defending, appearing in court to defend, submitting legal documents, etc.
3. Contract drafting and negotiation
It can help the parties to draft, review and explain the terms of the contract, and ensure the legality and effectiveness of the contract.