In 2023, the conditions for applying for the legal professional qualification certificate need to meet the requirements of both academic qualifications and legal practice.
First, education.
According to the regulations formulated by the Ministry of Justice, to apply for the legal professional qualification certificate in 2023, one of the following four qualifications is required: Bachelor of Law, Master of Law, Doctor of Law and Non-Master of Law. Among them, the master's degree in law-related majors needs to meet the requirements of master's degree thesis or master's degree course thesis, and the research field should be law or sociology, political science and other related fields.
Second, the legal practice conditions
In addition to academic qualifications, applicants also need to meet certain legal practice conditions. According to the provisions of the Ministry of Justice on the legal practice conditions of applicants, the time for signing up for the national legal professional qualification examination meets one of the following conditions: (1) Working in a law firm or other institutions for two years; Or a paralegal or intern who has worked as a lawyer for one year.
Third, other precautions
Applicants should also pay attention to the following points: 1, valid identity document (or passport); 2. Paper photos (including electronic photos); 3. Examination fee payment method. Remittance needs to go through the designated bank, and it is not allowed to go to the bank to pay; 4. The examination subjects are professional ethics and norms of civil procedure law and professional ethics and norms of criminal procedure law.
Four. future trend
With the deepening of the national judicial reform, the legal professional qualification examination is constantly changing. In recent years, the legal professional examination has put forward higher requirements for personnel training, strengthened the evaluation and examination of lawyers' professional quality and ability, and used more advanced technical means to conduct the examination, which broadened the examination direction for a wider grassroots society.
In the future development, we expect that there will be more changes and adjustments, and relevant departments will continue to study the examination content, examination time and qualifications, so as to provide more abundant ways and resources for personnel training.