The senior partner of a law firm can be the founder of the firm, and generally contributes by shares. He bears more office expenses than the general partner every year, and the business volume reaches a certain standard, and the profits in the firm are shared by him. It may also be a so-called secondary partner who helps the company bear part of the expenses.
The partnership law firm will have different administrative divisions depending on the number of people. In some large law firms, partners can be divided into senior partners, general partners and partners. A senior partner belongs to a partner with a higher administrative level in a law firm and can be regarded as a deputy director except the director.
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; According to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; 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.
Lawyer qualification:
As far as the qualifications of "lawyer" are concerned, they include: first, they have certain legal knowledge, and according to the provisions of the current Lawyers Law, they have legal knowledge of "bachelor degree or above in law major in colleges and universities" or "bachelor degree or above in other majors in colleges and universities"; The second is to pass the national "legal professional qualification examination" and obtain qualifications; The third is to obtain a practicing certificate with the approval of the national judicial administrative department; Fourth, provide legal services to the society and take it as a profession.
Those who have obtained Class A certificates may apply for practicing as lawyers nationwide; Holders of Class B certificates may apply for practicing as lawyers; After obtaining a bachelor's degree or above with a Class B certificate, you can enjoy the same employment or practice scope as a Class A certificate, and there is no need to change the Class B certificate into a Class A certificate.