Can the defendant's unit entrust a defense lawyer for the defendant?

Yes, according to the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Law, a criminal defense lawyer may be entrusted if the following conditions are met.

1, the suspect or the defendant himself;

2. Legal representatives of criminal suspects and defendants; ("Legal representative" refers to the parents, adoptive parents, guardians and representatives of the organs and organizations responsible for protection of the principal)

3. Close relatives of criminal suspects and defendants; ("Close relatives" refer to husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. )

4. The person entrusted by the criminal suspect or defendant;

5. Designated by the people's court.

The unit can act as the client, so the unit can entrust a lawyer for the defendant.