According to the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), it is stipulated as follows:
1, article 58? The parties and legal representatives may entrust one or two persons as agents ad litem.
The following persons may be entrusted as agents ad litem:
(1) Lawyers and grassroots legal service workers;
(2) Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned;
(three) citizens recommended by the community, units and relevant social groups where the parties are located.
2. Fifty-ninth? Article 3 A power of attorney signed or sealed by the client must be submitted to the people's court when entrusting others to represent the lawsuit.
The power of attorney must specify the entrusted matters and authority. An agent ad litem must have the special authorization of the client, and can admit, waive or change the claim, make a settlement, file a counterclaim or appeal on his behalf.
The power of attorney sent or entrusted by China * * and China citizens living abroad must be authenticated by China * * and China's embassy or consulate in that country; If there is no embassy or consulate, it shall be certified by the embassy or consulate of a third country that has diplomatic relations with the people of China, and then by the people of China and the embassy or consulate of China in a third country, or by the local patriotic overseas Chinese delegation.
Extended data
1. Legal service workers broadly include judges, prosecutors, public security personnel and lawyers, but their work scope and access conditions are different, and their job responsibilities are also different.
2. A legal worker refers to a person who has not passed the national judicial examination but has legal knowledge and can engage in litigation agency business. Its business scope is very wide, which can involve almost all the business scope of the current law firm, but it cannot represent criminal cases.
3. Legal workers, managed by the Ministry of Justice, are awarded qualification certificates and practice certificates by the judicial department, and participate in legal services such as agency, litigation and case investigation according to relevant laws.
4. Legal service workers do not have the status of lawyers, and may not undertake business, conduct case investigation and represent litigation in the name of lawyers. Acting for civil cases in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Procedure Law can cover almost all the business scope of law firms except criminal defense, but the scope of practice is stipulated by law and cannot be practiced across regions.
5. Legal service workers can collect fees for handling cases according to law; Because of long-term litigation agency and consulting services, legal workers have also demonstrated their ability to safeguard the rights of the parties in litigation, and social recognition and respect have been reflected in reality.
China People's Congress Network-People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law