A law firm refers to a working institution where lawyers of the People’s Republic of China perform their duties and carry out business activities.
The organization of law firms is supervised and managed by judicial administrative agencies and lawyers associations. A law firm should have its own name, address and articles of association, have assets of more than 65.438 billion yuan, and have lawyers who comply with the provisions of the Lawyers Law.
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Definition
Accept the entrustment of Chinese and foreign parties and provide various legal services within the prescribed scope of business activities; be responsible for the specific allocation of lawyer business and guidance; as necessary, with the approval of the Ministry of Justice, professional law firms can be established, and qualified law firms can establish several internal business groups in accordance with the principle of professional division of labor. In principle, law firms are located in counties, cities, and municipal districts, and there is no affiliation between law firms.
There are partnership law firms, individual law firms run by attorneys, and cooperative law firms run by attorneys. The former has the same nature as the Legal Counsel Office, but has a different name. The latter is new in the reform and opening up. It is responsible for its own profits and losses and has independent accounting. There is no difference in the content of legal services they provide.
A partnership law firm can be established in the form of a general partnership or a special general partnership. The partners of a partnership law firm are liable for the debts of the law firm as a partnership.
Organizational Form
The newly revised Lawyers Law came into effect on June 6, 2008. According to Articles 15, 16, and 20 of the new Lawyers Law, there are three organizational forms of law firms in my country: partnership, individual, and state-owned assets. After the implementation of the new Lawyers Law, cooperative firms began to withdraw from the historical stage of lawyer services.
When you encounter legal difficulties, you can seek help from a lawyer. In China, lawyer service organizations are called law firms, which are institutions where Chinese lawyers provide legal services to the society. If you ask at home, the lawyer will receive you. You can ask him your difficult questions, and the lawyer will answer them truthfully in accordance with the law. When you feel you need to ask a lawyer to help you solve a problem, you should fill out the following documents:
1. Power of attorney: This power of attorney is your authorization to appoint a lawyer as your agent to complete certain civil activities on your behalf. written evidence. The power of attorney must clearly specify the authorization authority, and authorization is divided into general authorization and special authorization.
2. Agency Contract: This contract clearly stipulates the rights and obligations between you and your lawyer.
When you fill out the above documents as required and pay the fees, you hire a lawyer.