Can I apply for a lawyer if I am found guilty and exempted from criminal punishment?

According to the relevant laws and regulations, even if the conviction is exempted from criminal punishment, it is also a case of criminal punishment for intentional crimes, and you can not apply for the judicial examination. Those who do not fall into the prescribed circumstances may apply for the judicial examination and obtain the lawyer qualification certificate.

Relevant provisions of the Measures for the Implementation of the National Judicial Examination (for Trial Implementation)

Article 14 An applicant cannot register for the examination under any of the following circumstances. If the registration formalities have been completed, the registration is invalid:

(1) Having received criminal punishment for intentional crime;

(2) Being expelled from public office by a state organ or having his lawyer's practice license revoked;

(3) In accordance with the provisions of Article 18 of these Measures, a person who has been sentenced to two years' imprisonment or life imprisonment shall not register for the national judicial examination.