Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 6 To apply for practicing as a lawyer, an application shall be submitted to the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government, and the following materials shall be submitted: (1) National unified legal professional qualification certificate; (two) the materials issued by the lawyers association that the applicant has passed the internship assessment; (3) the identity certificate of the applicant; (4) A certificate issued by a law firm agreeing to accept the applicant. To apply for a part-time lawyer's practice, it shall also submit a certificate that the unit where it works agrees that the applicant is engaged in a part-time lawyer's profession. The department accepting the application shall conduct a review within 20 days from the date of acceptance, and submit the review opinions and all application materials to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The judicial administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials, conduct an examination and make a decision on whether to approve the practice. If the practice is approved, the lawyer's practice certificate shall be issued to the applicant; If it is not allowed to practice, it shall explain the reasons in writing to the applicant.
Article 7 An applicant shall not be issued a lawyer's practice certificate under any of the following circumstances: (1) He has no capacity for civil conduct or has limited capacity for civil conduct; (2) Having been subjected to criminal punishment, except for negligent crimes; (3) Being expelled from public office or having his lawyer's or notary's practice certificate revoked.