Lawyers must pass the legal professional qualification examination and obtain the lawyer's practice certificate according to law before they can practice. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers; According to the scope of business, lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers; According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.
As far as the qualifications of "lawyer" are concerned, they include: first, they have certain legal knowledge, and according to the provisions of the current Lawyers Law, they have legal knowledge of "bachelor degree or above in law major in colleges and universities" or "bachelor degree or above in other majors in colleges and universities"; The second is to pass the national "legal professional qualification examination" and obtain qualifications; The third is to obtain a practicing certificate with the approval of the national judicial administrative department; Fourth, provide legal services to the society and take it as a profession.
Those who have obtained Class A certificates may apply for practicing as lawyers nationwide; Holders of Class B certificates may apply for practicing as lawyers; After holding a class B certificate and obtaining a bachelor's degree or above, you can enjoy the same employment or practice scope as a class A certificate, without changing the class B certificate into a class A certificate; Those who have obtained a bachelor's degree after holding a Class B certificate and meet other conditions stipulated in the Judges Law and the Procurator Law may, according to the needs of their work, appoint judges and procurators according to procedures. Class C certificate holders can only work or practice in areas with relaxed academic qualifications.
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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 3 Lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and strictly abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline.
Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion.
Lawyers' practice should be supervised by the state, society and the parties concerned.
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.
Article 25 When a lawyer undertakes business, the law firm accepts the entrustment, signs a written contract with the client, collects fees in accordance with state regulations and records them truthfully.
Law firms and lawyers shall pay taxes according to law.