What is the name of the competent department of lawyers?

The competent department of lawyers is called the bar association or the judicial office.

The judicial administrative department shall supervise and guide lawyers, law firms and lawyers' associations in accordance with this Law. Lawyers are first managed by their own law firms, which are managed by judicial administrative departments at the district and county levels.

The client may complain to the law firm or the local judicial bureau or the lawyers' association about his illegal and immoral behavior in the course of practice.

If a party makes a complaint against a law firm or lawyer, it shall make a written complaint, and attach a copy of the agency contract, fee voucher and other relevant evidence materials, and send it to the address and telephone number of the lawyer management department of the local judicial bureau, the judicial bureau where the lawyers association is located, and the lawyer management department where the lawyers association is located, or make a complaint by letter.

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People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law

Article 4 The judicial administrative department shall supervise and guide lawyers, law firms and lawyers' associations in accordance with this Law. Article 5 To apply for practicing as a lawyer, the following conditions shall be met:

(a) support the constitution of People's Republic of China (PRC);

(2) Obtaining the legal professional qualification through the national unified legal professional qualification examination;

(3) Having worked as an intern in a law firm for one year;

(4) Good conduct. The national unified judicial examination certificate and lawyer qualification certificate obtained before the implementation of the national unified legal professional qualification examination have the same effect as the national unified legal professional qualification certificate. Article 7 An applicant shall not be issued a lawyer's practice certificate under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Having no or 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 practicing certificate as a lawyer or notary revoked. Article 8 Persons with bachelor degree or above in institutions of higher learning, who have been engaged in professional work in the field of legal service personnel in short supply for fifteen years, have senior professional titles or equivalent professional level, and have corresponding professional legal knowledge, apply for full-time lawyer practice, and are allowed to practice after passing the examination by the judicial administrative department of the State Council. Specific measures shall be formulated by the State Council.

Article 9 Under any of the following circumstances, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the decision to grant practice and cancel the lawyer's practice certificate of the person who has been granted practice:

(a) the applicant obtains the lawyer's practice certificate by fraud, bribery or other improper means;

(2) granting practice to applicants who do not meet the requirements prescribed in this Law.