1970-01-01 08:33:29
In accordance with the provisions of article 25 of Law on Lawyers, A lawyer may engage in the following business:
(1) to accept engagement by citizens, legal persons or other organizations to act as legal counsel;
(2) to accept authorization by a party in a civil or administrative case to act as agent and participate in the proceedings;
(3) to accept engagement by a criminal suspect in a criminal case to provide him with legal advice and represent him in filing a petition or charge or obtaining a guarantor pending trial; to accept authorization by a criminal suspect or defendant or accept appointment by a People's Court to act for the defense; and to accept authorization by a private prosecutor in a case of private prosecution or by the victim or his close relatives in a case of public prosecution to act as agent and participate in the proceedings;
(4) to represent clients in filing petition in all types of litigation;
(5) to accept authorization by a party to participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) to accept authorization by a party involved in non-litigation legal matters to provide legal services; and
(7) to answer inquiries regarding law and to represent clients in writing litigation documents and other documents regarding legal matters.