(1) Lawyers and grassroots legal service workers;
(2) Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned;
(three) citizens recommended by the community, units and relevant social groups where the parties are located.
To entrust a lawyer as an agent ad litem, the following provisions shall be observed:
1. The parties (including the plaintiff, the defendant, the * * * co-litigant and the third party), legal agents and legal agents may entrust a lawyer as an agent, and the entrusted lawyer shall sign an agency agreement;
2. Each party, legal representative and legal agent can only entrust two lawyers (including paralegals) as agents at most;
3. Foreign lawyers, including those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, cannot act as attorneys in litigation.
4. If a lawyer is entrusted to represent the lawsuit, a power of attorney signed or sealed by the client must be submitted to the people's court, and the power of attorney must specify the entrusted matters and authority. The authorized organ must state whether it is the general agent or the special agent. If it is a special agent, it must also specify those powers, such as recognition, waiver, change of claims, making settlement, reaching a mediation agreement, filing counterclaims, appealing, etc.
5. If two lawyers (including paralegals) are entrusted as agents ad litem, they shall be authorized to act as agents respectively. If an attorney is entrusted, in addition to the power of attorney signed or sealed by the client, a power of attorney signed or sealed by the law firm where the lawyer is located and the client shall also be submitted to the people's court.
6. China citizens living abroad must send or entrust a power of attorney to People's Republic of China (PRC) as an agent ad litem, and the power of attorney must be certified by the embassies of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China in that country.
7. If foreigners, stateless persons, foreign enterprises and organizations who have no domicile in People's Republic of China (PRC) entrust People's Republic of China (PRC)'s lawyers or others to represent them in litigation, the power of attorney sent or entrusted from outside People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be authenticated by the notary office of the host country, the embassy or consulate of People's Republic of China (PRC) in that country, or jointly performed by People's Republic of China (PRC) and China.
Legal basis:
Article 49 of the Civil Procedure Law
The parties have the right to entrust an agent, apply for withdrawal, collect and provide evidence, debate, request mediation, file an appeal and apply for enforcement. The parties may consult the relevant materials of this case and copy the relevant materials and legal documents of this case. The scope and methods of consulting and copying relevant materials in this case shall be stipulated by the Supreme People's Court. The parties must exercise their litigation rights in accordance with the law, abide by the litigation order, and perform legally effective judgments, rulings and conciliation statements.
Article 4 of the Provisions on Civil Agency in Civil Administrative Litigation: The following citizens may be entrusted as agents in civil and administrative litigation:
(1) Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned;
(2) Persons recommended by the community, units and relevant social organizations where the parties are located.
Close relatives mentioned in Item (1) of the preceding paragraph refer to spouses, parents, children, brothers and sisters, grandparents, grandchildren, grandchildren and other relatives who are dependent; "Staff" refers to persons who have labor or personnel relations with legal persons and other organizations. "