The Measures for the Administration of Legal Professional Qualification Certificates stipulates that:
Seventeenth has not yet engaged in the legal profession of the holder, should be in the first quarter of each year with a copy of the legal professional qualification certificate to the local (city) judicial bureau for the annual record. The judicial bureau of the prefecture (city) shall report the annual record to the judicial department (bureau) of the province (autonomous region or city).
Article 18. The filing of changes after legal profession shall be within 1 month after legal profession. After filing the change, you don't have to file it every year during your legal career.
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Precautions for filing:
The judicial administrative organ shall implement the annual filing system for the holders who have not yet engaged in the legal profession. The holder who has not yet engaged in the legal profession shall go to the local (city) judicial bureau for annual filing in the first quarter of each year with a copy of the legal professional qualification certificate. The judicial bureau of the prefecture (city) shall report the annual record to the judicial department (bureau) of the province (autonomous region or city).
The judicial administrative organ shall implement the change filing system for the holder who has already engaged in the legal profession. The certificate holder shall, within 30 days after the professional change, hold a copy of the legal professional qualification certificate to the local (city) judicial bureau for the record of the change. The judicial bureau of the prefecture (city) shall report the professional change of the holder to the judicial department (bureau) of the province (autonomous region or city).
The legal professional qualification certificates are all the same, in duplicate, the original is a piece of paper, and the annual inspection column is attached on the back of the copy. Those who have not engaged in legal work after obtaining the certificate shall go to the local judicial bureau for filing every year, and the issuing unit is the Ministry of Justice of the People's Republic of China, with the signature of the minister.
Before the legal professional qualification certificate is changed, it needs to be filed annually at the place where the certificate is applied. When filing, you only need a copy of the qualification certificate and my identity certificate. The annual filing of the qualification certificate can be entrusted to others without a power of attorney and no charge.
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China government network-measures for the administration of legal professional qualification certificates