Lawyers' Association is a legal person of social organizations and a self-regulatory organization of lawyers. Lawyers' Association is an important part of the lawyer management system, the judicial administrative department is the government department in charge of lawyers' work, and the lawyers' association is the professional self-discipline management organization of lawyers. The management system of combining the administrative management of judicial administrative departments with the professional management of lawyers' associations is a reliable organizational guarantee for the healthy development of lawyers in China.

Lawyers' Association is a legal person of social organizations and a self-regulatory organization of lawyers. Lawyers' Association is an important part of the lawyer management system, the judicial administrative department is the government department in charge of lawyers' work, and the lawyers' association is the professional self-discipline management organization of lawyers. The management system of combining the administrative management of judicial administrative departments with the professional management of lawyers' associations is a reliable organizational guarantee for the healthy development of lawyers in China.

Chapter V Lawyers Association

Article 43 A lawyer's association is a social organization as a legal person and a self-regulatory organization of lawyers.

All china lawyers association was established nationwide, and local lawyers' associations were established in provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government. According to needs, local lawyers' associations can be established in cities divided into districts.

Article 44 The articles of association of the National Lawyers Association shall be formulated by the National Congress of Members and submitted to the judicial administrative department of the State Council for the record.

The articles of association of a local bar association shall be formulated by the local member congress and reported to the judicial administrative department at the same level for the record. The articles of association of the local lawyers association shall not conflict with the articles of association of the National Lawyers Association.

Article 45 Lawyers and law firms shall join local lawyers' associations. Lawyers and law firms that join local lawyers' associations are also members of the National Lawyers' Association.

Members of the Bar Association shall enjoy the rights and perform the obligations stipulated in the articles of association of the Bar Association.

Article 46 A bar association shall perform the following duties:

(a) to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;

(2) Summarizing and exchanging the working experience of lawyers;

(three) to formulate industry norms and disciplinary rules;

(4) Organizing lawyers' professional training, professional ethics and practice discipline education, and assessing lawyers' practice activities;

(five) to organize and manage the internship activities of lawyers, and to assess the interns;

(6) Rewarding and punishing lawyers and law firms;

(7) Accepting complaints or reports against lawyers, mediating disputes arising from lawyers' practice activities and accepting lawyers' complaints;

(eight) other duties stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, rules and the articles of association of the lawyers association.

The industry norms and disciplinary rules formulated by the Lawyers Association shall not contravene the relevant laws, administrative regulations and rules.