Procedures for changing company lawyers into social lawyers

The procedure for changing a company lawyer into a social lawyer is as follows:

1. You need to cancel your practice certificate in the company law firm first.

2. Next, it is necessary to determine the law firm to be transferred, and then the firm will submit materials and apply to the judicial administrative organ of the place to be transferred.

3. After the materials are complete, the judicial administrative organ shall conduct a preliminary examination in accordance with the relevant provisions and report to the Ministry of Justice for approval according to law.

4. The Ministry of Justice shall conduct examination according to law, make a decision on administrative license, approve the issuance of lawyer's practice certificate, and explain the reasons for disapproval.

The impact of changing from a corporate lawyer to a social lawyer on the company is as follows:

1. The company's legal service is interrupted: the company lawyer is responsible for handling the company's legal affairs. If you change to a social lawyer, you may not be able to continue to provide legal services to the company because of the shift of focus or conflict of interest.

2. Need to re-recruit and train: The company needs to re-find suitable lawyers and conduct recruitment and training to ensure that they can meet the company's legal needs.

3. Increased business risk: after changing to a social lawyer, the focus and interest of work may change, which may lead to conflicts with the company's business or no longer meet the company's interests.

4. Increased cost: The company may need to pay more for finding and training new lawyers, and also need to pay commissions or fees for social lawyers.

To sum up, after lawyers become social lawyers, they can choose their own practice institutions and business fields more freely, but at the same time they also need to bear more professional risks and responsibilities. Therefore, before making a decision, we need to fully understand the relevant situation and weigh the pros and cons.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law

Article 11

Those who apply for a lawyer's practice certificate shall be issued a lawyer's practice certificate within 30 days from the date of receiving the application after examination by the judicial administrative department of the people's government at or above the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government and meet the requirements stipulated in this Law; Those who do not meet the requirements stipulated in this law shall not be issued with a lawyer's practice certificate, and shall notify the applicant in writing within 30 days from the date of receiving the application.

Article 12

A lawyer shall practice in one law firm, and shall not practice in more than two law firms at the same time.

Lawyers' practice is not restricted by region.

Article 13

The current staff of state organs shall not concurrently serve as practicing lawyers.

Lawyers are not allowed to practice law while serving as members of the Standing Committees of People's congresses at all levels.