Legal Practice (Revised Edition)

Author: Xu Jiali
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: Simply put, legal practice refers to the general term for operational matters such as specific methods, procedures, and techniques conducted in the name of a lawyer. It is also the actual operational process of a lawyer's practice. The legal profession has garnered increasing attention in recent years. Based on the role lawyers play in social development, they have walked side by side with national reform and opening-up and economic construction, been inseparable from the awakening and enhancement of the public's sense of rights, and been closely linked to the pulse of socialist rule of law construction. Lawyers play an extremely important role in the democratization process of the current judicial system, and their development status is a significant indicator of a country's level of civilization and rule of law. With the gradual establishment of the socialist market economy system, democratic concepts have grown stronger, the social relationships regulated by law have become more complex and diverse, and the demand for legal services has increased. The scope of legal services has expanded, and the areas covered by legal protection have become broader. Legal practice has evolved from the initial focus on criminal defense to encompassing civil, administrative, foreign economic, financial, real estate, securities, high-tech, intellectual property, and other fields of the market economy, involving all aspects of the country's political, economic, and social life. Chinese lawyers have become an indispensable part of society, and the legal profession has become a necessary profession for establishing a socialist rule of law state. Therefore, this inevitably places higher demands on the quality of lawyers. Due to the nature and professional characteristics of a lawyer's work, they must possess a strong foundation in legal knowledge, robust professional skills, and extensive knowledge reserves. To meet the needs of those entering or already in the legal profession, as well as the reference needs of researchers in legal practice, we have meticulously compiled this book, Principles of Legal Practice. The book first introduces lawyers and the legal profession, as well as the management system of legal practice. The main content elaborates on legal practice, including civil litigation, administrative litigation, criminal litigation, arbitration cases, foreign-related cases, legal consultation, and legal drafting. To enhance the basic operational skills of professional lawyers, the book extensively covers professional knowledge in the field of legal services and appends the latest laws, regulations, and relevant provisions regarding legal practice. Finally, it introduces the formats of common legal documents used by lawyers. During the writing process of this book, we adhered to the guiding principle of "balancing theoretical and practical aspects while emphasizing practice." The focus is on highlighting operability, with detailed explanations of the steps, methods, procedures, techniques, and key considerations for conducting various legal practices. Simply put, legal practice refers to the general term for operational matters such as specific methods, procedures, and techniques conducted in the name of a lawyer. It is also the actual operational process of a lawyer's practice. The legal profession has garnered increasing attention in recent years. Based on the role lawyers play in social development, they have walked side by side with national reform and opening-up and economic construction, been inseparable from the awakening and enhancement of the public's sense of rights, and been closely linked to the pulse of socialist rule of law construction. Lawyers play an extremely important role in the democratization process of the current judicial system, and their development status is a significant indicator of a country's level of civilization and rule of law. With the gradual establishment of the socialist market economy system, democratic concepts have grown stronger, the social relationships regulated by law have become more complex and diverse, and the demand for legal services has increased. The scope of legal services has expanded, and the areas covered by legal protection have become broader. Legal practice has evolved from the initial focus on criminal defense to encompassing civil, administrative, foreign economic, financial, real estate, securities, high-tech, intellectual property, and other fields of the market economy, involving all aspects of the country's political, economic, and social life. Chinese lawyers have become an indispensable part of society, and the legal profession has become a necessary profession for establishing a socialist rule of law state. Therefore, this inevitably places higher demands on the quality of lawyers. Due to the nature and professional characteristics of a lawyer's work, they must possess a strong foundation in legal knowledge, robust professional skills, and extensive knowledge reserves. To meet the needs of those entering or already in the legal profession, as well as the reference needs of researchers in legal practice, we have meticulously compiled this book, Principles of Legal Practice. The book first introduces lawyers and the legal profession, as well as the management system of legal practice. The main content elaborates on legal practice, including civil litigation, administrative litigation, criminal litigation, arbitration cases, foreign-related cases, legal consultation, and legal drafting. To enhance the basic operational skills of professional lawyers, the book extensively covers professional knowledge in the field of legal services and appends the latest laws, regulations, and relevant provisions regarding legal practice. Finally, it introduces the formats of common legal documents used by lawyers. During the writing process of this book, we adhered to the guiding principle of "balancing theoretical and practical aspects while emphasizing practice." The focus is on highlighting operability, with detailed explanations of the steps, methods, procedures, techniques, and key considerations for conducting various legal practices.