Legal Practice - (Revised Edition)

Author: Xu Jiali
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Practicing law in simple terms refers to the general term for operational matters such as specific methods, steps, and techniques conducted in the name of a lawyer, which 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 tied 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 the development of the legal profession 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 and the growing emphasis on democratic concepts, the social relationships regulated by law have become increasingly complex and diverse, and the demand for legal services has also intensified. The scope of legal services has expanded, and the areas covered by legal protection have broadened. Lawyer practices have evolved from the initial focus on criminal defense to encompassing various fields of the market economy, including civil, administrative, foreign economic, financial, real estate, securities, high-tech, and intellectual property. These fields involve all aspects of a country's political, economic, and social life. In China, 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 of a lawyer's work and professional characteristics, lawyers must possess a strong foundation in legal knowledge, robust professional skills, and extensive knowledge reserves. To meet the needs of individuals who are about to enter or have already entered the legal profession, as well as the reference needs of researchers in the field of legal practice, we have meticulously compiled this book, Practicing Law. The book first introduces lawyers and the legal profession, as well as the management system of the legal profession. The main content focuses on the practice of legal matters, 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 various fields of legal services. It also appends the latest laws, regulations, and relevant provisions regarding legal practice, and concludes by introducing the formats of commonly used legal documents by lawyers. During the compilation 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.