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Administrative Measures for Law Firms (2012 Amendment) [Revised]
律师事务所管理办法(2012修正) [已被修订]
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Administrative Measures for Law Firms 

律师事务所管理办法

(Issued by the Order No. 111 of the Ministry of Justice on July 18, 2008, amended by the Order No. 125 of the Ministry of Justice on November 30, 2012) (2008年7月18日司法部令第111号发布 根据2012年11月30日司法部令第125号修正)

Chapter I General Provisions 

第一章 总则

Article 1 For the purposes of regulating the establishment of law firms and strengthening the supervision and administration of law firms, these Measures are formulated in accordance with the Lawyers Law of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Lawyers Law) and other relevant laws and regulations.   第一条 为了规范律师事务所的设立,加强对律师事务所的监督和管理,根据《中华人民共和国律师法》(以下简称《律师法》)和其他有关法律、法规的规定,制定本办法。
Article 2 Law firms are practicing institutions of lawyers. A law firm shall be set up lawfully and acquire a practicing license.   第二条 律师事务所是律师的执业机构。律师事务所应当依法设立并取得执业许可证。
The establishment and development of law firms shall achieve a reasonable distribution and balanced development based on the needs of the national and local economic and social development. 律师事务所的设立和发展,应当根据国家和地方经济社会发展的需要,实现合理分布、均衡发展。
Article 3 A law firm shall practice in pursuance of law, intensify its internal management and supervision over the practice of lawyers and bear corresponding legal liabilities.   第三条 律师事务所应当依法开展业务活动,加强内部管理和对律师执业行为的监督,依法承担相应的法律责任。
No organization or individual shall illegally interfere with the practice of or impair the lawful rights and interests of any law firm. 任何组织和个人不得非法干预律师事务所的业务活动,不得侵害律师事务所的合法权益。
Article 4 The judicial administrative organ shall supervise and guide the law firms under the Lawyers Law and these Measures.   第四条 司法行政机关依照《律师法》和本办法的规定对律师事务所进行监督、指导。
The lawyers associations shall, under the Lawyers Law, charters of the associations and industrial norms, requiring law firms to show industrial self-discipline. 律师协会依照《律师法》、协会章程和行业规范,对律师事务所实行行业自律。
Chapter II Conditions for Establishment of Law Firms 

第二章 律师事务所的设立条件

Article 5 A law firm may be established by lawyers as a partnership, by an individual lawyer, or with the capital contributions made by the state.   第五条 律师事务所可以由律师合伙设立、律师个人设立或者由国家出资设立。
A partnership lawyer may be established in the form of ordinary partnership or special ordinary partnership. 合伙律师事务所可以采用普通合伙或者特殊的普通合伙形式设立。
Article 6 A law firm to be established shall meet the following basic requirements:   第六条 设立律师事务所应当具备下列基本条件:
1. It has its own name, place of residence and articles of association; (一)有自己的名称、住所和章程;
2. It has lawyers who meet the provisions of the Lawyers Law and these Measures; (二)有符合《律师法》和本办法规定的律师;
3. The promoters shall be lawyers with certain practicing experience and can work as full-time lawyers and none of them shall have any record of punishment due to malpractice during the three years prior to establishment; (三)设立人应当是具有一定的执业经历并能够专职执业的律师,且在申请设立前三年内未受过停止执业处罚;
4. It has assets which reach the amount as prescribed in these Measures. (四)有符合本办法规定数额的资产。
Article 7 An ordinary partnership law firm to be established shall meet the following requirements besides those as described in Article 6 of these Measures:   第七条 设立普通合伙律师事务所,除应当符合本办法第六条规定的条件外,还应当具备下列条件:
1. There is a written agreement; (一)有书面合伙协议;
2. There are 3 or more partners as promoters; (二)有三名以上合伙人作为设立人;
3. The promoters shall be lawyers with 3 or more years of practicing experience and can work as full-time lawyers; and (三)设立人应当是具有三年以上执业经历并能够专职执业的律师;
4. There are assets of 300, 000 yuan or more. (四)有人民币三十万元以上的资产。
Article 8 A special ordinary partnership law firm to be established shall meet the following requirements besides those as described in Article 6 of these Measures:   第八条 设立特殊的普通合伙律师事务所,除应当符合本办法第六条规定的条件外,还应当具备下列条件:
1. There is a written partnership agreement; (一)有书面合伙协议;
2. There are 20 or more partners as the promoters; (二)有二十名以上合伙人作为设立人;
3. The promoters shall be lawyers with 3 or more years of practicing experience and can work as full-time lawyers; and (三)设立人应当是具有三年以上执业经历并能够专职执业的律师;
4. There are assets of 10 million yuan or more. (四)有人民币一千万元以上的资产。
Article 9 A law firm to be established by an individual shall meet the following requirements besides those as described in Article 6 of these Measures:   第九条 设立个人律师事务所,除应当符合本办法第六条规定的条件外,还应当具备下列条件:
1. The promoter shall be a lawyer with 5 or more years of practicing experience and is able to work as a full-time lawyer; and (一)设立人应当是具有五年以上执业经历并能够专职执业的律师;
2. There are assets of 100, 000 yuan or more. (二)有人民币十万元以上的资产。
Article 10 A law firm to be established with money contributed by the state shall, besides meeting the general requirements as prescribed in the Lawyers Law, have at least 2 lawyers who meet the provisions of the Lawyers Law and is able to work as full-time lawyers.   第十条 国家出资设立的律师事务所,除符合《律师法》规定的一般条件外,应当至少有二名符合《律师法》规定并能够专职执业的律师。
Where it is necessary for the state to make capital contributions to establish a law firm, the local judicial administrative organ at the county level shall be responsible for the preparatory establishment. Prior to the application for approval of establishment, the relevant departments of the local people's government at the county level shall grant to the law firm a staffing quota and provide it with sufficient funds. 需要国家出资设立律师事务所的,由当地县级司法行政机关筹建,申请设立许可前须经所在地县级人民政府有关部门核拨编制、提供经费保障。
Article 11 The judicial administrative organ of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, according to the status of local economic and social development and the development of the lawyering industry, make proper adjustments to the amounts of assets for the establishment of ordinary partnership law firms, special ordinary partnership law firms and individual law firms as prescribed in these Measures and implement them upon approval of the Ministry of Justice.   第十一条 省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关可以根据本地经济社会发展状况和律师业发展需要,适当调整本办法规定的普通合伙律师事务所、特殊的普通合伙律师事务所和个人律师事务所的设立资产数额,报司法部批准后实施。
Article 12 The name to be for a law firm to be established shall conform to the provisions of the Ministry of Justice on the administration of names of law firms and a name search shall be made under relevant provisions prior to the application for approval of establishment.   第十二条 设立律师事务所,其申请的名称应当符合司法部有关律师事务所名称管理的规定,并应当在申请设立许可前按规定办理名称检索。
Article 13 The candidate for the person-in-charge of a law firm shall, together with the application for approval of establishment, be submitted to the examination and approval organ for examination and approval.   第十三条 律师事务所负责人人选,应当在申请设立许可时一并报审核机关核准。
The person-in-charge of a partnership law firm shall be elected from among the partners and elected by all partners of the law firm. The person-in-charge of a law firm established with state capital shall be elected upon the recommendation of the lawyers of this law firm and shall be subject to assent of the local judicial administrative organ at the county level. 合伙律师事务所的负责人,应当从本所合伙人中经全体合伙人选举产生;国家出资设立的律师事务所的负责人,由本所律师推选,经所在地县级司法行政机关同意。
The promoter of an individual law firm shall be the person-in-charge of this law firm. 个人律师事务所设立人是该所的负责人。
Article 14 The articles of association of a law firm shall cover   第十四条 律师事务所章程应当包括下列内容:
1. the name and residence address of the firm; (一)律师事务所的名称和住所;
2. the aim of the law firm; (二)律师事务所的宗旨;
3. the organic form of the law firm; (三)律师事务所的组织形式;
4. the amount of assets for establishment; (四)设立资产的数额和来源;
5. the duties, procedures for the appointment and change of the person-in-charge of the law firm; (五)律师事务所负责人的职责以及产生、变更程序;
6. the setup and functions of the decision-making and management bodies of the law firm; (六)律师事务所决策、管理机构的设置、职责;
7. rights and obligations of lawyers of the law firm; (七)本所律师的权利与义务;
8. the major management bylaws of the law firm on practice, fees, financial affairs, distribution, etc.; (八)律师事务所有关执业、收费、财务、分配等主要管理制度;
9. the causes, procedures, liquidation measures for the dissolution of the law firm; (九)律师事务所解散的事由、程序以及清算办法;
10. the interpretation and revision procedures for the articles of association of the law firm; and (十)律师事务所章程的解释、修改程序;
11. Other matters necessary to be specified. (十一)其他需要载明的事项。
For the establishment of a partnership law firm, the articles of association shall give clear indications of the name of the partners as well as the amount and way of capital contribution of the partners besides those as mentioned above. 设立合伙律师事务所的,其章程还应当载明合伙人的姓名、出资额及出资方式。
The articles of association of the law firm shall not contravene any relevant law, regulation or rule. 律师事务所章程的内容不得与有关法律、法规、规章相抵触。
The articles of association of the law firm shall be effective as of the day on which the judicial administrative organ of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government approves the establishment of the law firm. 律师事务所章程自省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关作出准予设立律师事务所决定之日起生效。
Article 15 A partnership agreement shall give clear indications of the following contents:   第十五条 合伙协议应当载明下列内容:
1. the partners, including the name, place of residence, identity card number and practicing experience of each lawyer; (一)合伙人,包括姓名、居住地、身份证号、律师执业经历等;
2. the amount and manner of the capital contribution of each partner; (二)合伙人的出资额及出资方式;
3. the rights and obligations of the partners; (三)合伙人的权利、义务;
4. the duties, procedures for the appointment and change of the person-in-charge of the law firm; (四)合伙律师事务所负责人的职责以及产生、变更程序;
5. the duties and rules of procedure of the meetings of partners; (五)合伙人会议的职责、议事规则等;
6. the distribution of profits and assumption of debts; (六)合伙人收益分配及债务承担方式;
7. the conditions and procedures for becoming a partner, termination and removal of a partner; (七)合伙人入伙、退伙及除名的条件和程序;
8. the methods and procedures for settlement of disputes between partners, and liabilities of partners for breaching the partnership agreement; (八)合伙人之间争议的解决方法和程序,违反合伙协议承担的责任;
9. the procedures for interpretation and revision of the partnership agreement; (九)合伙协议的解释、修改程序;
10. other matters necessary to be specified. (十)其他需要载明的事项。
The partnership agreement of the law firm shall not contravene any relevant law, regulation or rule. 合伙协议的内容不得与有关法律、法规、规章相抵触。
The partnership agreement shall, upon the consent and signatures of all partners realized through negotiations, be effective as of the day on which the judicial administrative organ of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government approves the establishment of the law firm. 合伙协议由全体合伙人协商一致并签名,自省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关作出准予设立律师事务所决定之日起生效。
Chapter III Licensing Procedures for Establishment of Law Firms 

第三章 律师事务所设立许可程序

Article 16 An application for the establishment of a law firm shall be subject to the preliminary examination of the judicial administrative organ at the level of a districted city or of the district (county) of the municipality directly under the Central Government and then be submitted to the judicial administrative organ of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government for examination and approval, which shall decide to approve or disapprove the establishment.   第十六条 律师事务所的设立许可,由设区的市级或者直辖市的区(县)司法行政机关受理设立申请并进行初审,报省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关进行审核,作出是否准予设立的决定。
Article 17 To apply for the establishment of a law firm, the applicant shall submit the following materials to the judicial administrative organ at the level of a districted city or of the district (county) of the municipality directly under the Central Government:   第十七条 申请设立律师事务所,应当向所在地设区的市级或者直辖市的区(县)司法行政机关提交下列材料:
1. An application; (一)设立申请书;
2. The name and articles of association of the law firm; (二)律师事务所的名称、章程;
3. The name list, resumes, identity certificates and practicing lawyer certificates of the promoters, and candidate of the person-in-charge of the law firm; (三)设立人的名单、简历、身份证明、律师执业证书,律师事务所负责人人选;
4. A certificate of the place of residence; and (四)住所证明;
5. A certificate of assets. (五)资产证明。
Apart from the aforesaid materials, the applicant shall submit a partnership agreement if it applies for establishing a partnership law firm. 设立合伙律师事务所,还应当提交合伙协议。
For a law firm to be established with state capital, the applicant shall submit the approval documents issued by the relevant departments of the local people's government on the staffing quota and guaranteeing the provision of the operating funds to the law firm to be established. 设立国家出资设立的律师事务所,应当提交所在地县级人民政府有关部门出具的核拨编制、提供经费保障的批件。
To apply for approval of establishment, the applicant shall faithfully fill out a Registration Form of Application for Establishment of Law Firm. 申请设立许可时,申请人应当如实填报《律师事务所设立申请登记表》。
Article 18 The judicial administrative organ at the level of a districted city or of the district (county) of the municipality directly under the Central Government shall handle the application for the establishment of a law firm in light of the following circumstances, respectively:   第十八条 设区的市级或者直辖市的区(县)司法行政机关对申请人提出的设立律师事务所申请,应当根据下列情况分别作出处理:
1. It shall accept it if the application materials are complete and meet the statutory form; (一)申请材料齐全、符合法定形式的,应当受理;
2. If the application materials are incomplete or do not meet the statutory form, it shall, on the spot or within 5 days after it receives the application materials, inform, once and for all, the applicant of the contents that should be supplemented or corrected. If the applicant makes supplements and corrections as required, it shall accept the application. If it fails to inform the applicant of the contents that should be supplemented or corrected, it shall be deemed to have accepted the application on the date of receipt of the application materials. (二)申请材料不齐全或者不符合法定形式的,应当当场或者自收到申请材料之日起五日内一次告知申请人需要补正的全部内容。申请人按要求补正的,予以受理;逾期不告知的,自收到申请材料之日起即为受理;
3. If any matter in the application does not meet the statutory conditions obviously, or if the applicant refuses or is unable to supplement or correct the relevant materials, it shall reject the application and make an explanation in writing to the applicant. (三)申请事项明显不符合法定条件或者申请人拒绝补正、无法补正有关材料的,不予受理,并向申请人书面说明理由。
Article 19 The judicial administrative organ which has accepted an application shall finish the examination of the application materials within 20 days from the date of acceptance.   第十九条 受理申请的司法行政机关应当在决定受理之日起二十日内完成对申请材料的审查。
During the course of examination, it may consult the opinions of the judicial administrative organ at the county level of the place at which the to-be-established law firm is located. If it is necessary to investigate into and verify the relevant information, it may require the applicant to provide relevant certification materials or authorize the judicial administrative organ at the county level to verify it. 在审查过程中,可以征求拟设立律师事务所所在地县级司法行政机关的意见;对于需要调查核实有关情况的,可以要求申请人提供有关证明材料,也可以委托县级司法行政机关进行核实。
It shall, upon examination, issue examination opinions on whether the application for establishment of a law firm meets the statutory conditions and whether the application materials are genuine and complete, and shall submit the examination opinions and all the application materials to the judicial administrative of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. 经审查,应当对设立律师事务所的申请是否符合法定条件、材料是否真实齐全出具审查意见,并将审查意见和全部申请材料报送省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关。
Article 20 The judicial administrative organ of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall, within 10 days as of the date of receipt of the examination opinions ant all the application materials submitted by the application acceptance organ, examine the application and decide to approve or disapprove the establishment of law firm.   第二十条 省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关应当自收到受理申请机关报送的审查意见和全部申请材料之日起十日内予以审核,作出是否准予设立律师事务所的决定。
If it approves the establishment, it shall, within 10 days as of the date of decision, issue to the applicant a law firm practicing license. 准予设立的,应当自决定之日起十日内向申请人颁发律师事务所执业许可证。
If it disapproves the establishment, it shall make an explanation in writing to the applicant. 不准予设立的,应当向申请人书面说明理由。
Article 21 A law firm practicing license shall consist of an original and a duplicate. The original license shall be hung in the office and the duplicate shall be kept available for inspection. The original license and duplicate are of identical legal effect.   第二十一条 律师事务所执业许可证分为正本和副本。正本用于办公场所悬挂,副本用于接受查验。正本和副本具有同等的法律效力。
The contents of, specifications for the making of, and the numbering of a law firm practicing license shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice. The law firm practicing licenses shall be uniformly produced by the Ministry of Finance. 律师事务所执业许可证应当载明的内容、制作的规格、证号编制办法,由司法部规定。执业许可证由司法部统一制作。
Article 22 An applicant for the establishment of a law firm shall, within 60 days after he fetches the practicing license, and under the relevant provisions, prepare the corporate seals, open a bank account, handle the tax registration, finish all preparations for starting the business operations of the law firm, and submit the specimen of the impressions of the official seal and financial seal as well as the bank account of the law firm to the local judicial administrative organ at the level of districted city or of the district (county) of the municipality directly under the Central Government.   第二十二条 律师事务所设立申请人应当在领取执业许可证后的六十日内,按照有关规定刻制印章、开立银行账户、办理税务登记,完成律师事务所开业的各项准备工作,并将刻制的律师事务所公章、财务章印模和开立的银行账户报所在地设区的市级或者直辖市的区(县)司法行政机关备案。
Article 23 The judicial administrative organ of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government that approved the establishment of a law firm shall, under either of the following circumstances, revoke the former decision of approval of the establishment and take back and cancel the law firm practicing license:   第二十三条 有下列情形之一的,由作出准予设立律师事务所决定的省、自治区、直辖市司法行政机关撤销原准予设立的决定,收回并注销律师事务所执业许可证:
1. The applicant obtained the approval of establishment by deception, bribery or other improper means; or (一)申请人以欺骗、贿赂等不正当手段取得准予设立决定的;
2. The approval of establishment was granted to an application which did not meet the statutory conditions, or the approval was made by violating the statutory procedures. (二)对不符合法定条件的申请或者违反法定程序作出准予设立决定的。
Chapter IV Changes to and Termination of Law Firms 

第四章 律师事务所的变更和终止

Article 24 Where a law firm changes its name, person-in-charge, articles of association or partnership agreement, it shall be subject to the examination of the judicial administrative organ at the level of a districted city or of the district (county) of the municipality directly under the Central Government and then be submitted to the original examination and approval organ for approval. The changes shall be made by following the procedures for the establishment of law firms.
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   第二十四条 律师事务所变更名称、负责人、章程、合伙协议的,应当经所在地设区的市级或者直辖市的区(县)司法行政机关审查后报原审核机关批准。具体办法按律师事务所设立许可程序办理。
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