[Shenzhen Lawyers Association] The working team of the Municipal Lawyers Association visited the Beijing Lawyers Association for learning and exchange.
(Photo of the seminar site)
(Group photo of participants)
To further strengthen external exchanges and cooperation and learn from the advanced experience of fellow lawyers associations, on the afternoon of August 16, Lin Changchi, President of the Municipal Lawyers Association, along with Vice Presidents Zhang Cheng and Wang Tengfeng, and Secretary-General Wang Hong, visited the Beijing Lawyers Association for discussions with Gao Zicheng, President of the Beijing Lawyers Association, Vice President Yin Jie, and Deputy Secretaries-General Liu Jun and Chen Qiang.
President Lin Changchi first introduced the basic situation of the Shenzhen legal profession and shared recent work initiatives and ideas of the Shenzhen Lawyers Association. Shenzhen currently has 10,937 lawyers and 716 law firms. The Shenzhen Lawyers Association is currently formulating the work plan for this council’s term based on the concerns of lawyers citywide. Recent efforts focus on establishing the Shenzhen Lawyers College, extensively soliciting opinions from lawyers and law firms to advance industry informatization, signing agreements for a legal professional community with municipal and district courts, promoting the convening of joint meetings of public security, procuratorate, judiciary, and national security departments, and pushing for amendments to the "Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Lawyers Regulations." President Lin Changchi specifically inquired about the Beijing Lawyers Association’s practices in industry informatization, lawyers colleges, professional training and talent development, industry taxation, promoting government procurement of legal services, industry self-discipline management, and association self-construction.
President Gao Zicheng introduced that Beijing currently has 27,000 lawyers and over 2,300 law firms. The Beijing Lawyers Association primarily implements information technology applications through its website, WeChat public account, and mobile app, and has completed information integration with public security, procuratorate, and court departments. In terms of lawyer academy construction, the Beijing Lawyers Academy was established under the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Justice, covering an area of about ten mu, capable of accommodating nearly 300 people for training, dining, and lodging simultaneously. The venue is provided free of charge by the Beijing municipal government, with basic operating funds allocated annually by the finance department. Regarding professional training and talent development, the Beijing Lawyers Association conducts training sessions by various committees based on their respective business content and implements a "three-level training" management system according to participant numbers. President Gao Zicheng also introduced the fee collection standards of the Beijing Lawyers Association, where individual membership fees are the same as those in Shenzhen, and group membership fees increase progressively based on the size of the law firm.
President Lin Changchi expressed sincere gratitude for the warm sharing from the Beijing Lawyers Association and stated that this exchange has brought beneficial insights for the future work of the Shenzhen legal profession. He hopes both sides will further strengthen exchanges and cooperation, share information and experiences in the legal profession, and promote better development of the legal industries in Beijing and Shenzhen. The meeting also reached a consensus on establishing a cooperation mechanism for lawyer rights protection between the two regions and agreed to sign a memorandum of cooperation at an appropriate time.
Representatives from the Shenzhen Lawyers Association also visited the exhibition hall of the Beijing Lawyers Association, the Beijing Lawyers Association's Center for Protecting Lawyers' Practice Rights, and the Beijing Lawyers Association's Complaint Reception and Investigation Center.
