Articles of Association of Hainan Lawyers Association

Article 1 In order to standardize the management behavior of the lawyer industry in Hainan Province, promote the development of the lawyer industry in Hainan Province, give full play to the role of the Hainan Lawyers Association, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of its members, these Articles of Association are formulated in accordance with the provisions of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Articles of Association of all china lawyers association, combined with the actual situation of this province.

Article 2 Hainan Lawyers Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) is a legally established social organization as a legal person and a self-regulatory organization for lawyers, which implements self-regulatory management of the industry according to law.

Article 3 Name and domicile of the Association:

Chinese name: Hainan Lawyers Association

English name: Hainan Lawyers Association, abbreviated as HNLA.

Address: Hainan Lawyers Club, No.56 Renmin Avenue, Haidian Island, Haikou, Hainan.

Article 4 Purpose of the Association: unite and educate its members to safeguard the dignity of the Constitution and laws and be loyal to the cause of lawyers; Safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers; Strengthen the construction of industry self-discipline; Strive to build a team of lawyers who adhere to their beliefs, are proficient in the law, uphold justice and abide by integrity, and make contributions to governing the country according to law, building a socialist country ruled by law and promoting social civilization and progress.

Article 5 This Association accepts the supervision and guidance of the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice; Under the guidance of all china lawyers association.

Chapter II Duties and Responsibilities

Article 6 This Association shall perform the following duties according to law:

(a) to ensure that lawyers practice according to law and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers;

(two) to cooperate with the judicial administrative organs to formulate plans and policies for the development of lawyers' work, and to formulate and improve the norms and standards of lawyers' practice and the management system of lawyers' industry;

(three) to carry out lawyers' business seminars, summarize and exchange lawyers' work experience, and improve the overall practice level and social image of lawyers;

(four) to strengthen the education, inspection and supervision of lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline;

(five) to organize the implementation of lawyers' pre-practice training and continuing education in practice;

(6) Rewarding and punishing lawyers and law firms;

(seven) to mediate disputes between lawyers and law firms in their practice activities;

(eight) to publicize the work of lawyers and publish lawyers' publications;

(nine) to organize lawyers and law firms to perform their legal aid obligations according to law and carry out social welfare activities;

(ten) to be responsible for the examination of lawyers, and to assist and cooperate with the judicial administrative organs in the examination of law firms;

(eleven) to organize and manage the internship activities of lawyers, and to evaluate and manage the lawyers;

(twelve) to encourage and support lawyers to participate in the discussion of state affairs;

(thirteen) to organize lawyers to carry out foreign exchanges;

(fourteen) to participate in legislative activities and put forward suggestions to the relevant departments on the construction of legal system and lawyer system;

(fifteen) to coordinate relations with relevant judicial, law enforcement and administrative organs;

(sixteen) to accept complaints or reports to members, investigate and collect evidence from members' violations of laws and regulations, make industry sanctions or put forward suggestions for administrative punishment to judicial administrative organs;

(seventeen) the establishment of the association stationed in the city and county workstations, leading and supporting the work of the workstation;

(18) Other duties as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations, rules and the articles of association.

Chapter III Members

Article 7 According to the provisions of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), lawyers who have obtained the lawyer's practice certificate in the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice are individual members of the Association. Law firms that have obtained the practice license of Hainan Provincial Department of Justice Law Firm according to law are group members of the Association.

The interns who apply for practicing as lawyers through the group members of our association will prepare members for our association and accept the management of our association.

Public lawyers, corporate lawyers, approved representative offices and representatives of foreign law firms in Qionglai, and approved representative offices and representatives of law firms in Hong Kong, Macao and other regions in Qionglai can all become invited members of the Association.

Article 8 Rights of individual members:

(a) enjoy the right to vote and be elected;

(two) enjoy the right to practice according to law;

(three) in handling major or complex cases, you can get the support and guidance of this Council;

(four) to participate in the study and training organized by the association;

(five) to participate in business seminars and experience exchange activities;

(six) the use of books, materials, networks and information resources;

(seven) to supervise the work of this association and put forward criticisms and suggestions;

(eight) to reflect opinions to the relevant departments through this Council.

Article 9 Obligations of individual members:

(1) Abide by the articles of association of this Association and implement the resolutions of this Association;

(2) Abide by lawyers' professional ethics, practice discipline and industry norms;

(three) accept the guidance, supervision and management of this association;

(four) to perform legal aid and other legal obligations according to law;

(five) consciously safeguard the professional reputation of lawyers and maintain the unity among members;

(six) to complete the prescribed continuing education plan;

(seven) to pay membership fees in accordance with the provisions;

(eight) to accept and implement the disciplinary decisions made by the association;

(9) Relevant obligations stipulated in the Lawyers Law and other laws, regulations and industry norms.

Article 10 Group members shall enjoy the rights in Items (2) to (8) of Article 8, and have the right to evaluate the lawyers of this firm.

Article 1 1 Obligations of group members:

(1) Abide by the articles of association of this Association and implement the resolutions of this Association;

(2) Educating and guiding lawyers in this firm to abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline;

(3) Organizing lawyers of our firm to participate in various activities of our firm;

(four) to perform legal aid and other legal obligations according to law;

(five) to formulate and implement the internal rules and regulations of the law firm;

(6) Providing necessary conditions for lawyers to exercise their rights and perform their obligations;

(seven) to participate in lawyer liability insurance;

(eight) to accept and implement the disciplinary decisions made by the association;

(9) Paying membership dues according to regulations;

(10) Organizing the lawyers of this firm to strengthen their professional study, improve their professional level and reduce their occupational risks;

(eleven) accept the evaluation, guidance, supervision and management of this association, and undertake the work entrusted by this association.

Chapter IV Lawyers' Congress

Article 12 The lawyers' congress is the highest authority of the Association and is held once every three years. When necessary, it may be held in advance or postponed upon the decision of the Council.

Article 13 Representatives to the lawyers' congress shall be elected by members of this Association. Representatives of the lawyers' congress shall be lawyers who have obtained the lawyer's practice certificate, practiced in this province for more than three years, have good professional ethics and have not received administrative punishment or industrial punishment.

Representatives to the lawyers' congress shall be appointed on a permanent basis for a term of three years, and may be re-elected.

Article 14 The duties of the lawyers' congress are:

(a) to formulate and amend the articles of association and supervise the implementation;

(two) to decide on the working principles, tasks and other major issues of this association;

(three) to consider and vote on the work report made by the president;

(four) to consider and vote on the financial work report of the Council;

(five) to adopt the collection standards and management measures for membership fees;

(6) Election of directors;

(seven) to consider and vote on other matters submitted by the presidium;

(eight) other matters that should be discussed and decided by the lawyers' congress.

Article 15 A lawyer's congress can only be held when more than two thirds of the representatives are present. Decisions and resolutions made by the lawyers' congress shall be adopted by more than half of the representatives present at the congress.

Unless otherwise stipulated in the articles of association.

Article 16 Representatives of the lawyers' congress shall attend the lawyers' congress and perform the following duties:

(a) to exercise the right to deliberate, vote, propose, suggest, vote and stand for election at the congress;

(2) Other duties authorized by the articles of association or the general meeting of members.

Chapter V Parliament

Article 17 The Council is the permanent body of the lawyers' congress, composed of directors elected by the lawyers' congress, responsible for the lawyers' congress and reporting its work. The term of office is three years.

Article 18 The directors shall be elected from the representatives of the lawyers' congress who have good professional ethics and high professional level, have been practicing for more than three years, have dedication and are enthusiastic about public welfare activities in the lawyer industry. The term of office of the directors is three years, which is the same as that of the current Council. Can be re-elected.

Article 19 The Council shall perform the following duties:

(1) Deciding to convene a lawyer's congress;

(two) to implement the decisions and resolutions of the lawyers' congress;

(3) Electing the president and vice president;

(four) according to the nomination of the President, decided to appoint the Secretary General;

(five) according to the needs, hire honorary president and consultant;

(six) to discuss the annual work summary of the association and decide on the main points of the work in the new year;

(seven) to examine and approve the annual financial revenue and expenditure report of the Association;

(eight) to elect and propose representatives of this province to participate in the National Lawyers' Congress;

(nine) to organize and implement the election and general election of representatives of the next lawyers' congress;

(10) Proposing major issues such as amending the Articles of Association;

(eleven) decided to set up special, professional committees and associations stationed in the city and county workstations; To guide and supervise the work of professional committees and workstations in cities and counties;

(twelve) to decide on the methods of commendation and rewards and punishments for members;

(thirteen) when necessary, decide whether to convene a temporary lawyer's congress;

(14) Other duties authorized by the lawyers' congress.

Article 20 The meeting of the board of directors shall be held four times a year, generally once a quarter.

Upon the decision of the president's office meeting or the written proposal of more than one third of the directors, an interim meeting of the board of directors shall be held.

The convening of the board meeting shall be reported to the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice.

Article 21 A meeting of the board of directors shall be held only when more than two thirds of the directors are present. Decisions and resolutions made by the Council shall be adopted by more than half of the directors present at the meeting.

Article 22 If a director is absent from the board meeting twice a year for no reason and fails to attend the board meeting for a total of three times, his qualification as a director will be automatically cancelled and publicized by the board of directors.

Chapter VI President's Office Meeting

Article 23 The President and Vice President of the Association shall be elected by the Council from among the members. The president is the legal representative of the association and represents the association externally. The term of office of the president is three years, which is the same as that of the current Council, and can be re-elected, but not more than two times.

The term of office of the vice president is three years, which is the same as that of the current Council and can be re-elected.

Article 24 The President shall exercise the following functions and powers:

(1) To engage in official activities on behalf of the Association;

(2) Presiding over the lawyers' congress;

(3) Convening and presiding over the office meetings of the board of directors and the president;

(four) to make a work report to the lawyers' congress on behalf of the Council;

(five) to inspect and supervise the implementation of the decisions and resolutions of the Council;

(6) Nominating candidates for the Secretary-General;

(seven) to sign the relevant documents of the lawyers association;

(eight) to exercise the duties entrusted by the Council;

(nine) other duties as stipulated in the articles of association or authorized by the lawyers' congress.

The vice president assists the president in his work.

Article 25 The Association shall implement the system of president's office meeting. The president's office meeting consists of the president and the vice president, and the secretary-general attends the meeting as an observer. The president's office meeting is the decision-making body of the lawyers' association's daily affairs and is responsible to the lawyers' congress and the Council.

Article 26 The president's office meeting shall exercise the following functions and powers:

(1) To supervise and implement the work deployed by the Council;

(two) to decide the daily work of the association;

(three) to approve the establishment of the working departments of the Secretariat and their responsible persons;

(four) to decide the names of the webmasters, responsible persons and members of the professional committees of the association in the city and county;

(five) according to the nomination of the Secretary General, decided to appoint the Deputy Secretary General;

(six) to submit to the Council for deliberation the industry norms and rules and regulations that do not need to be submitted to the lawyers' congress for adoption, amendment or abolition;

(seven) other matters that should be decided by the president's office meeting or submitted to the Council and the lawyers' congress for consideration.

Article 27 The president's office meeting shall be convened and presided over by the president. When the president is unable to perform his duties due to special reasons, the vice president designated by the president shall convene and preside over it.

Twenty-eighth president, vice president and director list should be reported to the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice and all china lawyers association for the record.

Chapter VII Special Professional Committee of the Secretariat

Article 29 The secretariat is the permanent executive body of the Association, responsible for implementing the resolutions and decisions of the lawyers' congress, the Council and the president's office meeting, and undertaking the daily management of the Association.

Article 30 The Secretariat shall have one Secretary-General and several Deputy Secretaries-General. The Secretary-General is nominated by the President of the Council and appointed after voting. The Deputy Secretary-General is nominated by the Secretary-General and appointed with the approval of the Chairman's office meeting.

Article 31 The Secretary-General shall be responsible for the work of the Secretariat under the leadership of the President; The Secretary-General attends the meetings of the board of directors and the president's office as a representative without voting rights.

Article 32 The Secretariat implements the Secretary-General responsibility system. The Secretary-General shall perform the following duties:

(a) to preside over the daily work of the secretariat;

(two) to organize the implementation of the decisions and resolutions of the lawyers' congress, the Council and the president's office meeting, and to formulate specific implementation plans and measures.

(three) to formulate the secretariat department setting and job responsibilities;

(4) Organizing the formulation and implementation of the rules and regulations of the Secretariat;

(five) submitted to the president's office meeting to appoint or remove the deputy secretary general, the head of the secretariat department and other staff;

(six) to complete other tasks assigned by the board of directors and the president;

Article 33 The Association shall establish a number of special committees and professional committees; The special committee is the specialized working body of the Association to perform its duties; Professional Committee, responsible for organizing lawyers to carry out theoretical discussions and business exchanges.

The association may invite experts, scholars and relevant persons other than members to serve as consultants of relevant professional committees.

Article 34 The methods of selecting and appointing directors and members of special committees and professional committees and their working rules shall be formulated by the Council.

Chapter VIII The Association will be stationed in the city and county workstations.

Thirty-fifth workstations in cities and counties are the working institutions stationed in cities and counties according to the needs of the province. It belongs to this association and accepts the guidance and supervision of the judicial administrative organs of the city and county and the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice.

Article 36 The name of the workstation stationed in a city or county is "workstation of Hainan Lawyers Association in one city and one county". The workstation consists of the stationmaster, deputy stationmaster and several staff members.

Thirty-seventh Association in the city and county workstation to perform the following duties:

(a) to formulate the annual work plan of the city and county workstation association and report it to the Council for the record;

(two) to assist the Association's Rights Protection Committee to safeguard the professional rights of lawyers in the city and county where they are located according to law;

(three) to assist the Disciplinary Committee of the Association in investigating and handling complaints;

(four) according to the need to organize the city and county lawyer training;

(five) to publicize the work of lawyers in the city and county where they are located;

(six) to organize lawyers in the city and county to carry out cultural and sports activities;

(seven) to carry out other activities related to the city and county lawyer industry;

(eight) to complete other tasks assigned by the Council.

Chapter IX Reward and Punishment

Article 38 The Association shall reward members who have performed their obligations as members in an exemplary manner and made outstanding contributions to lawyers and social undertakings; Give necessary punishment to members who violate lawyers' professional ethics, practice discipline and lawyer industry norms.

Article 39 The measures for rewards and punishments of members of this Association shall be specifically formulated by the Council of this Association.

Chapter X Economic Expenses

Article 40 The sources of funds of this Association include:

(1) membership fees;

(2) social donations;

(3) Member sponsorship;

(4) Income from undertakings organized by this Association;

(5) Other lawful income.

Article 41 The funds of this Association are mainly used for the following expenditures:

(1) Paying group membership fees to the National Lawyers Association;

(2) Work and business seminar expenses;

(3) Expenditure of the executing agency;

(4) Lawyers' exchange activities at home and abroad;

(5) Lawyers' opinions and publicity;

(6) Activities of special committees and professional committees;

(seven) to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers and reward and punish members;

(eight) to provide members with learning materials, carry out business training and publish publications;

(nine) the establishment of mutual funds for members;

(ten) member welfare and cultural and sports activities;

(eleven) the secretariat office expenses and personnel expenses;

(twelve) other necessary expenditures approved by the Council.

Forty-second membership fees shall be collected annually; The collection standards and management measures of membership fees of this association shall be formulated by the Council and implemented after being approved by the lawyers' congress. Reported to the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice and all china lawyers association for the record.

Article 43 This Association shall strengthen the management of membership dues, formulate the budget and final accounts of membership dues, and accept the supervision of the Council.

Chapter II XI Supplementary Provisions

Article 44 The Council shall be responsible for the interpretation of these Articles of Association.

Article 45 The Articles of Association shall be amended by the lawyers' congress.

Amendments to the Articles of Association must be attended by more than two-thirds of the lawyers' congress and passed by more than two-thirds of the representatives present at the meeting.

Article 46 One-half and two-thirds listed in the Articles of Association do not include this number, and other listed figures should include this number.

Article 47 The Articles of Association shall come into force as of the date of adoption, and shall be reported to the Hainan Provincial Department of Justice and all china lawyers association for the record.