In 2024, will the Judicial Academy of Vietnam enroll 2000 targets for lawyer training? What is the duration of lawyer training at the Judicial Academy of Vietnam in 2024?
Will the Judicial Academy of Vietnam enroll 2000 targets for lawyer training in 2024?
According to the Plan issued together with Decision 2329/QD-HVTP 2023, the enrollment target of the Judicial Academy of Vietnam in 2024 is as follows:
- Lawyer training: 2,000 people
- Notary training: 1,000 people
- Auctioneer training: 100 people
- Enforcer training: 150 people
- Joint training of judges, prosecutors and lawyers: 200 people
- Pilot joint training in civil judgment enforcers and bailiffs: 50 people
- Bailiff training: 100
Thus, in 2024, the Judicial Academy of Vietnam shall enroll 2000 targets for lawyer training
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What is the duration of lawyer training at the Judicial Academy of Vietnam in 2024?
According to the Plan issued together with Decision 2329/QD-HVTP 2023, the duration of lawyer training in 2024 at the Judicial Academy of Vietnam is specified as follows:
See the full 2024 Plan for enrollment and training of the Judicial Academy of Vietnam: Here
In 2024, what are the criteria of lawyers in Vietnam?
Under Article 10 of the 2006 Law on Lawyers as follows:
Criteria of lawyers
Vietnamese citizens who are loyal to the Fatherland, observe the Constitution and law, have good moral qualities, possess a law bachelor diploma, have been trained in legal profession, have gone through the probation of legal profession and have good health for law practice may become lawyers.
At the same time, based on Article 11 of the 2006 Law on Lawyers, the conditions for law practice in Vietnam are stipulated as follows:
Conditions for law practice
A person who meets all the criteria specified in Article 10 of this Law, if wishing to practice law, must possess a law practice certificate and join a bar association.
Thus, the criteria of lawyers in Vietnam are specified as follows:
- Vietnamese citizens who are loyal to the Fatherland, observe the Constitution and law, have good moral qualities, possess a law bachelor diploma, have been trained in the legal profession, have gone through the probation of the legal profession, and have good health for law practice.
Besides, a person who meets all the criteria specified above and wishes to act as a lawyer, must possess a law practice certificate and join a bar association.
At the same time, based on Article 12 of the 2006 Law on Lawyers (amended by Clause 4, Article 1 of the 2012 Law on Lawyers) as follows:
Training lawyers
1. Holders of bachelor’s degrees in law may take a lawyer course at an institution licensed to train lawyers.
2. A lawyer training course lasts for 12 months.
People that complete the lawyer course shall be issued with the Certificate of completing the lawyer course by the training institution.
3. The Government shall specify the requirements of lawyer training institutions.
4. The Minister of Justice shall specify a general program for lawyer training, and the recognition of lawyer training overseas.
Thus, a lawyer training course lasts for 12 months.
What is the latest Code of Ethics and Conduct for Vietnamese Lawyers?
In the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Vietnamese Lawyers issued together with Decision 201/QD-HDLSTQ in 2019, the Code of Ethics and Conduct for Vietnamese Lawyers includes:
- Rule 1. Lawyer’s mission
- Rule 2. Independence, honesty, respect for objective truth
- Rule 3. Preserving honor, and reputation and upholding lawyers’ traditions
- Rule 4. Participation in community activities
- Rule 5. The best protection of the client’s legitimate rights and interests
- Rule 6. Respecting clients
- Rule 7. Confidentiality
- Rule 8. Lawyer’s fees
- Rule 9. Prohibited acts in relationships with clients
- Rule 10. Take a case from the client
- Rule 11. Cases the lawyer must decline
- Rule 12. Perform a case
- Rule 13. Decline proceeding with the case
- Rule 14. Further actions upon unilateral termination of legal service performance by the lawyer
- Rule 15. Conflict of interest
- Rule 16. Notify the result of the performance of a case
- Rule 17. Lawyer colleagueship
- Rule 18. Respect and cooperate with colleagues
- Rule 19. Professional competition
- Rule 20. Proper conduct upon a conflict of interest with a colleague
- Rule 21. Prohibited acts in relationships towards colleagues
- Rule 22. Conduct for lawyers in legal-practicing organizations
- Rule 23. Conduct for lawyers practicing as individuals
- Rule 24. Relationship with legal trainees
- Rule 25. Relationship with socio-professional organizations of lawyers
- Rule 26. General rules when participating in proceedings
- Rule 27. Conduct at court hearing
- Rule 28. Prohibited acts in relationship with presiding agencies and persons
- Rule 29. Conduct for lawyers in relationships with other regulatory agencies
- Rule 30. Conduct in relationships with other organizations and individuals
- Rule 31. Communications
- Rule 32. Advertisements
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