Obligations of law-practicing organizations in reporting and keeping records in Vietnam

According to Clause 1 and Clause 3, Article 25 of Circular 05/2021/TT-BTP stipulating obligations of law-practicing organizations, lawyers, and socio-professional organizations of lawyers in reporting and keeping records in Vietnam, in which:

1. Vietnamese law-practicing organizations, lawyer in private practice, and foreign law-practicing organizations in Vietnam shall perform reporting obligations as prescribed in Clause 8, Article 40 of the Lawyer Law, guidance in Articles 23 and 24 of this Circular and Circular No. 03/2019/TT-BTP dated March 20, 2019 of the Minister of Justice on statistical activities of the Justice sector.

Vietnamese law-practicing organizations shall keep records according to the forms specified in Clauses 35, 36, 37 and 38, Article 26 of this Circular, according to the law on labor and taxation, finance, accounting, statistics and other relevant laws.

Foreign law-practicing organizations in Vietnam shall keep records according to the forms specified in Clauses 35, 36 and 37, Article 26 of this Circular, according to the law on labor and taxation, finance, accounting, statistics and other relevant laws.

3. Law-practicing organizations, socio-professional organizations of lawyers may keep electronic records. At the end of the year, the law-practicing organizations and the socio-professional organizations of lawyers must print and bind records in volumes and affix fanstamps thereon as prescribed by law. The archiving of reports and records shall conform to the law on archiving.

Best Regards!