Circular 08/2017/TT-BTP was issued by the Ministry of Justice on November 15, 2017, to specifically stipulate the documents required in the dossier for selecting legal aid lawyers.
Accordingly, Circular 08 stipulates that the application dossier for selecting a lawyer includes:
- The application for participation in the contract selection process for legal aid provision with confirmation from the law practice organization where the lawyer is working or from the agency/organization that the lawyer has a labor contract with, consenting to the lawyer’s participation in the contract for legal aid provision;- A copy of the lawyer's card;- A description of the lawyer's professional practice history, cases of participation in litigation, and experience in providing legal aid;- Other documents as per the lawyer selection notification (if any).
Note that the lawyer must be responsible for the accuracy of the information provided.
At the same time, Circular 08 also stipulates that the lawyer submits directly or sends via postal services one set of the dossier to the Center. In which:
- If the dossier is submitted directly, the submission date will be the date recorded on the dossier receipt note.- If the dossier is sent via postal services, the submission date is based on the arrival stamp date of the postal service.
See details at Circular 08/2017/TT-BTP effective from January 01, 2018.
- Thao Uyen -
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