Huzhou Lawyers Association (hereinafter referred to as the Association) was established in 1995. It is a social organization legal person composed of all lawyers and law firms in Huzhou City. It is a self-discipline organization of lawyers and provides services and management to the lawyer industry according to law.

The association accepts the supervision and guidance of Huzhou Municipal Bureau of justice and the guidance of Zhejiang Lawyers Association, and independently carries out its work according to law.

The association accepts the leadership of Huzhou lawyers Committee of the Communist Party of China and organizes party activities and Party building in the lawyers industry.

The supreme authority of the association is the lawyers' Congress, and the Council is the permanent body of the Congress. The Standing Council exercises the functions and powers of the Council when the Council is not in session; The board of supervisors is the permanent supervisory body of the board, and the Secretariat is the daily office of the board.

In order to give full play to the Self-discipline Function of the industry, the association has set up a youth lawyers' branch, a public lawyers' branch and a women lawyers' Association. There are 8 special working committees, including development and planning, business and guidance, assessment and membership affairs, publicity and communication, participation in politics and discussion, rights and interests protection, ethics and discipline, finance and public interest, which are responsible for performing various special duties of the association. At the same time, the association has also established 10 professional committees in criminal, civil and commercial affairs, administration, finance and securities, intellectual property and foreign affairs, enterprise reorganization and bankruptcy management, legal counsel, marriage and family and labor security, construction projects and real estate, environment and resource protection, which are responsible for conducting business discussions and exchanges and guiding lawyers in this city to carry out various legal services.

The association is located in Huzhou

According to the lawyers law and the articles of association of Huzhou Lawyers Association, the association mainly performs the following duties:

（1） Support and guarantee members to practice according to law and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests;

（2） To formulate the development plan of the lawyer industry, the practice norms of lawyers, the industry management system and the industry norms;

（3） To formulate and implement rewards and punishment measures for members;

（4） To be responsible for the education, inspection and supervision of lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline;

（5） Handle complaints against members;

（6） Mediate disputes arising from members' practice activities;

（7） Assessing lawyers' practice activities;

（8） To organize and manage the internship activities and internship assessment of lawyers applying for practice;

（9） Carry out lawyer practice training;

（10） To guide and supervise the standardization construction of law firms, and evaluate and identify the standardization construction situation and grade of law firms;

（11） Carry out lawyer business seminars, summarize and exchange lawyer work experience;

（12） Organize lawyers to conduct domestic and international exchanges;

（13） Publicize the work of lawyers and enhance the influence of the industry;

（14） Organize lawyers and law firms to carry out social welfare activities;

（15） Encourage and support members to participate in and discuss state affairs;

（16） Provide welfare and other guarantees for members;

（17） Perfecting the liability insurance system for lawyers;

（18） Coordinate the relationship with the legislative, law enforcement and judicial organs, and put forward opinions and suggestions;

（19） To handle the affairs authorized and entrusted by the judicial administrative department, the all China Lawyers Association, the Zhejiang Lawyers Association and other relevant departments;

（20） Other duties specified by laws, regulations, rules and industrial specifications.