Are branches of a law office allowed to accept internships to practice law?

Branches of law offices are specified in Clause 3, Article 4 Circular No. 10/2021/TT-BTP as follows:

Get an internship to practice law

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2. In case a person who wants to practice law as a trainee cannot reach an agreement with a law practice organization on accepting a trainee, he or she may request the Board of Directors of the Bar Association to introduce a law practice organization to practice law. the. Within 10 days from the date of receiving the request, the Board of Directors of the Bar Association is responsible for assigning a lawyer member of the Association to be the head of the law practice organization to accept that person as a trainee. The head of an assigned law practice organization that refuses to accept a probationer without a legitimate reason shall be considered and handled according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 33 of this Circular.

3. Law practice organizations accepting trainees include:

a) Lawyers' offices, law firms; branches of lawyer offices and law firms;

b) Branches of foreign law-practicing organizations in Vietnam; foreign law firms in Vietnam, branches of foreign law firms in Vietnam.

Thus, according to the above regulations, the branch of the law office has the right to accept internships to practice law.

If a probationer wants to temporarily stop practicing law, who must he report to?

The temporary suspension of law practice probation is specified in Clause 1, Article 11 Circular No. 10/2021/TT-BTP as follows:

Temporary suspension or termination of probation to practice law

1. A probationer may temporarily stop practicing law after reaching a written agreement with the law practice organization accepting the internship and must report in writing to the Bar Association where the internship is registered.

Probationers are allowed to temporarily suspend their probation a maximum of 02 times, each time not exceeding 03 months. The probationary period before suspension is included in the total probationary period to practice law.

2. A probationer terminates his or her internship to practice law in one of the following cases:

a) Self-termination of probation to practice law;

b) Recruited as cadres, civil servants and public employees; officers, professional soldiers, defense workers in agencies and units of the people's army; officers, non-commissioned officers, workers in agencies and units of the People's Public Security;

c) No longer permanently residing in Vietnam;

d) Lost or limited civil act capacity; have difficulty understanding and controlling behavior according to civil law provisions;

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Thus, according to regulations, a probationer who wants to temporarily stop practicing law must agree in writing with the law practice organization accepting the internship and must report in writing to the Bar Association where he or she is registered. probationary.