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What is the role of corporate legal counsel? What should the legal counsel hired by the company do?

Depending on the industry, the responsibilities of the company's legal counsel also vary, but usually include the following: responsible for daily legal affairs handling, legal proceedings, labor arbitration, contract review, legal training for corporate employees, and Propose corresponding precautions and rectification suggestions for daily legal risks, as follows:

1. Assist company leaders to correctly implement national laws and regulations, and provide legal opinions on the company's major business decision-making activities.

2. Participate in drafting and reviewing the company’s important rules and regulations, and be responsible for the legality of the company’s rules and regulations and their provisions.

3. Review the company's various technical, economic, and service contracts, participate in the drafting and negotiation of major contracts, assist the financial department in contract management, and supervise contract performance.

4. Participate in the company’s mergers, acquisitions, spin-offs, bankruptcy, anti-mergers, investments, leasing, asset transfers, bidding, bidding and other important economic activities, provide legal opinions, and handle relevant legal affairs.

5. Preside over or assist in the company's industrial and commercial registration, changes, trademark registration, patent applications, technological inventions, technology trade and other related legal affairs, and provide legal advice for the company's intellectual property protection.

6. Carry out legal consultation related to the company's production and operations, and compile and compile various laws, regulations and rules required for the company's business.

7. Cooperate with relevant departments of the company to carry out legal publicity and education for employees, popularize legal knowledge within the company, and enhance employees' legal awareness.

8. Responsible for the selection, liaison and related work with the company’s external lawyers (firms).

9. Participate in or attend certain meetings held by the company and provide legal opinions on the content discussed; be responsible for reviewing the standardization and legality of various internal instructions, decisions, resolutions, and plans; Provide legal assistance in disputes and civil mediation.

10. Accept the entrustment of the company's legal representative, represent the company in litigation and non-litigation activities, help the company use legal means to resolve economic disputes, and safeguard the company's legitimate rights and interests.

11. Participate in and cooperate with company-related law enforcement inspections on finance, taxation, environmental protection, labor and employment, production safety, contract management, etc., and provide legal advice to the company; participate in major accident and crisis response activities, and assist relevant parties The department handles the aftermath.

12. Sign the reviewed economic contracts, drafted legal documents and issued legal opinions, and be responsible for the legality of the above business and other legal matters handled.

13. Complete other legal tasks temporarily assigned by the leadership.

(1) Daily legal affairs

1. Provide legal advice to the consulting unit on legal issues related to its business.

2. Review the legal documents drafted by the consulting unit, and help the consulting unit formulate and modify internal rules and regulations.

3. Draft and modify economic contracts for consulting units and provide reference opinions.

4. Draft and modify labor contracts for consulting units to help adjust labor relations.

5. Conduct legal feasibility analysis for the consulting unit’s decision-making matters in production, operation and management, and provide a feasibility report.

6. Provide legal advice on the protection of trademark rights, patent rights, copyrights, trade secrets and exclusive operating rights of the consulting unit, and assist the consulting unit in formulating confidentiality systems and confidentiality agreements.

7. According to the needs of the consulting unit, attend major meetings and provide on-site legal consultation.

8. According to the needs of the consulting unit, issue lawyer's letters in the name of legal consultant.

9. Provide legal training to employees according to the needs of the consulting unit.

10. According to the needs of the consulting unit, intervene in the company's various investment activities in advance and provide relevant legal services.

11. Based on the financial information provided by the consulting unit, analyze the company's claims and propose corresponding treatment plans for non-performing assets.

12. Participate in the negotiation of major economic projects of consulting units and provide legal advice.

13. From time to time, introduce and publicize relevant newly promulgated national and local laws and regulations to consulting units.

14. Assist the consulting unit to set up a legal office and provide guidance on its daily work.

(2) Non-litigation legal affairs

1. Conduct relevant corporate credit investigations for consulting units and issue investigation reports.

2. Issue a lawyer’s testimony or legal evaluation letter for the legal actions and legal facts of the consulting unit.

3. Provide legal services for the consulting unit’s enterprise establishment, equity transfer, capital increase and decrease, bidding, merger and division, liquidation and cancellation, asset restructuring, restructuring and listing, etc.

4. Act as an agent for consulting units to handle various notarizations.

5. Act as an agent for the consulting unit to apply for trademark, patent, copyright application, registration, registration, transfer and filing procedures.

6. Act as an agent for consulting units to handle legal matters involving credit, mortgage loans, commercial loans, project financing, financial leasing and other financing matters.

7. Act as an agent for consulting units to handle relevant procedures involved in real estate business such as real estate development, land acquisition and demolition compensation, land use rights transfer, first and second-hand building sales, building mortgages, lease mortgages, property rights registration and transfer, etc.

8. Act as an agent for consulting units to handle legal matters involved in import and export trade, insurance trusts, maritime affairs, overseas investment, international transportation, and technology transfer.

9. Handle other non-litigation legal matters entrusted by the consulting unit.

(3) Litigation legal affairs

1. Act as an agent for the consulting unit to mediate and reconcile civil and economic disputes.

2. Represent consulting units in litigation of civil, criminal, economic and administrative cases.

3. Act as an agent for consulting units in arbitration of economic, labor and foreign-related cases.