2月7日，司法部发布了其与全国律协共同开发的“全国律师诚信信息公示平台”（https://credit.acla.org.cn），未来公众可登录该平台，查询全国专兼职律师和律师事务所的基本信息、年度考核信息、奖励和处罚处分等信息。
根据司法部信息，目前中国律师总人数为57.6万，律师事务所超过3.6万家，该平台汇集了其中除两公律师以外的47万名专兼职律师的行政许可信息，以及执业过程中形成的诚信信息，其中包括处于公示期内的1061条行政处罚信息和376条行业处分信息。
该平台同时提供了许多关于中国法律市场的有趣信息。例如通过“地图搜索”功能可了解中国各省市，甚至区县的律所分布现状；通过“高级搜索”功能，可实现对不同规模律所数量、不同城市律所分支机构设立情况等信息的查询。
司法部表示，该平台可以实现对律师、律所信用状况的“整体画像”和“全景展现”，为当事人选聘律师提供重要参考。平台也将改变对于律师的监管方法：通过将原本分散的律师、律所信息统一呈现在公众面前而加大社会监督；同时利用大数据分析功能精准聚焦一定区域内高频度违法违规行为，实现重点监管。
未来该平台还将实现和中国裁判文书网、信用中国、市场监管行政处罚文书网等网站的数据对接。另外，司法部将尽快制定出台《律师和律师事务所诚信信息管理办法》，对未明事项予以明确。
Ministry of Justice launches national lawyers’ big data platform
China’s Ministry of Justice and the All China Lawyers Association (ACLA) have together launched the National Platform for Lawyers’ Integrity Information. By visiting the website, the public now has access to any lawyer’s or law firm’s basic information, annual assessment status, and historical record of reward and disciplinary actions.
According to MOJ, China now has 5.76 hundred thousand lawyers and 36,000 law firms. The platform showcases the “integrity information”, including 1,061 pieces of administrative punishments and 376 actions against lawyers’ association disciplinary rules, of these individuals and institutions.
The platform also provides some insightful information. For example, by using the “search by map” function, one can have a clear breakdown of the number of law firms in different provinces, cities or even districts; by using the “advanced search” function, one can learn about the number of law firms of different sizes, or the number of law firm branches in a certain city.
MOJ hopes this platform to “play an important role” for the public when selecting lawyers. Also, by analyzing the punishment big data of a certain area, regulators can address to the illegal and rule-breaking behaviors more accurately.
MOJ also expects to link the platform with websites like China Judgements Online, Credit China, and SAMR’s Administrative Punishments Online in the future.
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