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This Law shall regulate the legal profession, conditions for the practice of law and forms of attorneys- at-law work, rights, duties and responsibilities of attorneys-at-law and legal trainees and the organization and operation of bar associations.

The legal profession shall be an independent and autonomous activity of providing legal aid to natural and legal persons.

Autonomy and independence of legal profession shall be provided by:

1) autonomous and independent performance of the legal profession;

2) the client's right to free choice of an attorney-at-law;

3) organization of attorneys-at-law in the Bar Association of Serbia and bar associations within it, as autonomous and independent organizations of attorneys- at-law,

4) adoption of general legislation by the bar associations,

5) deciding on admission to the legal profession and the termination of the right to practice law.

Provision of legal aid under Article 2, paragraph 1 of this Law shall include:

1) providing oral and written legal advice and opinions;

2) drafting lawsuits, requests, proposals, petitions, remedies, pleas and other submissions;

3) drafting contracts, testaments, settlements, statements, general and individual acts and other documents;

4) representation and defence of individuals and legal entities;

5) mediation for the purpose of concluding a legal transaction or amicable settlement of disputes and contentious relations;

6) providing other legal aid on behalf of national or foreign natural or legal persons, based on which rights are exercised and freedom and other interests are protected.