At the press conference

The Vietnam Lawyers Federation (VLF) announced at a press conference in Hanoi on October 3 that the Prime Minister has designated October 10 as a day set aside to honor the Vietnam lawyer.

According to the federation, a ceremony to announce the PM’s Decision No. 149/QD-TTg and celebrate the day is going to be held on October 16.

On the occasion, the VLF will honour lawyers who have made great contributions to the national development.

In addition, all the members of the federation are providing free legal assistance for people nationwide on October 10, 2013.

Vietnam counts more than 8,000 lawyers and over 3,000 lawyers’ organisations.

(Source: VNA)