中国律师是旧上海律师队伍中的一支主要力量,他们承担了几乎所有华界的律师业务和少量租界的辩护事务。随着上海城市的发展,中国律师的人数也逐年增加,特别是在1930年以后,增长速度很快。1930年以前,上海的中国律师人数极少。1930年上海有中国律师95人,1931年便增加到176人。以后,每年继续以一百多人的速度递增,到抗日战争前 Chinese lawyers are a major force in the workforce of the old Shanghai lawyers, and they have taken on the role of lawyer in almost all of China’s borders and the defense of a small number of concessions. With the development of Shanghai’s urban area, the number of lawyers in China has also increased year by year, especially after 1930, with a rapid growth rate. Before 1930, the number of Chinese lawyers in Shanghai was extremely small. In 1930 there were 95 Chinese lawyers in Shanghai, increasing to 176 in 1931. Later, every year, it continued to increase by more than 100 people until the Anti-Japanese War