President Lai Ching-te attended the "Taipei Bar Association 115th Annual Lawyers' Day Celebration" on the evening of the 9th. He affirmed that lawyers across the country have long been on the front line in protecting human rights and implementing social justice. He also stated that in the future, he will work with the Judicial Yuan, the Ministry of Justice and the legal profession to formulate national lawyer policies. He also hopes that lawyers will continue to display their professionalism and contribute in fields such as artificial intelligence, digital transformation and net-zero transformation.

In his speech, the President said that today is Lawyers' Day, and he was honored to be invited to attend the "Taipei Bar Association's 115th Annual Lawyers' Day Celebration". On behalf of all Chinese people, he would like to congratulate lawyers across the country on "Happy Lawyers' Day" and would also like to thank the Taipei Bar Association and lawyers nationwide for standing on the front line to protect human rights and implement social justice.

The President mentioned that through Chairman Lin Junhong’s speech earlier, he heard the voice of the legal profession. In the future, I look forward to working with you all to jointly develop a national lawyer policy and respond to the three issues of concern to the legal profession. First, examine the number and conditions of lawyers needed by the country. Second, we must face up to the lawyer's professional space and the protection of rights and interests. The lawyer's defense on behalf of the client does not mean that he or she agrees with the client's behavior. While the client is protected by the law, the lawyer's performance of business should also be protected by the law. The third is to increase the cost of legal support.

The president pointed out that Chairman Lin had earlier stressed that lawyers would stand by the people when they are in need, and lawyers would not stand idly by when the country's democracy and rule of law were challenged. This spirit is admirable. He also said that what is admirable about Beilu is not the number of members or the number of cases served, but that in the history of Taiwan's democracy, there have been many talented people who not only spoke uprightly to safeguard human rights, but also spoke up for Taiwan's democracy and stood together with the democratic movement.

The President mentioned that whether it was the "United Literary Schools" in the past, or current major social issues, including Taiwan facing threats from China, or Taiwanese society facing the turmoil in the Legislative Yuan, we can see that lawyers from Beilu and across the country have the courage to speak for the country, society and the people. As president, he admired that very much.

The President believes that there are some similarities between the work of doctors and lawyers. He used to work as a doctor. Doctors pay attention to evidence-based medicine. Where the inspection reports and evidence go, diagnosis and treatment can be found. Lawyers, prosecutors and judges also pay attention to the principle of evidence. Therefore, every time I see a lawyer, I feel a sense of sympathy and respect for all my fellow lawyers from the bottom of my heart.

When talking about what kind of lawyers Taiwan needs, the President believes that maybe we can think about "what kind of legal education Taiwan needs." The three tasks or missions revealed in Article 1 of the current Lawyers Law include protecting human rights, realizing social justice, and promoting democracy and the rule of law, but the role that lawyers can play can actually be broader. For example, Minister Gu Lixiong, who used to be the chairman of the Taipei Bar Association and the National Lawyers Association, now serves as the Minister of National Defense and shoulders the responsibility of protecting the country.

The President further pointed out that Taiwan is about to enter the era of artificial intelligence, and the promotion of digital transformation requires the assistance of lawyers; the country's policy goal of net-zero transformation in 2050 also requires the participation of lawyers. Lawyers have endless potential. Lawyers can be professional in various fields and can even serve as president; the previous president also graduated from the law department, and legal professionals can also serve as minister of justice. Therefore, he is very happy to discuss with the Judicial Yuan, the Ministry of Justice and the legal profession to develop a national lawyer policy.

Acting President of the Judicial Yuan Xie Mingyang, Justice Minister Cheng Mingqian, Defense Minister Gu Lixiong, legislators Shen Boyang and Su Qiaohui, and Taipei Bar Association Chairman Lin Junhong also attended the event.