On the contrary, due to the slow start of China's lawyer system, the role of legal advisers has not been fully recognized. Many people think that lawyers help people with lawsuits, and only when there is a legal dispute will they think of lawyers. Based on this understanding, many companies and enterprises do not hire lawyers as legal advisers. Their production, operation and management are all based on their own experience, and they often have to be handled by the company boss himself. When dealing with legal issues, it is often because they love face too much to tear it down, and put the gentleman in front of the villain, thus burying legal risks and eventually leading to legal disputes.
In fact, the handling of legal disputes, like the treatment of diseases, is also a process of going through hidden dangers in advance, development in the process and treatment afterwards. For example, legal risks have the same causes, disputes have the same symptoms, and solving legal disputes is the same as treating diseases.
The importance of preventing, controlling and avoiding legal risks can be inspired by Bian Que, a famous doctor in China. King Wen of Wei asked the famous doctor Bian Que, "Your three brothers are all good at medical skills. Which is the best? "
Bian Que replied: "The eldest brother is the best, the second brother is the second, and I am the worst."
King Wen asked again, "Then why are you the most famous?"
Bian Que replied, "My eldest brother treated me before I got sick. Because most people don't know that he can eradicate the cause in advance, his fame can't spread, only our family knows.
My brother treated this disease at the early stage of his illness. Most people think that he can only cure minor illnesses, so his fame is limited to his own village.
And I, Bian Que, treated my illness when it was very serious. Most people think that my medical skill is brilliant and my reputation is famous all over the country when they see me bleeding through the puncture needle on the meridian and applying medicine on the skin. "
What I want to say here is that, as a matter of fact, for lawyers, they should, like Brother Bian Que, help clients handle legal affairs and provide legal advice for decision-making, so as to prevent, control and avoid legal risks. Litigation, like medical treatment, is a last resort, because there is no winner in litigation and both parties lose. This may also be an important reason why developed countries attach so much importance to legal counsel.