Legal basis: Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees
Article 3 Fees for lawyers' services shall follow the principles of openness, fairness, voluntary compensation and good faith.
Law firms should facilitate the people, strengthen internal management, reduce service costs, and provide convenient and high-quality legal services for clients.
Article 4 The fees for lawyers' services shall be guided by the government and regulated by the market.
Article 6 The benchmark price and fluctuation range of government-guided prices shall be formulated by the competent price departments of the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the judicial administrative departments at the same level.
Article 7 The government shall extensively listen to the opinions of all sectors of society when formulating the charging standards for lawyers' services, and may hold hearings when necessary.
Article 8 The government should fully consider the local economic development level, social affordability and the long-term development of the lawyer industry, and determine the charging standard by compensating the average social cost of lawyer services, plus reasonable profits and statutory taxes and fees.