1. Do I need a lawyer if I go to court?
Our country's law does not stipulate that lawyers must be hired in court. If the parties can resolve their disputes by themselves, there is no need to hire a lawyer, but the litigation is often complicated. As professionals, lawyers can provide effective help to the parties.
1. Lawyer is a national legal worker who has obtained the legal professional qualification through the national judicial examination. Entrusting a lawyer can make up for my lack of legal knowledge.
2. Lawyers are qualified to go to the court to check the case file and understand the case.
3. Lawyers participating in litigation can hold the letter of introduction from the law firm and the power of attorney from the client, visit relevant units and individuals, and investigate and collect evidence related to the case.
4. A lawyer can state the facts and reasons of the case on behalf of the client in court, and provide evidence and cross-examination around the litigation request. Lawyers can apply for evidence preservation, property preservation, postponement of trial and application for new witnesses to appear in court according to the needs of the case; In the stage of court debate, lawyers will use skilled legal knowledge and combine the facts found in the case to conduct court debates to effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients.
5. When lawyers participate in litigation and find that the trend of the case deviates from the legal procedure, they can put forward corrective opinions in time. The legality of the trial procedure is the premise and basis for protecting the legitimate rights and interests of the client.
6. Lawyers can reach a settlement outside the case.
Second, when is the best time to find a lawyer to go to court?
1, civil case
Civil cases mainly include disputes between equal subjects such as divorce, inheritance, marriage and family, real estate, property rights, contract disputes, intellectual property rights, labor and personnel disputes, tort liability, company affairs, insurance securities, etc.
(1) When there is a dispute with others and you are ready to bring a lawsuit to the people's court. Finding a lawyer at the beginning of a dispute can help lawyers understand the case from the prosecution stage, investigate and collect evidence, save time, money and other costs, and improve litigation efficiency.
(2) If the people's court has accepted a dispute case with others, you are the plaintiff or defendant of the case. At this time, finding a lawyer can also help reduce losses and increase the chances of winning.
2. Administrative cases
Administrative cases, that is, disputes between people and officials, include disputes and disputes caused by state compensation and other administrative organs exercising or not exercising their functions and powers to infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of individuals, social organizations, company laws and others.
(1) The government and its relevant departments shall make a decision on the application, but no decision is made or the decision is illegal. At this time, looking for a lawyer can provide professional suggestions and opinions on administrative applications, better communicate with government departments and promote the adoption of administrative applications.
(2) When receiving the administrative punishment from the relevant government and its law enforcement agencies. At this time, looking for a lawyer can better understand the legitimacy and rationality of administrative punishment, correct it in time, avoid losses and safeguard rights and interests.
3. Criminal cases
A criminal case is a case caused by a crime, which refers to a case brought by a procuratorial organ by an individual, a unit, an enterprise as a legal person and other organizations because a crime infringes on the rights and interests of others, society and the state. Criminal cases can generally be divided into filing stage, investigation stage, prosecution stage and execution stage. Lawyers who file criminal cases can be called criminal defense lawyers.
No matter administrative cases, civil cases or criminal cases, lawyers can help the parties to deal with related disputes. However, when hiring a lawyer, the parties need to pay a certain lawyer's fee. The charging standard of lawyer's fees is not clearly defined, but it should be determined according to the negotiation between the two parties and the complexity of the case.