Matters needing attention in entrusting a lawyer to file a lawsuit and sign a contract

When signing an agency contract with a lawyer, you should pay attention to the following points:

First, the amount and payment time of agency fees;

The second is the time limit of case agency, whether it is the end of first instance or the agency of second instance, and whether it includes the execution stage;

Third, the scope of authority of the agent.

Fourth, the parties to a contract are the parties and the law firm, not the lawyer himself.

Fifth, the commitment of other expenses.

Article 4 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees stipulates that lawyers' service fees shall be subject to government-guided prices and market-regulated prices.

Article 6. The benchmark price and floating 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 9 The fees for lawyer services subject to market-regulated prices shall be determined by the law firm through consultation with the clients.

Article 31 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that when a lawyer acts as a defender, he shall, according to facts and laws, put forward materials and opinions on whether the criminal suspect or defendant is innocent or guilty lightly, or on reducing or exempting him from criminal responsibility, so as to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the criminal suspect or defendant.