First, find a suitable entrusted agent.
In the absence of immediate family members, the parties may seek the help of friends, colleagues or other relatives to communicate and coordinate with lawyers as entrusted agents. An entrusted agent should have basic legal knowledge, be able to assist the parties to communicate with lawyers and handle relevant legal affairs on behalf of the parties.
Second, contact the law firm directly.
The parties can also choose to contact the law firm directly, consult and entrust a suitable lawyer. When choosing a lawyer, we should consider the lawyer's professional field, experience and past cases to ensure that the lawyer has the ability and experience to handle the client's case.
Third, understand the lawyer's entrustment procedures and fees.
When a party entrusts a lawyer, it should know the procedures and fees of the lawyer's entrustment. Usually, lawyers will ask the parties to provide relevant materials of the case and sign an entrustment agreement. In addition, the parties also need to know the lawyer's charging standard to ensure that both parties have a clear agreement on the charging issue.
Fourth, establish effective communication with lawyers.
After the client entrusts a lawyer, he should establish an effective communication mechanism with the lawyer and provide the lawyer with case information and evidence materials in time, so that the lawyer can better understand the case and provide professional legal advice and defense strategies for the client.
To sum up:
When a party to a criminal case has no immediate family members, he may entrust a lawyer by looking for a suitable entrusted agent or directly contacting a law firm. In the process of entrustment, the parties concerned should understand the entrustment procedures and fees of lawyers, and establish an effective communication mechanism with lawyers to ensure that the case is properly handled.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 34 provides that:
A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 25 provides that:
When a lawyer undertakes business, the law firm shall accept the entrustment uniformly, sign a written entrustment contract with the client, collect fees uniformly according to the provisions of the state and record them truthfully. Law firms and lawyers shall pay taxes according to law.
Contract law of the people's Republic of China
Article 396 stipulates:
An entrustment contract is a contract in which the principal and the trustee agree that the trustee will handle the principal's affairs.