Matters needing attention in the receiving stage:
1. It is very important to determine the identity of visitors.
When receiving visitors in criminal cases, it is very important to determine the identity of the visitors, not only because the entrustment qualification of criminal defense is clearly stipulated by law, but also to prevent the emergence of joint criminal suspects or people related to the case among the visitors, which requires lawyers to answer questions and give opinions with the necessary scale.
As a visitor, he is always received in a recorded state.
As a lawyer, visitors are probably disgusted with recording conversations with lawyers, no matter what the other party's purpose is. But even if we ask the mobile phone to be placed outside the conversation room, it is difficult to avoid visitors carrying recording tools with them. So the best way is to be a visitor all the time in the recording state. In this state, you are required to grasp the communication skills and boundaries.
3. Understand the expectations of visitors, and then decide whether to accept the entrustment.
We all know that lawyers can't promise results when handling criminal cases, and they can't promise results at all. But many times, for visitors, in criminal cases, there are absolute demands of "there must be a guarantor" and "there must be innocence", so we must determine the expectations of visitors in communication. If expectations are too high, we must accept this case with caution.
4. Immunity from conflict of interest
When a lawyer handles a criminal case, when a suspect in the same case entrusts a lawyer from the same law firm, each client needs to sign an exemption document for conflict of interest, and at the same time, he should confirm in writing the fact of entrusting a lawyer from the law firm, and know that each lawyer protects the legitimate rights and interests of each client.
5. Caution in stakeholder cases
In handling criminal cases, lawyers can not only act as defenders, but also act as agents ad litem of victims. In some stakeholder cases with many victims, many victims often hire lawyers. At this time, it is necessary to assess the risk of the case and know what the lawyer can do in this process and the possible results. If the customer's expectation is too high, the lawyer can play a limited role in this process, and it is recommended to accept it with caution.