1. Charge by the hour: lawyers charge according to the actual service time provided, and the hourly rate is generally determined according to the professional level, experience and complexity of the case;
2. Fixed fee: the lawyer and the client reach an agreement to determine the fixed agency fee according to the nature and complexity of the case. This method is usually suitable for some routine legal services, such as drafting contracts and providing legal advice.
3. Charge according to the outcome of the case: In some cases, the lawyer's agency fee may be related to the outcome of the case. Lawyers and clients can reach an agreement to determine agency fees according to the success of the case or the achievement of specific results;
4. Mixed charging method: Sometimes lawyers will adopt a combination of multiple charging methods. For example, the hourly fee is combined with the fixed fee, and the fee is determined according to different stages or specific tasks of the case.
Conditions for charging lawyer's agency fee:
1, contract agreement: lawyers and clients usually agree on the conditions of collecting agency fees in the lawyer's agency contract. The contract will clearly stipulate the amount, payment method, payment time and other specific terms of the agency fee;
2. Successful charging: In some cases, the lawyer's agency fee may be related to the outcome of the case. Lawyers and clients can reach an agreement to collect agency fees when the case wins or reaches a specific result;
3. Staged fees: lawyers can charge agency fees according to different stages of the case. For example, the fees are determined according to the preparation stage, litigation stage or trial stage of the case;
4. Charge by the hour: lawyers charge according to the actual service time provided. Lawyers will determine the hourly rate according to their professional level, experience and complexity of the case, and charge fees according to the actual working hours;
5. Other expenses: In addition to lawyers' service fees, lawyers may also charge other fees, such as document copying fees, investigation fees, travel expenses, etc. These fees are usually clearly stipulated in the lawyer's agency contract.
To sum up, the specific standards and payment methods of lawyer's agency fees should be negotiated by lawyers and clients, and clearly stipulated in the lawyer's agency contract.
Legal basis:
Article 28 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Lawyers can engage in the following businesses:
(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;
(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;
(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or legal aid agencies to act as defenders according to law, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives to participate in litigation as agents;
(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;
(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) Accepting entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;
(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.