Legal analysis: Generally speaking, whether to hire a lawyer is entirely your personal freedom, and there is no need to hire a lawyer for litigation. For criminal cases, the second instance can be heard in writing or in court, but the following two types of cases must be heard in court: 1, appeal cases with unclear facts after reading papers and investigation; 2. Cases protested by people's procuratorates. For civil cases, the court of second instance can choose the way of hearing or sentencing according to the actual situation such as whether the facts of the case are clear or not. So we should continue to hire a lawyer.
Legal basis: Article 58 of the Civil Procedure Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the parties and legal representatives may entrust one or two persons as agents ad litem. The following persons may be entrusted as agents ad litem: (1) lawyers and grassroots legal service workers; (2) Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned; (three) citizens recommended by the community, units and relevant social groups where the parties are located.