1. Preliminary consultation
You can explain the basic case concisely on the phone and answer the lawyer's questions concisely. The lawyer will make a preliminary analysis and judgment on your case over the phone, and discuss with you whether it is necessary to file a lawsuit or a lawyer's intervention in your dispute.
if you determine that you need the help of a lawyer through preliminary telephone consultation, you can make an appointment to meet the lawyer on the phone. Usually, the place where lawyers meet their clients is arranged in the law firm, but if it is convenient for both parties, they can also negotiate in cafes or other public places. If you are going to hire a lawyer, you can prepare the lawyer's fee.
2. make an appointment for an interview with a lawyer
after you have agreed on the meeting time and place, please bring all relevant materials to meet with the lawyer according to the agreed time and place. First of all, we should check the lawyer's Practice Certificate of the People's Republic of China to avoid being cheated.
The lawyer will give you the following reply after carefully reviewing the materials and asking about the basic situation:
1. The basic legal relationship of your dispute, and whether your expected request has a legal basis.
2. predict the theoretical legal consequences and litigation risks of your case, and let you sign the risk notice of entrusting a law firm.
3. Inform lawyers of the government-guided price items and standards, and negotiate the amount and payment method of legal service fees.
Extended information:
Lawyers are formally hired as defenders in criminal cases or civil cases. Agents in administrative cases can only be established after going through certain procedures. These procedures mainly include:
1. Go to the law firm to handle the entrustment procedures. If a law firm thinks that it can accept the employment, it shall sign a contract for the employment of lawyers with the parties concerned, go through the entrustment procedures, and clarify the rights and obligations of the parties and the law firm. The obligation relationship shall be designated by the law firm, signed and sealed by the parties and the law firm, and the date of signing the contract shall be indicated.
2. If another person hires a lawyer, the law firm shall submit the certification documents of entrusting a lawyer before accepting the employment.
3. Pay for the lawyer. Lawyer's legal service is a kind of paid service, so the parties must pay a certain lawyer's fee when hiring a lawyer. Law firms generally charge the parties a case handling fee within the prescribed scope in accordance with the provisions of the Trial Measures for Attorney Fees, according to the simplification of business, the length and quantity of litigants.
Of course, for the clients who really can't pay the lawyer's fees, the Law Office can provide legal assistance by reducing the fees for free or as little as possible.
At present, individual lawyers are not allowed to accept employment and fees without permission. Lawyers must go through the unified procedures at the lawyer's office. However, if a client hires a lawyer by name, he can ask the law firm, which can generally meet this requirement.