At present, in order to ensure the more standardized, sustainable and stable development of enterprises, enterprises basically choose to hire legal consultants (outsourced legal consultants), and the legal department has become an indispensable department for every company. So, what can legal advisors do for businesses?
1. Corporate legal advisors can provide many daily legal services to enterprises, mainly including:
1. Conduct legal analysis of problems encountered in daily operations of enterprises and provide legal services. opinion, or issue a written legal opinion or a lawyer's letter in the name of a legal advisor;
2. Provide services to consultants to prevent employment risks, business risks and equity risks;
3. Provide training and work guidance services to corporate management, employees and project team members, enhance the legal awareness of management and employees, and ensure the implementation of corporate rules and regulations;
4. At the request of the consulting unit, Participate in external contract negotiations, formulate negotiation strategies and plans, draft, review and modify legal documents such as agreements and contracts signed by enterprises with third parties for daily operations, and issue general legal opinions to prevent contract disputes;
5. Assist in drafting, reviewing, and modifying legal documents signed by the consulting unit, and participate in consultation or negotiation on relevant legal matters;
6. At the request of the consulting unit, issue lawyer letters, lawyer statements, and lawyer statements in the name of legal advisor Announcement, or at the request of the enterprise, draft and publish legal announcements in the name of the enterprise in the public media;
7. Design intellectual property rights (trademark rights, patent rights, copyrights), trade secrets, and exclusive operating rights for the enterprise The protection plan provides legal consultation and assists enterprises in formulating confidentiality systems and confidentiality agreements;
8. Provides legal opinions and suggestions on legal matters involving industrial and commercial administration and taxation laws and regulations;
9. Draft and review the industrial and commercial registration materials, articles of association and other legal documents of newly registered enterprises;
2. Corporate legal advisors can provide legal services for the consulting unit’s major business activities, mainly including:
1. Conduct legal feasibility analysis on decision-making matters in the operation and management of the consulting unit, provide feasibility legal reports, and issue legal suggestions and opinions;
2. Participate in the merger and division of enterprises at the request of the consulting unit , demonstrate its legal feasibility and operability, draft and modify specific legal documents, and participate in the negotiation and supervision of the entire activity;
3. Participate in corporate bidding activities, participate in major external negotiations, and issue legal documents for bidding activities Opinion letters;
4. Participate in the selection and negotiation of major investment projects, participate in the design of investment plans, and provide relevant legal information and suggestions;
5. Carry out projects for enterprises and other enterprises Cooperate to provide relevant legal services.
Third, provide legal services for major corporate project activities, mainly including:
1. Participate in special investigations, feasibility studies, designs and drafting of implementation plans for relevant projects, And provide legal protection opinions;
2. Assist enterprises to carry out relevant projects, corporate credit and information required for corporate external activities or project operations, and conduct necessary legal investigations on background information such as the credit status of relevant units or individuals. , issue investigation opinions, and issue written legal opinions when necessary;
3. According to the requirements of the enterprise, review or prepare relevant documents required for major project negotiations, provide legal advice, and participate in the negotiation of major enterprise projects;< /p>
4. During the project, participate in and assist the company in legal communication and contact with relevant government departments and business partners regarding the company's operations and business.
Fourth, when a dispute arises between an enterprise and a third party, represent the enterprise in litigation, arbitration or appeals, including:
1. Participate in civil, commercial and economic disputes as entrusted by the consulting unit Mediation and litigation, participating in the litigation of criminal and administrative cases;
2. Entrusted by consulting units, representing enterprises in domestic and foreign civil, commercial and labor arbitrations;
3. Entrusted by enterprises Act as agent for various civil and commercial cases.
Fifth, other legal services provided by corporate legal advisors to enterprises include:
1. Issue legal opinions on legal issues related to foreign investment and cooperation, and provide legal advice in relevant negotiations and contracts. Provide legal services during the signing;
2. Lawyers witness the legal actions and legal facts of the company;
3. Act as an agent for various notarizations;
4. Special corporate Other legal matters entrusted.
Many companies only focus on debt collection and litigation, that is, litigation, and do not even remember to ask consultants when drafting or signing contracts. This is an extremely unreasonable use of legal consultant resources. Through this article, I hope that enterprises will have a more comprehensive understanding of the service scope of corporate legal advisors, which are all services that corporate legal advisors can provide to enterprises!