Lawyers can meet the parties after the criminal suspect is interrogated for the first time according to law or from the date when compulsory measures are taken. The defense lawyer can meet and correspond with the criminal suspect in custody and learn about the case from the criminal suspect; Providing legal aid and acting as an agent for complaints and accusations against criminal suspects. During the interview during the investigation, the lawyer has the right to know the alleged crime, the relevant case and the circumstances and time limit for the investigation organ to take compulsory measures. The role of lawyers in ordinary civil cases is to reduce the risk of litigation, which involves a lot of legal expertise. Therefore, if you hire a lawyer, you can completely control and prevent litigation risks. As a plaintiff, a lawyer can file a comprehensive lawsuit, and as a defendant, he can enjoy equal rights with the other party. After fully understanding the case, the lawyer can fully compensate the victims for their losses, and guide the parties or lawyers to collect evidence completely and support their requests as much as possible. As an attorney for the defendant, you can also confront him and safeguard his legitimate rights and interests. Hiring a lawyer can reduce the pain of the client. Ordinary people rarely deal with the court, especially unreasonable opponents. It is hard for an ordinary person to accept such a reality. If you hire a lawyer, you can entrust a lawyer to handle it, which will save a lot of trouble. It is easier to win the case by asking a lawyer and claim more fully.
The role of lawyers can be:
1. Accept the entrustment of a natural person, legal person or other organization as a legal adviser.
2. Accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, act as agents and participate in litigation.
3. Accept the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or the assignment of legal aid agencies as defenders, and accept the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives as agents to participate in litigation.
4. Accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases; Accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities.
5. Accept the entrustment and provide non-litigation legal services; Answer legal advice, write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.
Legal basis:
Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 37
Defense lawyers can meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody. Other defenders, with the permission of the people's courts and people's procuratorates, may also meet and correspond with criminal suspects and defendants in custody.
Article 34
A criminal suspect has the right to entrust a defender from the day when he is interrogated for the first time by the investigation organ or takes compulsory measures; During the investigation, only lawyers can be entrusted as defenders. The defendant has the right to entrust a defender at any time. When interrogating a criminal suspect for the first time or taking compulsory measures against him, the investigation organ shall inform him that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's procuratorate shall, within three days from the date of receiving the case materials transferred for examination and prosecution, inform the criminal suspect that he has the right to entrust a defender. The people's court shall, within three days from the date of accepting the case, inform the defendant of the right to entrust a defender. If a criminal suspect or defendant requests to entrust a defender while in custody, the people's court, the people's procuratorate and the public security organ shall promptly convey it. If a criminal suspect or defendant is in custody, his guardian or near relative may also entrust a defender. After accepting the entrustment of a criminal suspect or defendant, the defender shall promptly inform the case-handling organ.