Generally, the attorney fees need to be paid in advance or a portion of the payment before the completion of the service, this is to ensure that the lawyer's labor compensation is guaranteed, to avoid the risk of arrears. Specifically, the attorney fee payment may be the following:
1, full payment in advance: according to the agreement between the parties, the party in the lawyer before starting to provide services need to pay all the attorney's fees;
2, installment payment: the party and the lawyer negotiation, in accordance with the agreed time and the amount of installment payment of attorney's fees;
3, after the completion of the service: the party in the lawyer Payment of all attorney's fees after the completion of the services provided by the lawyer.
It should be noted that the payment of attorney's fees may vary from lawyer to lawyer and from service to service. Before signing the service agreement with the lawyer, the party should fully communicate with the lawyer to understand the specific payment method and standard of the lawyer's fee, and clearly agreed in the agreement. At the same time, the parties should choose the appropriate payment method and pay the lawyer's fees in accordance with the agreement to avoid disputes and legal risks.
Payment standard of attorney's fee:
1. Fixed fee: the payment amount of attorney's fee is determined in advance according to the workload or the difficulty of the service project, time and other factors, and is paid in a lump sum at the end of the service;
2. Time fee: attorney's fee is calculated according to the time the attorney spends. The attorney will record the time spent on each service provided to the client, including consultation, drafting documents, court appearances, etc.;
3. Success Fee: The attorney's fee will be calculated according to a certain percentage after the client's case or project is successful. This payment method is usually applicable to some high-risk and high-reward cases or projects;
4. Mixed fee: a combination of the above methods, determined by negotiation according to the different stages of service, workload and other factors.
In summary, the payment standard of the lawyer's fee should follow the principle of lawfulness, fairness, transparency and reasonableness. Negotiation and negotiation of attorney's fees should be conducted between the lawyer and the client before the commencement of the service, and a written contract should be signed. At the same time, the lawyer will adjust the lawyer's fee according to different stages of the case or project, workload and other factors. Finally, the payment of attorney's fees should be timely, accurate and legal, and the client is required to pay the attorney's fees in accordance with the agreed payment method and time.
Legal basis:
"The Chinese people's *** and the state lawyers service fee management measures" article 5
law firms provide the following legal services in accordance with the law to implement the government guide price:
(a) agent civil litigation;
(b) agent administrative litigation;
(c) agent of the state compensation cases;
(4) for criminal suspects to provide legal advice, representation of complaints and accusations, application for bail, as the defendant's defense, or private prosecution, the victim's legal representative;
(5) the sock ants of all kinds of litigation cases.
Law firms to provide other legal services fees for the implementation of market-adjusted prices.