The conditions that a law firm should meet are:
1, with its own name, domicile and articles of association;
2. Its assets exceed 654.38 million yuan;
3. There are lawyers who meet the requirements of the Lawyers Law.
The duties of lawyers are mainly:
1. Representing legal affairs such as litigation, arbitration and mediation, and safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of clients;
2. Provide legal advice, answer legal questions, and provide legal opinions and suggestions for clients;
3. Drafting, reviewing and amending various legal documents, such as contracts, agreements and official letters;
4. Participate in negotiations and consultations involving legal affairs, and strive for the best interests of customers;
5. Provide legal training, legal education and other services for clients, and improve their legal awareness and legal literacy;
Participate in legal and social welfare activities to promote the rule of law and fair justice.
The duties of lawyers are mainly:
1. Represent the parties in litigation or non-litigation legal affairs. As the agent of the parties, lawyers are responsible for providing legal advice, issuing legal opinions, representing litigation, drafting contracts and other legal services to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties;
2. Maintain social fairness and justice. As a provider of legal services, lawyers have the obligation to maintain social fairness and justice, actively participate in public interest litigation and public interest legal services, safeguard the rights of vulnerable groups and promote the harmonious development of society;
3. Observe professional ethics. Lawyers should abide by laws and regulations and professional ethics, maintain professional ethics, be honest and trustworthy, keep the secrets of clients, adhere to the principle of independent practice, and provide professional, efficient and high-quality legal services for clients;
4. To promote the construction of the rule of law, lawyers, as an important part of legal services, should actively participate in the construction of the rule of law and contribute to the construction and development of a society ruled by law;
5. Continuously improve professional quality. Lawyers should constantly improve their professional quality, improve their legal knowledge and practical ability through study and practice, and provide more professional and comprehensive legal services for their clients;
The information required to pay the lawyer's fee in the lawsuit is:
1. If the law firm provides invoices or bills, the law firm shall provide formal invoices or bills, including invoice number, date of invoicing, service items, service fees, tax rate, tax amount and other information;
2. Service contracts provided by law firms. The service contract provided by a law firm shall specify the service content, service fee, payment method, service term and other terms, and confirm the specific content and fee of lawyer service;
3. If the important document confirming the litigation result is a court judgment or a settlement agreement, the relevant judgment or agreement confirming the litigation result and relevant provisions on lawyer fees shall be provided;
4. An application for lawyer's fees shall be provided, and the application for paying the corresponding lawyer's fees shall include the specific amount of lawyer's fees, service content, service period and other information.
To sum up, when choosing a lawyer, the client should choose a lawyer with credibility, professional qualifications and good professional ethics, and carefully understand the service content, fees and related agreements of the lawyer before signing a service contract with the lawyer to avoid unnecessary risks and losses.
To sum up, a law firm refers to the working organization where China lawyers perform their duties and conduct business activities. The organization of law firms shall be supervised and managed by judicial administrative organs and lawyers associations.
Legal basis:
Article 29 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
Lawyers, as legal advisers, should provide advice to clients on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as agents, handle other entrusted legal affairs and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients.
Article 51
If a lawyer violates the provisions of this Law and should be warned and punished within one year after being warned and punished, the judicial administrative department of the district people's government at the municipal level with districts or municipalities directly under the Central Government shall give him a punishment of stopping practicing for more than three months and less than one year; If the punishment for stopping practicing occurs again within two years after the expiration of the period, the judicial administrative department of the people's government of a province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government shall revoke the lawyer's practice certificate.
Article 52
The judicial administrative department of the people's government at the county level shall carry out daily supervision and management over the practice activities of lawyers and law firms, and shall order them to correct the problems found in the inspection; Complaints against the parties shall be investigated in a timely manner. If the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the county level thinks that the illegal acts of lawyers and law firms should be given administrative punishment, it shall put forward suggestions for punishment to the judicial administrative department at a higher level.