1. The collection method of lawyer's fees can be determined by the lawyer and the client through consultation, and can be paid in advance or later. Generally speaking, you need to pay the lawyer's fee first. Before accepting the entrustment of the client, the lawyer will reach an agreement with the client on the agency fee and handling fee. Generally speaking, the lawyer's agency fee needs to be paid when signing the contract or within a few days after signing the contract.
2. If you choose the way of "risk agency", you can wait until the lawsuit is finished. As a result, the compensation will win, and the charging standard of risk agency will be higher. If you choose "semi-risk agency", you need to pay some basic agency fees first. In the end, no matter how the case is handled, this part will not be refunded.
3. Special attention: Not all cases can choose the way of "risk agency". According to Article 1 1 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyer Fee Service, risk agency cannot be implemented in the following situations:
(1) Marriage and inheritance cases;
(2) Requesting social insurance benefits or minimum living security benefits;
(3) Requesting to pay alimony, alimony, alimony, pension, relief fund and compensation for work-related injuries;
(4) Request for payment of labor remuneration, etc.
Do you need a lawyer to go to court? Advantages of hiring a lawyer:
1. If the case is simple and the evidence is sufficient, and you have a certain language ability, you can search and understand laws and regulations, then you don't need to hire a lawyer. For example, private lending, IOUs, and bank running water are controversial. The two sides have no dispute about the fact of lending. The plaintiff has a certain language ability and is confident to appear in court. In this case, lawyers cannot be invited to appear in court.
However, it should be noted that ordinary people had better consult their lawyers first, entrust lawyers to draft a standard indictment and evidence list to finalize the litigation ideas and prosecute according to the lawyers' litigation ideas. As long as lawyers are reliable and respond according to the litigation ideas involved by lawyers, there is basically no big problem.
2. However, if you and the other party have differences in the facts of the case, and the evidence is confusing, or the legal issues are difficult, or the outcome of the case has a great impact on you, you should still invite lawyers to participate in the whole process. In civil disputes, lawyers can usually do two things for you:
(1) Run errands to handle chores. For example, filing a case, paying and refunding fees, sending and receiving court materials, communicating with clerks and presiding judges, mediating, appearing in court, etc.
(2) Help you answer questions, reduce the risk of losing and improve the probability of winning. For example, you can ask a lawyer to analyze and suggest what you can say, what you can do, what you can't say, and whether you want to preserve notarization in advance. A lawyer can help you write a list of evidence of the complaint and defense, argue with the other party in court, state your views to the judge, and then negotiate and mediate with the other party.
In a word, the role of a serious lawyer is to save time and energy, improve efficiency and protect legitimate rights and interests to the maximum extent.
Legal basis:
Article 9 The fees for lawyer services subject to market-regulated prices shall be determined by the law firm through consultation with the clients. The following main factors shall be considered when a law firm negotiates the fees for lawyer services with its clients:
Working hours spent;
(two) the difficulty of legal affairs;
(3) the client's affordability;
(4) Risks and responsibilities that lawyers may bear;
(5) The lawyer's social reputation and working level.