Generally speaking, the lawyer's fee of a litigant shall be borne by the party who hires a lawyer, and the litigation fee shall also be paid by the plaintiff to the people's court when filing the case. After the trial of the case was concluded, the people's court made it clear in the judgment that the litigation expenses of the case were borne by the defendant and the lawsuit was filed by the defendant.
The duties of lawyers mainly include the following aspects:
1. As a legal adviser, provide advice to the employer on relevant legal issues, handle other legal affairs entrusted by the employer, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the employer.
2. Act as an agent ad litem, make preparations before appearing in court in accordance with legal provisions and authorized authority, participate in litigation in time, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client.
3. Accept the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases, provide them with legal advice, represent their complaints and accusations, and apply for bail pending trial.
4. As an agent of non-litigation legal affairs, he shall complete the entrusted matters within the scope of authorization and provide legal aid to the client according to law.
To sum up, the lawyer's fees are generally borne by the party who hired the lawyer, and the legal fees are also paid by the plaintiff to the people's court when filing the case. After the trial of the case, the people's court made it clear in the judgment that the litigation expenses of the case were borne by the defendant and the lawsuit was filed by the defendant.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 28
Lawyers can engage in the following businesses:
(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;
(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;
(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or legal aid agencies to act as defenders according to law, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives to participate in litigation as agents;
(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;
(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;
(6) Accepting entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;
(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.