What is non-litigation lawyer business?
Non-litigious lawyer affairs refer to lawyers who, within their functions and powers, accept the entrustment of citizens, legal persons or other organizations to handle lawyer affairs unrelated to the court or the arbitration commission for the parties. Non-litigation lawyer affairs mainly include the following aspects: 1, answering legal advice and writing litigation documents. This is a non-litigation business that every lawyer will be involved in. Answering legal advice well requires both lawyers' profound legal knowledge and rich practical experience, otherwise it will only mislead the parties. Remember: you must find a real lawyer when consulting legal issues, and don't be deceived by street lawyers. Attorney's representation includes: litigation documents, including indictment, defense, indictment, petition, etc. ; Relevant legal documents, including power of attorney, will, etc. ; Non-legal documents. 2. Legal advisers of individuals, legal persons and other organizations. As a legal adviser, I am mainly responsible for non-litigation affairs. The reason why citizens, legal persons and other organizations hire legal advisers is to avoid litigation affairs, which is very important for enterprises to guard against legal risks at this stage and further make their actions more in line with legal provisions. The exception is that lawyers, as legal advisers of enterprises, should not only provide legal advice for the production and operation of enterprises, but also assist enterprises to carry out perfect legal management and formulate articles of association, contract management regulations and employee manuals. This requires lawyers to have both economic knowledge and management knowledge. 3. Negotiation, consultation, drafting, review and modification of contracts and agreements. With the participation of lawyers, contracts and agreements will be more standardized, which will help to protect the legitimate rights and interests of customers to the maximum extent and lay a good shot for future disputes. The lawyer's affairs in the contract are divided into three stages: 1) contract preparation stage. At this stage, lawyers can get as much information as possible from clients, including clients and counterparties, and draw up a negotiation plan. At the same time, it should also explain the existing relevant laws and regulations to the client. 2) Signing stage. At this stage, both parties to the contract will negotiate related matters, lawyers will participate in the negotiation, and they can also explain the legal basis of their requirements to each other. 3) Performance stage. After the contract comes into effect, it does not necessarily mean that it can be performed. When the actual situation needs to suspend, modify or terminate the contract, the lawyer can negotiate with the other party on behalf of the client. Give an opinion. 4. Witness by lawyer. In Chinese mainland, lawyer witness is in its infancy, and more and more people are aware of it. Compared with notarization, it has the advantages of low cost and fast processing. Lawyer's witness refers to a kind of lawyer's affairs, which is entrusted by the client to prove the authenticity and legality of the client's legal events or legal acts in the name of a law firm according to his own eyes. Lawyer notarization. 5. Lawyer's notarization. It refers to a kind of non-litigation legal affairs in which lawyers accept the entrustment of the parties to handle notarization matters on their behalf. 6. Credit investigation. Credit investigation refers to the investigation activities conducted by lawyers in the name of law firms on the business reputation and operating conditions of the respondents entrusted by the parties. For example, a credit report for an enterprise should generally include the following aspects: company profile, company resume and organizational structure, person in charge, financial status, agent bank, payment record, operation, on-site investigation, etc. 7. Issue legal opinions and lawyers' letters. A legal opinion refers to a written legal opinion issued by a lawyer on behalf of the client, based on the factual materials provided by the client, correctly applying the law, and analyzing and explaining the relevant facts and behaviors. A lawyer's letter refers to a letter entrusted by the client to send a statement on relevant matters to the client designated by the client in the name of a law firm. Lawyer's letter, like lawyer's witness, has been popular for less than ten years, and it was introduced to Shenzhen from Hong Kong and Macao, and gradually spread to all parts of the country from Shenzhen. Lawyers not only help clients to appear in court, but "lawyers only engage in lawsuits" is Chinese mainland's prejudice against the legal profession at this stage, which is a blind spot in the legal consciousness of the whole society. To improve the legal awareness of the whole society, we must first change this view and give legal advice to our own enterprises, so as to effectively prevent legal risks and give ourselves a stable life. In the legal society, lawyers will certainly make great achievements and play a vital role in non-litigation lawyer affairs! !