When choosing a lawyer, we should pay attention to the lawyer's qualification, experience, professional field and service attitude.
First, determine the requirements.
First of all, you need to be clear about your legal needs. Does it involve civil litigation, criminal defense or other types of legal affairs? Knowing your own needs helps to screen out lawyers with relevant experience and professional knowledge.
Second, find a lawyer.
1. Consult relatives, friends, colleagues or professionals: You can consult relatives, friends, colleagues or professionals around you to find out whether they have had similar legal disputes and ask them to recommend suitable lawyers.
2. Online lawyer platform: There are many online lawyer platforms, such as legal service network and lawyer 365. You can search for lawyers with relevant experience and professional knowledge on these platforms, and view their profiles, cases and evaluations.
3. Bar Association: You can contact the local bar association to find out their membership list and professional fields, so as to find a suitable lawyer.
Third, screening lawyers.
1. Qualification: Check whether the lawyer is qualified to practice and has relevant professional certification.
2. Experience: Understand how long lawyers have been engaged in legal work and whether they have handled similar cases.
3. Professional field: ensure that lawyers have the professional knowledge and experience needed for legal affairs.
4. Service attitude: When communicating with lawyers, observe whether they are patient and meticulous, and whether they can understand and meet the needs.
Fourth, communicate with lawyers.
Interview or telephone consultation with the selected lawyers to find out their views on the case, treatment plan and cost. Through communication, we can better judge whether lawyers are suitable for representing cases.
Verb (abbreviation for verb) sign a contract
After the lawyer is determined, both parties shall sign a legal service contract, specifying the agency matters, service fees, confidentiality clauses and other contents, so as to ensure that the rights and interests of both parties are protected.
To sum up:
Finding the right lawyer is a crucial step in the lawsuit. You can find lawyers with relevant experience and professional knowledge by consulting relatives, friends, colleagues or professionals, or searching online lawyer platforms, bar associations and other channels. When choosing a lawyer, we should pay attention to the lawyer's qualification, experience, professional field and service attitude. After communicating with lawyers, sign a legal service contract to clarify the rights and interests of both parties.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 2 provides that:
The term "lawyer" as mentioned in this Law refers to a practitioner who has obtained a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepted entrustment or assignment, and provided legal services to clients.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 13 stipulates:
Lawyers must abide by the Constitution and laws, and abide by lawyers' professional ethics and practice discipline. Lawyers' practice must be based on facts and take the law as the criterion.
People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law
Article 14 stipulates:
Lawyers' legal practice is protected by law, and no organization or individual may infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of lawyers.