According to China's legal system, the parties have the right to decide for themselves whether to hire a lawyer to handle litigation affairs.
The biggest difference between hiring a lawyer and not hiring a lawyer is that hiring a lawyer can reduce the risk of litigation. The specific differences are as follows:
1, lawyers can help the parties analyze the case, advantages and disadvantages.
2. Lawyers can help the parties to investigate the evidence. After the parties have hired a lawyer, the lawyer may investigate the relevant units and individuals and obtain relevant evidential materials beneficial to the parties.
3. After accepting employment litigation, lawyers shall appear in court to participate in litigation, participate in court investigations and court debates, and state their opinions and requirements according to law.
To sum up, it is up to the parties to decide whether to hire a lawyer, and the law does not stipulate that the lawsuit must be represented by a lawyer. Whether in civil, administrative or criminal proceedings, entrusting a lawyer is the litigation right of the parties. Since it is a right, the parties may or may not exercise it, so as long as the parties feel that they can handle the whole lawsuit, of course, they don't need a lawyer to go to court.
Legal basis:
People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law
Article 58
The parties and legal representatives may entrust one or two persons as agents ad litem. The following persons may be entrusted as agents ad litem:
1, lawyer, grassroots legal service worker.
2. Close relatives or staff members of the parties concerned.
3 citizens recommended by the community, units and relevant social groups where the parties are located.