In today's social life, people are gradually realizing the importance of agreements, and signing an agreement can effectively restrict breach of contract. I believe many friends are very uncomfortable with the proposed agreement. The following is a sample lawyer retainer agreement that I compiled for your reference. I hope it will be helpful to friends in need.
Lawyer Engagement Agreement 1 Party A:
Party B:
Party A and B signed an agency contract on xx, month xx, xx. Party A entrusts Party B to appoint Lawyer xxx handles the matter. Now Party A proposes to terminate the agency contract, and the two parties have reached the following agreement through negotiation:
1. Both parties agree to terminate this year.
2. After this agreement takes effect, Party B shall refund the legal fees paid by Party A. (Note: The actual legal fees charged by Party B are in RMB). At the same time, this agreement also serves as a receipt, and Party A will not issue another receipt.
3. The investigation, copying, file retrieval, travel expenses and other expenses required by Party B to handle the case shall be borne by Party A in RMB. (Note: Party A has paid)
4. After this agreement takes effect, Party B terminates the agency relationship, and all agency affairs entrusted by Party A are its own responsibility and have nothing to do with Party B; Party B shall not continue to act as an agent for Party A's affairs. If Party B violates its obligations under this Agreement and causes losses to Party A, Party A will pursue Party B's legal liability in accordance with the law.
5. After this agreement comes into effect, Party B shall return the power of attorney signed or sealed by Party A to Party B (Note: Party B has already returned it).
6. Party B is still obliged to keep confidential matters entrusted by Party A. This obligation will not terminate due to the termination of the agency relationship between Party A and Party B..
7. Both parties are responsible for other matters. . There is no dispute that any losses will be borne by them respectively.
8. This agreement will come into effect after being signed and sealed by both parties.
Party A:
Party B:
Xx, xx, XX, XX
Lawyer Agreement 2 Party A:
Party B:
In view of the fact that Party A and Party B signed this contract on August 1, 20XX, Party A entrusts Party B to entrust a lawyer to represent Party A in the dispute between Party A and Qingdao Food Co., Ltd., Now that Party A has failed to pay the agency fee as agreed, Party A and Party B have negotiated to terminate the above-mentioned agency contract and have reached the following terms * * * for mutual abide by and shall not be violated:
1. Both parties agree to terminate the 20XX year Contract signed on August 1st.
2. After this agreement takes effect, Party A is responsible for the agency affairs entrusted by Party A and has nothing to do with Party B..
3. When this agreement takes effect, Party B has authorized Party A with its seal Three copies of the power of attorney are returned to Party A.
4. The two parties have no disputes over the entrusted matters and do not hold each other legally responsible. Both parties are responsible for other matters. If there is any loss, each party will bear it. There will be no dispute.
5. This agreement shall take effect from the date of signature and seal by both parties. This Agreement is made in triplicate, with each party holding one copy, and has the same legal effect.
Party A:
Party B:
Xx, xx, XX, XX
Lawyer Engagement Agreement 3 Party A:
Party B:
Party A hereby entrusts Party B to provide lawyer witness services for making the will. In order to clarify the rights and obligations of both parties, both parties have entered into the following contract and will abide by it together.
1. Matters entrusted to witness and their purpose/purpose:
1. Matters entrusted to witness: witness the signing of Party A’s will.
2. Witness purpose: to prove that the will made by Party A is his true expression of intention.
2. Lawyers:
Party B agrees to accept Party A’s entrustment and assign xx lawyers from our firm to handle entrustment matters for Party A. The lawyer designated by Party B cannot continue to act on behalf of Party A due to special circumstances. When handling entrusted matters, other lawyers of the firm may be designated to continue handling the entrusted matters, and Party A shall not refuse. Special reasons refer to illness or other unforeseen circumstances of the responsible lawyer.
3. Lawyer witness fees and payment methods:
1. Party A shall pay the witness fee to Party B in RMB yuan.
2. Unless otherwise agreed by both parties, the fees mentioned in the preceding paragraph only refer to attorney fees, excluding the following expenses that should be borne by Party A..
Case handling expenses include travel expenses, accommodation fees, transportation fees and all other fees or expenses of the same or similar nature to the above fees incurred by Party B in the performance of this contract.
Third-party fees will include administrative fees, professional fees and other fees of the same or similar nature to the above fees charged by administrative agencies, other professional institutions or any third party during the performance of this contract.
3. Unless otherwise agreed by both parties, the lawyer witness fees and other fees charged by Party B under this article are not refundable, including Party B’s final written notice to Party A that it will no longer witness.
4. Party A shall pay the witness fee within three days from the date of signing this contract.
5. Both parties should separately agree on the payment of fees:
IV. Party A shall provide necessary supporting materials and other documents to Party B, and must ensure the authenticity, legality, completeness and validity of the supporting materials and other documents provided by Party A. When the above-mentioned designated lawyer believes that the documents provided by Party A If the information is incomplete or has questions, Party A shall issue necessary written explanations or supplement them.
5. Party B shall provide witness services to Party A and keep the secrets learned from Party A.
Intransitive verb If Party B discovers any of the following circumstances, it can refuse to testify and refuse to issue a "Lawyer's Witness Certificate":
1. Party A's production capacity is defective;
2. Party A has no right to entrust;
3. Party A’s intention in entrusting witnessing matters is untrue;
4. The content or subject matter of entrusted witnessing Violates the prohibitive or mandatory provisions of the law and Party A does not agree to make corrections or remedies;
5. The entrusted witness is unclear about the facts or has other major flaws;
6 .Party A is found to have illegal motives or purposes. If Party B believes that it should not be witnessed, it shall notify Party A in writing and explain the reasons.
7. If the lawyer’s testimony is revoked due to the lawyer’s or law firm’s gross negligence, thus causing losses to Party A and/or interested third parties, compensation shall be provided, and the amount of compensation shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Beijing Municipal The amount of charges for relevant matters stipulated in the "Administrative Measures for Lawyer Service Charges" shall be limited to three times.
Eight. Resolution of disputes:
Any dispute arising out of this contract or the performance of this contract shall be resolved through negotiation as soon as possible. If negotiation fails, the matter shall be under the jurisdiction of the People's Court where Party B is located.
Nine. This contract is made in two copies, each party holds one copy, and has the same legal effect.
X. Special Agreement:
Party B shall review the information provided by Party A in accordance with the law. Party B has the right to decide whether to issue a lawyer’s witness in the end.
Party A:
Party B:
Year, month and day
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