-Step 1: "Hardware" check
Lawyers and law firms have certain "hard indicators", just like selling snacks requires a business license, otherwise they will become "unlicensed hawkers".
Lawyer Meng Xiansheng of Beijing Derun Law Firm said that before choosing a law firm, you should first check its basic files and materials to see if you have a practice license. These materials can be obtained on the internet, or you can directly call the bar association, the competent department of the law firm.
The lawyer himself requires a lawyer's practice license. There are also some trainee lawyers and paralegals, who are not lawyers in the true sense, have no lawyer qualification certificate, lack experience and relevant legal knowledge, and cannot consult and accept lawsuits. For some lawyers whose licenses have been revoked, there must be serious mistakes in the process of agency and they are not reliable clients.
-Step 2: Deep communication.
After the lawyer is initially selected, the owner should have in-depth communication with the lawyer to understand his business ability and character. Gao Ping, general manager of Beijing Lvjin Property Consulting Company, believes that first of all, we should try our best to choose well-known lawyers and law firms, because their fame is also proof of their working ability. Secondly, it depends on the character in communication, whether you really help and whether your attitude is sincere and realistic.
Meng Xiansheng said that in communication, we should listen to the lawyer's explanation and analyze the case. Although the client's legal knowledge is not as rich as that of lawyers, we should not rely entirely on lawyers. We should master some legal knowledge ourselves, so that we can have a little understanding of the lawyer's explanation and judge whether his analysis is in place.
Some lawyers stop when explaining the key content, telling clients that they can only stop here, and the rest belong to consultation, so you have to pay. Meng Xiansheng believes that although this does not violate industry rules and outsiders can't blame it, consumers should be more careful if they meet such lawyers. Lawyer Deng Zemin of Beijing Yingdao Law Firm also agreed. He said that he could speak anywhere when he was consulted. It is good for consumers to solve their own problems according to these opinions, but there is still a key part in the litigation process that many consumers can't grasp, so lawyers don't need to hide information.
-Step 3: Shop around.
Lawyers also have a division of labor, and it is impossible for one person to control all litigation fields. Experts remind owners that when choosing a real estate lawyer, we should not only look at the size of his law firm and lawyer qualification certification, but more importantly, whether the lawyer has rich experience in real estate rights protection and is familiar with relevant laws and regulations, otherwise his role will be very limited.
Both Meng Xiansheng and Deng Zemin said that there are hundreds of law firms in Beijing at present, so there is no hurry to find a suitable one. Customers should consult more and make choices on the basis of comparison. Meng Xiansheng reminded consumers not to believe blindly because some lawyers have a big tone. If a lawyer agrees to any conditions and claims that he can take any business, his credibility will be very low. In addition, some clients are always asking whether there is a relationship between lawyers and judges, which first puts themselves in an unreasonable and illegal position, and the key to solving the problem is facts.
-Step 4: Sign the agreement.
When choosing a good lawyer, we should also sign a good agreement, which should clearly stipulate the agency matters, rights, obligations, charging standards and methods, time, etc. At present, there is no uniform charging standard for law firms in China, and clients should also pay attention to it. Lawyers who don't charge much will certainly do well. The owner of a residential area in Beijing consulted a well-known lawyer before filing a lawsuit. The lawyer said that if you want to win, you must pay at least 6.5438+0 million yuan, which is not just the lawyer's fee. The owner of the community did not hire a lawyer, and finally won the lawsuit with less than 50,000 yuan.