A lawyer's fee, that is, the lawyer's agency fee, refers to the remuneration that a lawyer should charge for the law firm of his client. At the same time, there is no uniform standard for attorney fees, which can be determined by both parties through consultation.
Second, according to Article 9 of the Measures for the Administration of Lawyers' Service Fees, the fees for lawyers' services subject to market-regulated prices shall be determined by the law firm through consultation with the clients.
Lawyer fees should consider the following main factors:
Working hours spent;
(two) the difficulty of legal affairs;
(3) the client's affordability;
(4) Risks and responsibilities that lawyers may bear;
(5) The lawyer's social reputation and working level.
legal ground
Measures for the administration of lawyers' service charges Article 14 Law firms shall strictly implement the measures and standards for the administration of lawyers' service charges formulated by the competent pricing department in conjunction with the judicial administrative department at the same level.
2. When will the lawyer's fee be paid?
Generally, it is paid at a certain time after signing the entrustment contract. In addition, it is mainly determined according to the contract, and the payment time can be negotiated. In addition, it may be a risk factor.
(1) If it is not a risk agent, it is usually paid after signing the entrustment contract.
(2) If it is a risk agent, after signing the entrustment contract, part of the necessary expenses will be paid first, and the rest will be paid according to the agreed proportion after the trial, but the lawyer's fee of the risk agent is higher.
There are two ways to pay the lawyer's fee. One is to pay the lawyer when signing the contract, and pay in proportion. The other is to pay after the lawsuit is finished, which is a risk agent and the cost is higher.
Measures for the administration of lawyers' service fees
Article 3 Fees for lawyers' services shall follow the principles of openness, fairness, voluntary compensation and good faith.
Law firms should facilitate the people, strengthen internal management, reduce service costs, and provide convenient and high-quality legal services for clients.
Article 4 The fees for lawyers' services shall be guided by the government and regulated by the market.
Article 5 A law firm shall provide the following legal services in accordance with the law, and implement government-guided prices:
(1) Acting as an agent in civil litigation cases;
(2) Acting as an agent in administrative litigation cases;
(3) Acting as an agent for state compensation cases;
(four) to provide legal advice to criminal suspects in criminal cases, to represent complaints and accusations, to apply for bail pending trial, and to act as the defendant's defender, private prosecutor or agent ad litem of the victim;
(5) Acting as an agent for appeals in various litigation cases.
The fees charged by law firms for providing other legal services shall be subject to market-regulated prices.
Article 6 The benchmark price and fluctuation range of government-guided prices shall be formulated by the competent price departments of the people's governments of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the judicial administrative departments at the same level.
In contemporary society, it is possible to recover debts through litigation or solve some other disputes between the two sides through litigation. If you hire a lawyer, you need to pay the lawyer's fee. Usually, the legal fees are still borne by the client, but the legal fees are still borne by the client, but in some places they are borne by the losing party.