First, do you have to hire a lawyer in civil litigation?
There is no need to hire a lawyer. The parties have the right to appeal, and they can take proceedings on their own.
The role of lawyers is nothing more than two:
1. If you don't understand the substantive legal provisions and related litigation procedures involved in the case, you can save a lot of trouble in finding a lawyer, and more importantly, you can protect your legitimate rights and interests to the maximum extent;
2. If you don't have time to handle litigation affairs, you can also entrust a lawyer to represent you; If you can do the above two things, you don't need a lawyer. Oh, I forgot, some people think that they have no face without a lawyer, and they will find a lawyer.
Second, what are the benefits of hiring a lawyer in civil litigation?
In civil litigation, lawyers can write complaints, provide evidence and debate for the parties, provide legal and regulatory help for the parties, strive for greater legitimate interests for the parties according to laws and regulations, and minimize the losses of the parties.
In criminal proceedings, after accepting the entrustment of the defendant, the lawyer gets in touch with the investigation organ, learns from the investigation organ what the criminal suspect is accused of, and puts forward specific requirements for meeting the criminal suspect in time; When a lawyer meets a criminal suspect, he can ask him about the case; Lawyers provide legal advice to criminal suspects when meeting them; To apply for bail pending trial for a criminal suspect, a lawyer may apply for bail pending trial for a criminal suspect if he believes that the detained criminal suspect meets the conditions for bail pending trial after learning from the investigation organ about the alleged charges of the criminal suspect and meeting with the criminal suspect; Acting as an agent for complaints and accusations. According to the charges charged by the criminal suspect and the case information of the criminal suspect, the lawyer may accept the entrustment of the criminal suspect and lodge a complaint with the relevant authorities on his behalf, demanding correction.
3. What are the two types of litigation represented by lawyers?
Lawyer's agency litigation can be divided into general agency and special agency. General agent refers to an agent who only involves ordinary litigation and has no right to make a clear statement and decision on the substantive issues of the case. A special agent refers to an agent who makes a direct decision and makes a clear statement on the substantive issues of a case according to the special authorization of the client.
According to the different scope of authorization, lawyer's agency can be divided into general agency and special authorized agency. General agency refers to the agency that the parties only authorize lawyers to exercise procedural rights in civil proceedings, such as the right to apply for withdrawal, provide evidence, make factual statements, apply for witnesses to appear in court, argue and so on. Special authorization refers to the agency that the parties grant lawyers procedural rights and substantive rights in civil litigation. Substantive rights include the right to sue, the right to admit, abandon and change litigation claims, the right to reconciliation and withdrawal. According to Article 59 of the Civil Procedure Law, no matter whether a party entrusts a lawyer as a general agent or a special agent, the entrusted matters must be clearly stated in the Power of Attorney, not just a general authorization.
To sum up, we can know that there is no need to hire a lawyer in civil litigation, but hiring a lawyer can save a lot of trouble, and more importantly, it can protect your legitimate rights and interests to the maximum extent; Minimize the losses of the parties. If you encounter some legal problems in your life, you may wish to consult our lawyers.