1. Determine the legal problems that need to be solved: Before looking for a lawyer, you need to know your own legal problems in order to communicate with lawyers. If there are many legal problems to be solved, we must first determine which one is the most urgent and important, and then find the most suitable lawyer to consult and deal with it;
2. Determine the professional fields required by lawyers: different lawyers may have different professional fields, so you need to choose the lawyer who is most familiar with the relevant legal fields according to the specific legal problems you need to solve in order to solve the problems better;
3. Understand the qualifications and background of lawyers: When choosing a lawyer, it is necessary to clarify the qualifications and background of lawyers and whether they have the corresponding practice qualifications. You can also ask friends, colleagues, relatives and other people around you through the search network to understand the reputation and credibility of lawyers;
4. Consult a lawyer's professional opinion: After finding a suitable lawyer, you should consult a lawyer in detail and listen to his professional opinions and suggestions to avoid making wrong decisions because you are unfamiliar with the law;
5. Understand the lawyer's charging method: In the process of consulting service, we should pay attention to the lawyer's charging situation, ensure that the fees charged by the lawyer and the charging terms are reasonable and transparent, and fully understand whether there are other expenses that need to be paid at our own expense.
In short, when choosing a lawyer, we should comprehensively consider the lawyer's qualification, professional ability, experience, reputation and fee level, and find a suitable lawyer for consultation and handling. In addition to the above precautions, there are the following points to consider:
1. Inquire about the background and history of law firms: When choosing a law firm, you can know its service quality, reputation and professional level by inquiring about its background and history, so as to judge whether it is trustworthy;
2. Understand the lawyer's handling experience: The lawyer's handling experience can reflect his professional ability and practical operation level. Therefore, we can find out whether lawyers are familiar with and good at dealing with the corresponding legal problems by inquiring about their handling experience, so as to judge whether they are suitable for themselves;
3. Interview lawyers to understand their working methods: When choosing lawyers, you can interview lawyers as much as possible to learn more about their working methods and litigation styles, so as to choose the lawyer that suits you best and determine the working methods and cooperation methods with lawyers;
4. It is suggested to sign a lawyer service agreement: a lawyer service agreement is an agreement that stipulates the rights and obligations of both parties, which can eliminate potential disputes and ensure the cooperation and trust between lawyers and clients. The key contents to be included in the Service Agreement include: service content, service term, service fee, rights and obligations of both parties, etc.
To sum up, in the process of finding a lawyer, we need to examine the lawyer's qualification and professional ability in various ways, and find a suitable lawyer according to our own legal problems, so as to solve the problem and safeguard our own interests.
Legal basis:
Article 17 of the Lawyers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)
To apply for the establishment of a law firm, the following materials shall be submitted:
(1) an application;
(2) The name and articles of association of the law firm;
(3) A list of lawyers, resumes, identity certificates and lawyer's practice certificates;
(4) proof of residence;
(5) proof of assets.
When establishing a partnership law firm, a partnership agreement shall also be submitted.
Article 18
To establish a law firm, an application shall be submitted to the judicial administrative department of the people's government at the municipal level or municipality directly under the Central Government, and the department accepting the application shall conduct an examination within 20 days from the date of acceptance, and submit the examination opinions and all application materials to the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government. The judicial administrative departments of the people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall, within 10 days from the date of receiving the submitted materials, make a review and make a decision on whether to approve the establishment. If the establishment is approved, the practice certificate of law firm shall be issued to the applicant; If the establishment is not approved, the reasons shall be explained in writing to the applicant.
Article 19
A partnership law firm that has been established for more than three years and has more than 20 practicing lawyers may set up branches. The establishment of a branch office shall be examined and approved by the judicial administrative department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government where the branch office is to be established. An application for the establishment of a branch shall be handled in accordance with the procedures stipulated in Article 18 of this Law.
The partnership law firm shall be liable for the debts of its branches.
Article 20
State-funded law firms independently carry out lawyer business and are liable for their debts with all their assets.
Article 21
Where a law firm changes its name, person in charge, articles of association and partnership agreement, it shall be reported to the original audit department for approval.
Where a law firm changes its domicile or partners, it shall report to the original audit department for the record within 15 days from the date of change.
Article 22
A law firm shall be terminated under any of the following circumstances:
(a) unable to maintain the statutory conditions for establishment, and still does not meet the conditions after rectification within a time limit;
(2) The practice certificate of a law firm has been revoked according to law;
(3) Deciding to dissolve by itself;
(4) Other circumstances that should be terminated as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.
Where the law firm terminates, the practice certificate of the law firm shall be cancelled by the department that issued the practice certificate.