Do I need to hire a lawyer to respond to a lawsuit? How much does it cost?

It is not necessary to hire a lawyer for litigation, and the charging standards are as follows:

1. Not involving property relations: 800 yuan to 10,000 yuan per case;

2. Involving property relations: The basic service fee is 1,000 to 2,000 yuan per piece. If the amount of the subject property in dispute exceeds 10,000 yuan, it shall be calculated progressively in proportion;

3. If there is no property relationship involved in the review and prosecution stage: 1,500 to 12,000 yuan per case, etc.

Litigation fees are charged by the court, while attorney fees are charged by lawyers (firms), so litigation fees cannot include attorney fees. Litigation fees are borne by the losing party, but attorney fees are generally borne by the client, unless there are legal provisions or contractual agreements.

It is not necessary to hire a lawyer for litigation, and the charging standards are as follows:

1. Not involving property relations: 800 yuan to 10,000 yuan per case;

3. If there is no property relationship involved in the review and prosecution stage: 1,500 to 12,000 yuan per case, etc.

Litigation costs do not include attorney fees. Litigation costs include case acceptance fees, application fees, and transportation, accommodation, living expenses, and work-loss allowances incurred by witnesses, appraisers, translators, and adjusters when they appear in court on the date designated by the court. Obviously, legal fees do not include attorney fees. At the same time, litigation fees are collected by the court, and attorney fees are collected by lawyers (firms), so litigation fees cannot include attorney fees. Litigation fees are borne by the losing party, but attorney fees are generally borne by the client, unless there are legal provisions or contractual agreements.

1. General civil litigation lawyer fee standards:

1. Not involving property relations: 800 yuan to 10,000 yuan/case;

2. Involving property Related: The basic service fee is 1,000 to 2,000 yuan per piece. If the amount of the subject property in dispute exceeds 10,000 yuan, it shall be calculated progressively according to the following proportions. The billing ratio of the disputed amount: 10001 yuan to 100000 yuan, part 5 to 6; 100001 yuan to 1000000 yuan, part 4 to 5; 1000001 to 5000000 yuan, part 3 to 4; 5000001 yuan to 10000000 yuan, part 2 to 3; 10000001 yuan to 50000000 The yuan part is 1~2; the part above 50000001 yuan is 0.5~1.

To sum up, the fee for hiring a lawyer depends on the situation. The fees involved in hiring a lawyer include regular fees, lump sum fees and contingency fees. There are three stages of lawyer fees: first-instance fees, second-instance fees, and execution procedure fees.

Legal basis:

"Measures for the Administration of Lawyer Service Fees"

Article 4

Lawyer service fees shall be subject to government-guided prices and market prices Adjust price.

Article 6

The benchmark price and floating range of government-guided prices shall be formulated by the price administrative departments of the people's governments of each province, autonomous region, and municipality directly under the Central Government in conjunction with the judicial administrative departments at the same level.

Article 9

The fees for lawyer services subject to market regulation shall be determined through negotiation between the law firm and the client. Law firms and clients should consider the following main factors when negotiating lawyer service fees:

(1) The time spent working;

(2) The difficulty of the legal affairs;

(3) The client’s affordability;

(4) The risks and responsibilities that the lawyer may bear;

(5) The lawyer’s social reputation and work level, etc. .

Article 10

Charges for lawyer services may be based on different service contents, such as piece-rate fees, proportional fees based on the target amount, and hourly fees. Piece-rate fees are generally applicable to legal matters that do not involve property relations; fees based on the subject amount are applicable to legal matters involving property relations; hourly fees can be applied to all legal matters.