What should be paid attention to when selecting a China lawyer?

Maybe you have never hired a China lawyer, maybe you have hired a China lawyer, but there are many unsatisfied. Based on the problems encountered in the process of accepting foreign clients' entrustment for more than ten years, Xu Baotong's lawyer team has summarized their experience. This article will help you avoid detours and mistakes, and correctly select a competent Chinese lawyer who is truly suitable for you to provide you with legal services.

一、 Common misunderstandings in choosing China lawyers

If you have the following criteria or ideas when choosing a China lawyer, rather than choosing the most suitable lawyer according to your own conditions and requirements, you may be mistaken:

1、The more famous a lawyer or law firm is, the better

The so-called famous law firms and lawyers are not necessarily the most suitable law firms or lawyers for you. Because well-known law firms and lawyers often have profound business and outstanding performance in a certain business field, but not in every field can reach this level. At the same time, well-known law firms and lawyers generally charge higher service fees than other ordinary lawyers, which is also something that some enterprises, especially individuals need to consider. In addition, well-known lawyers are often very busy with social activities, and may not be able to devote enough energy to you.

2、Lawyer fees are not as low as possible

China implements a market mechanism for charging lawyers' services. Different law firms and lawyers report different standards of lawyer fees. Generally speaking, good law firms and good lawyers charge relatively high fees. They have a full understanding of the value created by their services. But there are also lawyers who charge exorbitant prices. Lawyers selected for the parties should first choose the lawyers who are suitable for them. Although the lawyer's fees can be negotiated, the lawyer has its own minimum fee standard. If the fee is lower than his minimum standard, the lawyer will refuse to accept the entrustment. To some extent, if the client lowers the payment standard, the lawyer can deal with the client by lowering the service quality and standard. Therefore, it is better not to unilaterally determine the candidates for lawyers based on the level of fees.

3、Lawyers don't promise as much as they can

Both the lawyer and the client want to restrain the other party, so they require the other party to make certain commitments. The scope of promise should be limited to: the parties mainly promise to guarantee the external conditions for lawyers to perform their duties; As for lawyers, they mainly committed to working attitude, service quality, professional ethics, etc. What you need to note here is that lawyers are practitioners who promote social justice through their own work, rather than law enforcers who hold the scepter of justice. Lawyers can only do their job well and strive for the most ideal results when decisions need to be made by other authorities, such as the results of litigation cases, the approval of the company's listing, etc. Just imagine that if the lawyers of both parties to the dispute promise to "win", then one of them must be lying, or at least irresponsible. You should pay attention to analyzing the falseness of excessive promises.

4、Don't trust the lawyer recommended by the advertisement.

I understand the truth. This kind of commercial advertising is often unreliable.

二、How to choose the best China lawyer for you

1、The entrusted matters are consistent with the expertise of lawyers.

Specialization in the field. Like the complicated social division of labor, each lawyer has its own relatively professional legal service field. When hiring a lawyer, we should first consider these factors. A qualified lawyer is not only comprehensive, but also professional. Some are good at non litigation business, and some are specialized in litigation agency; Some are proficient in the civil field, some are familiar with criminal defense, and so on. If the lawyer's professional expertise matches the matters to be entrusted, it will undoubtedly be very beneficial to the client.

2、"Cost performance ratio" is the most scientific.

There is also a problem of cost and benefit in soliciting lawyers. We should comprehensively consider the "cost performance" of lawyers' ability, energy, resources and fees. Maybe we don't have to hire the best and largest lawyers, but we must try to hire a lawyer who is most suitable for our economic situation.