Signing of entrustment agreement [case negotiation stage]

The Lawyers Law clearly stipulates that if a lawyer and his firm provide legal services to clients, the lawyer's firm shall accept the client's entrustment and then assign a lawyer to provide corresponding legal services. To provide legal services and undertake legal business, a written "Legal Service Entrustment Agreement" must be signed between the law firm and the client.

In order to avoid the inconsistency between the pre-judgment and the outcome of the litigation when accepting a case, some lawyers avoid the risk that the parties will use it as evidence after signing the "Entrustment Agreement" without signing it. There are also lawyers who do not sign an entrustment agreement or issue legal service invoices for the purpose of paying less or not paying taxes, or because the case fee is low and the case is simple, the lawyer believes that disputes and complaints will not occur, and they avoid signing the "Entrustment Agreement". , are all illegal and undesirable behaviors. Lawyers who violate laws and industry norms by accepting cases privately and charging fees privately will also be subject to disciplinary sanctions by industry associations.

To sum up, during the [case negotiation stage] signing of the entrustment agreement, FasterLawyer recommends that lawyers, their firms, and parties follow legal procedures. Specifically, the following three details need to be paid attention to: