How lawyers charge and how lawyers should be charged

According to different service contents, lawyer service fees can be charged by piecework, charged according to the proportion of the subject amount, hourly charges, risk charges, etc

1. Hourly charge.

Hourly fees refer to the pricing method in which lawyers collect lawyers' service fees from clients according to the effective working hours they spend providing legal services, within the prescribed standards, according to the determined hourly fee standards.

2. Piecework charges.

Piecework fees refer to the method of valuing lawyers' service fees based on the basic unit of each entrusted legal matter, and specifically agreed upon within the prescribed amount or within the prescribed scope, range, and limit.

3. Charge according to the proportion of the subject amount.

Fees in proportion to the amount of the subject matter are based on the amount involved in the litigation claim, and the lawyer's fee is charged according to a certain percentage.

4. Risk** charges.

Risk** fee means that when the lawyer accepts the entrustment, he only charges a lower basic fee, and the rest of the service remuneration is agreed upon by the lawyer and the client in advance on the objectives and effects that should be achieved in the entrusted matter and the time, proportion, and conditions for paying the lawyer's service fee, and if the agreed conditions are met, the fee shall be paid according to the agreement; If the agreed conditions cannot be realized, no fees will be paid.

The above fee methods shall be determined by the lawyer and the client through negotiation according to the specific circumstances.

In short, the method of lawyer's fees and the amount of lawyer's fees charged are determined by the lawyer and the client through negotiation within a certain range. The specific cost of a particular case and the amount of attorney's fee should be determined in consultation with the individual lawyer.

The fees are mainly charged according to the subject matter of the litigation, and the fee standards for each case are also different. The fees charged by each region and each office are also different.

First, a fixed fee. The second is a commission based on the amount involved.

1. **Civil litigation cases.

1. If there is no property relationship, the benchmark charging standard is 4000 elements, and the maximum floating is not more than 50, and the downward floating is not limited.

2. Where property relations are involved, the fees shall be accumulated in proportion to the amount of the subject matter of the litigation (dispute).

1) The part below 100,000 yuan (including 100,000 yuan) charges the proportion of 4 to 5, and each piece of less than 2,020 yuan will be charged at 2,020 yuan;

2) 100,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan (including 500,000 yuan) for 3 to 4;

3) 500,000 yuan to l,000,000 yuan (including 1 million yuan) for 2-3;

4) 1 million yuan to 5 million yuan (including 5 million yuan) is 1 to 2;

5) 5 million yuan to 10 million yuan (including 10 million yuan) for one 1;

6) The part above 10 million yuan shall not exceed the maximum and shall be determined by the two parties through negotiation.

II. The fee standards for administrative litigation cases and state compensation cases are to be implemented with reference to the fee standards for civil litigation cases.

3. **Criminal Cases.

1. For criminal cases, the benchmark fee standard is 300 yuan;

2. ** Complaints and accusations, the benchmark charging standard is 4000 components;

3. Serving as the defendant's defender or private prosecutor, and the victim's litigation ** person standard fee standard:

1) 4,000 elements in the investigation stage (including application for bail pending trial);

2) 4000 elements in the stage of examination and prosecution;

3) 5,000 yuan in the trial (first instance) stage, and the first instance and the second instance are handled, the second instance shall be reduced according to the standards of the first instance. The above fee standard shall not exceed 50 up to 50, and there is no limit to the increase.

Fourth, all kinds of litigation case appeals* all kinds of litigation case appeal standard of 4000 elements, up no more than 50, down is not limited.

V. **Group Sexual Crimes and Other Major and Complex Criminal Litigation Cases** Group Sexual Crimes and Other Major and Complex Criminal Litigation Cases, due to high difficulty and large geographical span, may determine specific fee standards within a range of no more than 5 times the benchmark price.

6. With regard to the above-mentioned charging items and charging standards other than the above-mentioned charging standards, the charging standards shall be formulated according to the situation of the firm, and reported to the local price and judicial departments for the record, and the charging items and charging standards shall be implemented after the charging items and charging standards are publicized.