Many people think that there is no problem in choosing a large research institute, a well-known research institute, or an established research institute (the one that has been established for a long time). Actually, it's not. The difficulty of all universities is that there are many people in universities, many interns and many lawyers who have just been internship for one or two years. Even if the university is very powerful, it is difficult to train new people. All his strengths with high reputation can receive some small cases entrusted by the parties who come here for consultation, but the threshold for entry is relatively high. If the institute has no development and forward-looking vision, its "popularity" will gradually fade in the hearts of the people. It has been established for a long time for an old firm. Although there are a certain number of regular customers, it is only for old lawyers who have been practicing for many years. If we don't pay attention to the packaging and promotion of law firm brands, it is difficult for new lawyers to "shine".
The author believes that prospective lawyers should combine their own conditions and choose a law firm that is conducive to their own development. Before you go, you should know the market positioning of the law firm, see if you have the concept of keeping pace with the times and pay attention to the training and support of new lawyers. More importantly, it depends on whether the leaders and key members of the firm regard the management of the firm as their own business and whether they have the goal of making the brand of the firm stronger and bigger. Because in reality, the annual income of directors and partners of many law firms is basically stable, and the development and income of their lawyer industry has reached a bottleneck, so it is difficult to make further development and breakthrough. They turned their eyes to the business world and regarded the profession of lawyers as a sideline. Doing business abroad has become their goal of maintaining and increasing value. Due to the shift of focus, they seldom visit the law firm, and it is difficult to see them in the office except for appointments and business meetings. You have to consider such a place, even if the popularity is high, it is difficult to give you a platform for development.
Some people describe lawyers as "self-employed", but they are not. I think that no matter which industry should pay attention to the cultivation, development and cooperation of the team, the lawyer industry is no exception. A person, you will find yourself very small and sometimes feel helpless. This is especially true for new lawyers: after graduating from school, they came to society without the accumulation of social experience and practice. Although they passed the departmental examination, their knowledge only stayed in books and theories. Finally received a case, I don't know where to start. Some quasi-lawyers have worked hard in the big family of society before starting their careers, and their social experience is quite rich. However, as the saying goes, "Interlacing is like a mountain", they may not be able to write freely. Especially for lawyers practicing in different places, parachuting into a strange city, the interpersonal circle and contacts are almost zero, and everything has to start from scratch. Without the support and care of law firms, survival will become a problem, and the word "difficult".
The size and reputation of the firm is a factor, but more importantly, there is an old lawyer with good character who is willing to take you into the business as your mentor. Some law firms do not assign interns a fixed tutor, but work with several lawyers temporarily. Sometimes you can get a part of the service fee, but it is difficult to cultivate your independent ability without a fixed tutor and someone with special guidance and missionary experience. Although some firms have appointed guidance lawyers for you, their income is average and their business is not saturated. If you want to be taken care of, you can only draw cakes to satisfy your hunger.
Second, how to choose a lawyer?
1, find a lawyer for blind date
Looking for a lawyer, such as a blind date, is to judge whether the lawyer is trustworthy, competent and suitable for your case from his appearance.
What kind of lawyer you need in your case is often the client's best knowledge. You should get relevant information from the "first impression" of his resume introduction, appearance, dressing, treating people and other superficial phenomena to judge the quality, taste and level of a lawyer and see if he is qualified, competent and worthy of entrustment.
If there seems to be no "eye contact" (unlike what you think) and all the information fed back to you, if there is nothing to trust and there is no reliable impression in your heart, don't reluctantly establish a trust relationship.
Because the lawyer's work needs to go deep into the case, like love, it needs to know each other and lacks trust, so it is difficult to choose as a "lover", not to mention the smooth handling of the case needs close cooperation with lawyers in the same boat.
Choosing a lawyer is like falling in love.
After you have a candidate, you should get to know him better through communication with a lawyer, including his manners, professional experience, knowledge background, working conditions and so on. And examine his oral expression ability, document writing ability, logical thinking ability, adaptability and communication ability.
You also need to log on to the lawyer's website to check the lawyer's legal knowledge, professional level, practical experience, litigation skills, professional expertise, qualifications and experience, typical cases, honorary awards and so on. , from which you can get a deeper understanding of lawyers. Only by in-depth understanding can we consolidate trust. If you want him to help defend or represent a major case, you should know more about the lawyer's case, which is the lawyer's "possessions".
In this way, no matter the "object" recommended by leaders, colleagues, relatives and friends, or the "famous teacher" whom they admire, they can "discard the false and keep the true" and abandon the imprudent and unrealistic practice of "pro" and "name". To tell the truth, truly powerful lawyers like to accept the choice after comparison! Because it can only be identified by comparison.
3. Door-to-door engagement
This "door-to-door" refers to the lawyer's housekeeping skills, professional expertise, business ability, qualification experience, case handling experience, quality cultivation, experience and skills, reputation and so on.
"there is specialization in the industry." When you meet the requirements of different fields, different cases and professional knowledge, you can find a lawyer with expertise or expertise in this field to protect your legitimate interests to the maximum extent. Hiring experienced, well-known and diligent lawyers is an important condition for achieving good results.
Hiring experienced lawyers with professional skills and litigation skills can advance and retreat freely, correctly grasp the development trend of the case, moderately grasp the outcome of the case, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the parties to the maximum extent. At the same time, I would like to remind you to beware of "emotional swindlers"-there is a kind of lawyer who claims to be "connected" and can handle anything. This is most likely a corruption phenomenon, and "communication" with such lawyers will not be empty of people and money. It may be wise to "match the right door".
4, talk about marriage, talk about marriage.
Through the above plot, now let's talk about marriage-discuss the issue of lawyer's fees.
In real life, many parties can't tell the relationship between lawyer's help and lawyer's fee, and the relationship between price and quality. Some people are often obsessed with the lawyer's fee, so they think it is a waste to hire a lawyer instead of a lawyer and miss the opportunity of professional help. Some people choose lawyers according to the level of lawyer fees, and only choose low prices. They simply don't understand that hiring a lawyer also pays attention to value for money! As we all know, attorney fees are related to the strength of lawyers.
Secondly, the level of lawyer's fees is related to the difficulty and complexity of the case, the office expenses that the lawyer may invest in the case, the quantity and quality of intellectual and mental work, the lawyer's social reputation, service ability, case handling quality, possible risks and responsibilities and other factors. You can't just look at the lawyer's fee and come to the conclusion that it is "expensive" or "not expensive".
Of course, you can compare the fees between lawyers. Lawyers' quality, work style, thinking, popularity, skills, experience, qualifications and brand reputation are all different, and the results of handling cases may be different, so it is normal for lawyers to charge different fees. It is reasonable that the medical expenses of expert outpatient service are expensive. After all, medical skills are different.
As Clemente, a famous American lawyer, said, "The fees paid to lawyers should not be based on the length of their statements in court, but on the quality of their defense."
The success or failure of a lawsuit and a case depend on many factors, such as the merits of the case itself, whether the evidence is sufficient (including collection and preservation), the quality of judicial personnel and so on. Although the outcome of the case is not the only criterion to measure the quality of lawyers' work. However, whether a lawyer does it with his heart, whether he thinks of his client wholeheartedly, whether he is diligent and conscientious, and whether he faithfully safeguards the maximization of his client's legitimate rights and interests all the time is what every client can understand and feel in the process of enjoying the whole legal service, and it is also the most important consideration when hiring a lawyer. Practice shows that choosing a good lawyer is equal to winning half the lawsuit! Because a happy marriage is only possible if you choose the right person.
The last thing to warn is: don't wait for the conclusion of the case to regret not having a good lawyer!