How to consult a lawyer? What should you prepare before seeking legal advice?

How to consult a lawyer? What should you prepare before consulting a lawyer?

Lawyer consultation means that lawyers provide answers to questions about legal knowledge. Due to the complexity of the law, non-professionals often need to turn to legal professionals such as lawyers when they encounter legal problems. In actual legal consultation, lawyers usually charge a certain fee based on the difficulty of the consultation question and the time it takes to answer the question.
1. Paid consultation is a form of respect
The legal profession is very similar to the medical profession. Registration of fees draws patients' attention to their doctor's appointment and makes them aware that their doctor's time is valuable. The same is true for the legal profession. Appointment clients who often receive free consultations do not respect the attorney's time or the legal matter they are being consulted on. Doctors treat people, lawyers treat cases. Without knowing as much detail as possible, an accurate diagnosis cannot be made. Prescribing a good medicine is impossible. The purpose of paid consultation is to let the client know that the time he spends talking with the lawyer is bought with money. He should cherish the time and respect the lawyer and the case.
2. The best consultation should be like this
(1) Bring all materials. Don't make the choice yourself, leave it all to the lawyers and let them sort it out. What you think is useless may, in the eyes of a lawyer, be the key evidence that can turn the situation around.
(2) Go to your door to find a lawyer. Instead of having a lawyer come see you. Time is a lawyer's biggest cost. Generally speaking, a lawyer's consultation fee ranges from approximately NT$3,000 to NT$10,000 per hour. Before consulting, it is recommended to confirm with the lawyer his charging method.
(3) Explain your goals to the lawyer. Rather than just talking about the thing itself. Of course, a good lawyer will discover your purpose as soon as you get there. Don’t stick to the goals you set. During the consultation process, you can modify or replace it again based on discussions with your lawyer.
(4) Cooperate with the lawyer to find out the facts. Give the lawyer evidence and goals, and listen to the lawyer's opinion first. If you have different opinions, you can discuss it repeatedly with a lawyer.
All in all, because consulting is a lawyer's business, not a leisure and social obligation. Now it costs hundreds of dollars an hour to tutor college students, and thousands of dollars an hour to tutor children in piano. Lawyers help people solve difficult legal problems, which are related to a person's property, money, honor, freedom and even life. Therefore, it is necessary and reasonable to pay a fee to seek professional advice.

There are many ways to find a lawyer. There are lawyers on all major websites, or you can go directly to a law firm for consultation. However, no matter how you hire a lawyer, you must pay attention to the following matters:
(1) Confirm whether the lawyer is really a lawyer and whether he has a lawyer's license! This is very important. If the other party is not qualified as a lawyer and takes your case, your case may be delayed later because they are not qualified to represent you.
(2) Fully understand the lawyer and the law firm to which the lawyer belongs. You can go to the official website of the lawyer's firm to check the overall size of the law firm, its establishment time, the number of practitioners and other related information, especially the lawyer's professional field. It is recommended that you need to know it in advance for evaluation.
(3) Sign the entrustment contract. When hiring a lawyer, you must sign a written agreement that clearly stipulates the rights and obligations of both parties, especially the fees for hiring a lawyer, and requires the lawyer to issue a receipt or invoice.
(4) Pay attention to clear authorization. Some parties fill out a power of attorney when hiring a lawyer, but the authorization is unclear. During litigation, the rights and interests may be damaged due to unclear authorization.
(5) Payments must be made carefully and legally. Resolutely refuse to ask for fees from some lawyers in the name of building relationships, otherwise you may be held criminally liable.

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