3 Practical Legal Consultant Contracts

In today’s society, people pay more and more attention to contracts, and contracts are indispensable in many situations. Signing a contract can balance the equal status of both parties. So what does a formal, standardized contract look like? Below are 3 legal consultant contracts that I have compiled for you. They are for reference only. I hope they can help you.

Legal Consultant Contract Part 1

Party A:

Address:

Postcode:

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Fax:

Party B:

Address:

Postcode:

Telephone:

Fax:

Based on the principle of good faith and through friendly negotiation, Party A and Party B have entered into the following agreement regarding Party A's appointment of Party B as a permanent legal advisor, which both parties agree to abide by.

Article 1. The principles and purposes of Party B providing year-round legal advisory services to Party A:

1. Diligence, responsibility and dedicated service;

2. Timely and efficient , accurate and legal;

3. Effectively safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Party A

4. Based on the purpose of prevention, we not only pay attention to handling current legal issues, but also pay more attention to Party A’s Prevent legal risks in daily work.

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1. Assist Party A in drafting, formulating, reviewing or revising contracts, agreements, articles of association and other legal documents;

2. Answer Party A’s legal consultation, provide lawyer advice or issue legal documents in accordance with the law

3. Represent Party A in litigation, arbitration and mediation;

4. Accept the entrustment and represent Party A in domestic Negotiate and sign contracts for foreign economic, trade, and technical cooperation projects, conduct legal analysis and demonstration, and be responsible for supervising the comprehensive performance of contracts and agreements;

5. Help Party A improve and standardize the internal management system, including Management systems in contract management, corporate credit risk management, asset management, financial management, etc.;

6. At the request of Party A, conduct legal arguments and propose solutions to disputes that Party A has faced or may occur Plan, issue lawyer's letter, express lawyer's opinion;

7. Assist Party A to handle industrial and commercial registration, trademark registration, patent declaration, notarization, insurance, application for bank loans, technology transfer and other matters;

8. Accept Party A’s entrustment to carry out credit investigation and other legal fact investigation and evidence collection;

9. Help Party A train legal affairs talents and improve the legal awareness of business personnel;

10. Other legal services required by Party A, including personal legal help and services.

2. When Party B represents Party A in special agency matters involving economic, civil, intellectual property, labor, administrative, criminal and other legal procedures that must enter litigation, arbitration and other legal procedures or handles major non-litigation legal matters, both parties shall A separate agency contract needs to be signed to agree on the relevant fees.

Article 3 Rights and Obligations of Party B

1. Party B’s lawyers shall diligently and conscientiously complete the legal services listed in Article 2, Paragraph 1;

2. Party B’s lawyers shall make their best efforts to safeguard Party A’s legitimate interests based on their judgment based on facts and law;

3. Party B’s lawyers shall complete the work in a timely manner after obtaining the documents and information provided by Party A. entrust matters, and report work progress at the request of Party A;

4. In adversarial cases or transaction activities involving Party A, Party B’s lawyers shall not act as legal counsel with Party A without Party A’s consent. Legal advisor or agent of the other party with a conflict of interest;

5. Party B’s lawyer has the obligation to keep confidential the business secrets of Party A that it has learned, and shall not disclose them to any third party without the consent of the law or the consent of Party A. Disclosure by three parties;

6. Party B shall keep separate files for Party A’s services and keep complete work records. The original evidence, legal documents and property involving Party A shall be properly kept and returned promptly after use. .

Article 4 Rights and Obligations of Party A

1. Party A shall provide Party B with information, materials and documents related to legal advisory work;

2. According to work needs, invite legal consultants to participate in relevant work meetings, provide working conditions required for legal consultants’ work, and designate special contacts to carry out liaison work;

Article 5 Legal Consultant Fees

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The two parties have agreed that the legal advisory fee is RMB 10,000 per year, which shall be paid by Party A to Party B within five days after the effective date of this contract.

Article 6 Legal Consultant Work Expenses

The following work expenses incurred by Party B’s lawyers in handling matters entrusted by Party A shall be borne by Party A:

1. Fees charged by administrative, judicial, appraisal, notarization and other departments;

2. Travel expenses required when Party B’s lawyer goes to work for Party A in other places;

3. Obtain Party A’s consent Other expenses incurred later;

Party B’s lawyer shall use the work expenses reasonably based on the principle of frugality.

Article 7 Termination of the Contract

Party A and Party B may change or terminate this contract after negotiation and agreement.

If Party B has any of the following circumstances, Party A has the right to terminate the contract:

1. Party B violates one of the obligations stipulated in items 4-5 of Article 3 of this contract;

2. If Party B causes economic losses to Party A due to work errors or delays, Party B shall be liable for fault compensation to Party A.

If Party A has any of the following circumstances, Party B has the right to terminate the contract:

1. Party A’s entrusted matter violates the law or violates lawyers’ professional standards;

2. Party A has fabricated facts, forged evidence or concealed important circumstances, etc., resulting in Party B’s lawyers being unable to provide legal and effective legal services;

3. Party A still fails to provide legal services to Party B 15 days after the due date. Payment of legal advisory fees or work expenses.

Article 8 Liability for Breach of Contract

1. If Party B terminates legal advisory services without justifiable reasons or violates its obligations stipulated in Article 3 items 4-5, Party A has the right to require Party B to refund the money Part or all of the paid legal advisory fees;

2. If Party A fails to pay legal advisory fees or work expenses without justifiable reasons, or terminates the contract without reason, Party B has the right to require Party A to pay the unpaid legal advisory fees. Consultancy fees, unreimbursed work expenses and deferred payment interest;

Article 9 Dispute Resolution

If a dispute arises between Party A and Party B, it shall be settled through friendly negotiation. If negotiation fails, either party has the right to apply to the Beijing Arbitration Commission for arbitration.

Article 10 Effectiveness of the Contract

This contract will take effect from the date of signature by both parties. This contract is made in two copies, with Party A and Party B each holding one copy, which is equally valid.

Article 11 Term of Contract

The validity period of this contract is years.

Within one month before the expiration of the contract, Party A and Party B shall negotiate and decide whether to renew the legal advisory contract.

Article 12 Notices and Delivery

All notices, documents and materials sent or provided by Party A and Party B to each other for the performance of this contract shall be sent to the address, fax and address listed on the home page. If a party moves its address or changes its telephone number, it shall notify the other party in writing.

Party A: Party B:

Seal: Seal:

Representative: Representative: Legal Consultant Contract Part 2

Due to work needs, __________ (hereinafter referred to as Party A), in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Interim Regulations of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers", has hired lawyer __________ from Beijing Jingrong Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as Party B) as its legal advisor. Both parties have established the following Terms, *** agree to abide by and perform:

1. Lawyers will actively play the role of legal advisors in Party A’s internal and external economic affairs, including providing legal advice and participating in the review, revision and drafting of various legal affairs documents. , participate in the negotiation and signing of economic contracts.

2. Lawyers shall protect the legitimate rights and interests of Party A when participating in mediation, arbitration, and agency litigation activities.

3. When Party A hires a lawyer as a legal advisor, he shall pay Party B an annual fee of ＿＿＿?.

4. If the lawyer goes to other places to work for Party A, Party A will be responsible for travel, food and accommodation expenses.

5. This contract shall take effect from the date of signature and seal, and shall be valid for ____ years.

6. This contract is made in four copies, with each party holding two copies, which have the same legal effect.

Party A:

Legal representative:

Party B:

Legal representative:

Signing date : Month and day of 19th year

Agency contract

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＿＿(hereinafter referred to as Party A) A case involving a dispute over＿＿ , entrusting lawyers from Beijing Jingrong Law Firm (hereinafter referred to as Party B) to represent them in court. After agreement between the two parties, the following articles are entered into, which must be observed and performed:

1. Party B accepts Party A’s entrustment , appoint __lawyer as the ____ attorney for the dispute between Party A and __.

2. Party B’s lawyer must be responsible for protecting Party A’s legitimate rights and interests and appear in court on time.

3. Party A must truly describe the case to the lawyer and provide evidence related to the case. After accepting the entrustment, if Party B discovers that Party A has fabricated facts or committed fraud, it has the right to terminate the agency and the fees charged in accordance with the contract will not be refunded.

4. If Party B terminates the performance of the contract without reason, the agency fee will be fully refunded to Party A; if Party A terminates without reason, the agency fee will not be refunded.

5. Party A entrusts Party B with agency authority:

6. According to the negotiation between the two parties, Party A shall pay an agency fee of __yuan to Party B.

7. The validity period of this contract shall be from the date of signing to the conclusion of the case (judgment, mediation, out-of-case settlement and withdrawal of litigation).

8. If one party requests to change the terms of the contract, another agreement must be reached.

Party A:

Party B:

Month and day of 2019

Note: This document is made in triplicate. The legal, client and Each law firm keeps one copy.

Reference sample of employment (part-time lawyer) contract

Party A: ＿＿＿＿＿＿ (employing party)

Party B: ＿＿＿＿＿＿ (employed party)

Party A and Party B have introduced to each other the relevant information related to the main content of this contract, and signed this contract on the basis of voluntary equality and mutual trust for mutual compliance.

Article 1: Party B voluntarily applies to work as a lawyer with Party A, and Party A decides to hire Party B as a lawyer of the firm.

Article 2: Party B’s appointment position is __________ lawyer, and its scope of work covers various legal services stipulated by national laws.

Article 3: Party A’s rights and obligations

Article 4: Party A may exercise the following rights during the validity period of this contract

(1) Arrange work and assign tasks for Party B;

(2) Supervise and inspect Party B’s work;

(3) Give rewards when Party B has outstanding performance or has made significant contributions to the affairs ;Penalize Party B for violations of regulations and disciplines that occur during work;

(4) Determine or adjust Party B’s wages and benefits.

Article 5: Obligations that Party A must perform:

(1) Enable Party B to obtain labor remuneration in a timely manner;

(2) Enable Party B to enjoy the affairs reasonably

(3) Provide certain working conditions for Party B to perform duties;

(4) Protect Party B’s legitimate rights and interests when performing duties in accordance with the law;

(5) Provide convenience and create conditions for Party B to update knowledge and pursue further studies.

Article 6: Rights and Obligations of Party B

During the validity period of this contract, Party B has the following rights:

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(2) Obtain labor remuneration;

(3) Make suggestions and criticisms on the management of the firm;

(4) According to the conditions stipulated by the firm Apply to join the cooperative lawyer;

(5) Resignation (a written application must be submitted three months in advance);

Obligations that Party B must perform:

(1) Abide by the rules and regulations of the firm, accept the leadership and supervision of the firm, and obey work arrangements;

(2) When performing the duties of a lawyer, you must not violate national laws or violate professional ethics;

(3) Not engage in activities that damage the reputation of the firm;

(4) Continuously improve one’s actual work ability and professional quality.

Article 7: Labor remuneration and welfare benefits:

Party B’s labor remuneration and welfare benefits during the validity period of this contract shall be in accordance with the "Labor Wages and Welfare Benefits Management Measures" formulated by the firm >implement.

Article 8: Change and termination of the contract

Under the following circumstances, the firm has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract:

(1) The lawyer being hired violates the rules of the firm system, fails to actively perform obligations, and refuses to change despite being dissuaded;

(2) The lawyer being hired seriously violates work discipline or professional ethics;

(3) The lawyer being hired is guilty of violating laws and disciplines Being revoked as a lawyer;

(4) When the applicant lawyer is not suitable to continue to perform his duties due to other reasons;

In the following circumstances, the contract will be terminated automatically:

( 1) The applicant lawyer enlists in the army, settles or studies abroad;

(2) The applicant lawyer is unable to continue to perform his duties for six months due to illness or personal accident;

(3) Without reason Absent from work for one month;

(4) Become a cooperating lawyer of the firm upon approval;

(5) The firm cancels itself or goes bankrupt

In the following The contract can be changed under the following circumstances:

(1) Through negotiation between both parties;

(2) Due to changes in national policies and laws.

Article 9: Within one month after the termination of the contract, Party B must immediately hand over relevant documents, case file materials and lawyer's work license, and go through business handover procedures to stop performing lawyer duties.

Article 10: Contract Period

This contract is valid for ____ years, starting from the date of signature of the contract and ending on ____month____. When the contract expires, both parties may Please handle the renewal matters separately.

Article 11: This contract is made in triplicate. Party A and Party B each hold one copy and submit one copy to the judicial administrative agency for filing. The three copies are equally valid.

Article 12: This contract shall take effect from the date of signature by both parties.

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Party A:

Party B: xxxx Law Firm

Due to Party A’s work needs, according to Article 20 of the Lawyers Law of the People’s Republic of China Article 5, Paragraph 1, Party A hires Party B’s lawyer to serve as a permanent legal advisor, and this contract is signed upon agreement between the two parties.

1. Party B assigns lawyer xxx to serve as Party A’s permanent legal advisor to provide Party A with the legal services stipulated in this contract.

2. The validity period of this contract is from day, month, year, to day, month, year, *** years. If renewal is required upon expiration, a separate agreement will be made.

3. Party A shall pay a consulting fee of RMB (in RMB) to Party B every year. The payment time is:

4. Party B shall appoint a lawyer to be entrusted to handle the following legal affairs for Party A:

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(1) Answer legal inquiries and provide legal opinions;

(2) Guide and assist Party A in drafting, reviewing and revising legal documents or legal affairs documents;

(3) Providing legal information;

(4) Assisting in negotiation, mediation and non-litigation negotiations of foreign-related or domestic major economic contracts and economic projects;

(5) Advising on business decisions before Conduct feasibility studies on legal issues, provide legal opinions on legal issues in business decisions, and propose legal remedies for legal issues after business decisions;

(6) Conduct legal risks and economic risks Forecast and eliminate legal obstacles;

(7) Act as an agent in litigation or arbitration of major and complex litigation cases;

(8) Act as an agent for company registration, registration, asset evaluation, property rights definition, and asset management Reorganization, trademark affairs, patent and intellectual property protection affairs and notarization affairs;

(9) Assist in establishing and improving various rules and regulations;

(10) Conduct inspections on Party A’s staff Legal publicity and education to cultivate legal talents for Party A.

5. When Party B assigns personnel to handle matters in Items (7) (8) of Article 4, Party A shall pay an additional agency fee. The amount and method of payment shall refer to the charging standards of Beijing Lanpeng Law Firm. To be negotiated separately by both parties.

6. Party A shall provide necessary working conditions for lawyers, including:

(1) Lawyers can check documents and information related to the affairs undertaken and keep necessary copies , the original shall be kept by Party A;

(2) Understand the relevant situations of Party A in production, operation, management and external activities;

(3) Attend Party A as a non-voting witness Meetings related to production, operation, management and external affairs;

(4) Provide Party B with necessary office, transportation and other working conditions and conveniences. If Party B needs to go out, the travel expenses will be borne by Party A.

7. The personnel designated by Party B shall provide services to Party A in the following manner (2):

(1) Regular door-to-door service;

( 2) When Party A has something to invite;

(3) Assign a dedicated person to work;

(4) Regular door-to-door service is combined with Party A’s invitation to do something.

8. If the lawyer appointed by Party B is unable to perform his duties for any reason, he shall promptly designate another person to perform this contract.

9. Party B shall try its best to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Party A and shall not engage in any behavior that damages the legitimate rights and interests of Party A. The lawyer serving as legal advisor may bring 1-2 assistants to assist in the work when necessary.

10. If Party A’s legitimate rights and interests are damaged due to Party B’s fault, Party B shall bear the liability for compensation.

11. Party A shall pay the consulting fee on time and in the agreed amount. The fees paid by Party B will not be refunded under any conditions; if Party A defaults on the consulting fee, Party B has the right to recover all the fees stipulated in this contract. fees and a penalty of 10% of the delinquent fees.

12. Party A shall pay in advance the fees required by the hired party’s lawyers and their assistants to handle legal affairs.

The fees include but are not limited to appraisal fees, translation fees, file search fees, notarization fees, evidence duplication (including photocopying) fees, non-regulatory material fees, postal fees, long-distance phone fees, city taxi (taxi) fees, and northbound charges. Extra expenses such as transportation, food and accommodation in places outside the eight districts of Beijing and other expenses paid by the hiring party. The hiring party shall pay the litigation fees and other fees to the court and other state agencies in a timely manner

12. The contents of each article of this contract shall be agreed upon by both parties on an equal footing and voluntarily; any changes to this contract or Termination must be agreed upon by both parties, and any outstanding matters shall be negotiated separately by both parties.

13. This contract is made in duplicate. One copy each for Party A and Party B, which shall be effective from the date of sealing by both parties.

Party A:

Authorized representative (signature)

Signing date:

Party B: xxxx Law Firm

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Signing date: year, month, day