Usually, in cases involving the subject matter of less than 30,000 yuan, the lawyer's fee is often negligible.
Taking a lawyer's remuneration of 7,000 yuan as an example, how much can his actual income be?
First, a 15% tax, a 3% administration fee, a 2% affiliation fee, and a 5% filing fee withheld initially (which will be refunded after the case is closed) need to be deducted. Without taking into account additional expenses such as office costs, desk fees, social security, bar association fees and case travel, the net income accounted for about 80% of the total revenue, that is, 5,600 yuan.
However, once the above-mentioned miscellaneous expenses are taken into account, the actual amount received will often drop to more than 4,000 yuan.
If the lawyer's annual caseload is insufficient, then the fixed expenses such as office, social security, and bar associations allocated to each case will further reduce his income, and the final income may be less than 4,000 yuan.
This phenomenon is a microcosm of the involution of the lawyer industry, where the pressure of survival is huge, and it is difficult to say "easy". For such cases, it often takes several months from the filing of the case to the announcement of the verdict, which consumes a lot of effort.
As a result, small cases are often rejected by senior lawyers, and only those new practicing lawyers who are fledgling and have scarce case sources have to endure the pain of taking on them at low prices in order to make ends meet.
At present, the legal market includes not only law firms, but also a large number of law firms.
The shareholders of these companies are diverse, not all of them lawyers, and many of them have business backgrounds. Following business logic, they tend to take on cases of all sizes, regardless of the size of the case, and then transfer them to partner law firms and lawyers.
They often don't care about the size of the subject matter of the case. As long as they are profitable after deducting the fees paid to the cooperating lawyers, they will show a high level of motivation. After all, for them, the main cost is only coordination and communication, and they don't have to do the heavy lifting of case processing directly.
It is the existence of such law firms that has led to the emergence of lawyer service fees on online platforms that are far lower than the guide price of the Bureau of Justice. Therefore, even cases with a target amount of less than 30,000 yuan have begun to become the object of competition.
However, in the digital age, lawyers are gradually exploring a new way out.
With the help of digital tools such as "Litigation and Litigation", lawyers can manage cases more efficiently, improve work efficiency, and find new growth points in small claims cases. Functions such as intelligent case management forms, hierarchical project outlines, and rich legal document templates can not only help lawyers systematically handle cases, but also significantly reduce repetitive work and improve the quality of case handling.
1. Intelligent case management form
You can import the existing case information in the Excel sheet with one click, so you don't need to manually enter it, making case management easy and efficient, and supporting seamless switching between schedule reminders and file management, so that lawyers can keep abreast of case dynamics at any time. Time management is especially important in the busy work of a lawyer. Through the powerful schedule reminder function, the intelligent case management form can automatically generate a personalized schedule for lawyers according to key nodes such as case deadlines, trial time, and meeting schedules, and push the schedule through WeChat to ensure that lawyers will not miss any important matters. This kind of intelligent schedule management not only reduces the burden of lawyers' memory, but also greatly improves work efficiency and response speed.
2. Hierarchical project outline
The project outline of the litigation can clearly show the structure and content of the project, help the lawyer to handle the case in a process-based manner, realize the process and standardization of the lawyer's case handling, and improve the work efficiency.
The logic and method of using the Outline of Settlement Engagement are as follows:
1. The principle of hierarchical project outline construction
- Clarity of objectives: Clarify the overall objectives of the case and the sub-objectives of each stage.
- Logical clarity: Divide the hierarchy according to the case processing process to ensure that each step is connected in an orderly manner.
- Operability: Refine tasks to the executable level, which is convenient for team members to divide and cooperate.
- Flexibility: Adjust the content of the outline in a timely manner according to the progress of the project and maintain dynamic optimization.
2. Content organization strategy based on keywords
- Keyword screening: Extract core keywords from case materials, including party information, case nature, legal terms, etc.
- Classification management: Classify keywords according to case elements (such as evidence, application of law, and focus of disputes) to form a label system.
- Information association: Establish the connection between case information through keywords, which is convenient for rapid retrieval and comprehensive analysis.
- Dynamic updating: As the case progresses, continue to add or adjust keywords to maintain the timeliness and accuracy of information.
3. The specific implementation steps of the hierarchical project outline
(1) Project start-up stage
- Level 1 Outline: Define the overall project objectives, team composition and expected outcomes.
- Level 2 Outline: Divides into key stages such as case preparation, investigation and evidence collection, legal analysis, strategy formulation, trial preparation, execution and case closure.
(2) Case preparation stage
- Level 3 outline: detailed tasks such as data collection, interviews with parties, and preliminary case analysis.
- Keyword application: Extract and classify and manage the basic information of the case, such as the parties' claims, case background, etc.
(3) Investigation and evidence collection stage
- Level 3 Outline: Plan the scope, methodology and timetable of evidence collection.
- Keyword application: mark the type of evidence, source, purpose of proof, etc., to facilitate subsequent sorting and analysis.
(4) Legal analysis stage
- Level 3 Outline: Clarify the application of law, analyze the focus of disputes, and assess risks and opportunities.
- Keyword application: Construct a legal framework and associate relevant legal provisions and precedents with keywords of case facts.
(5) Strategy formulation and execution stage
- Level 3 Syllabus: Develop Defense/Litigation Strategy, Assign Tasks, and Monitor Progress.
- Keyword application: Forming a strategic plan through keyword combinations to ensure that team members understand and implement in place.
(6) Trial preparation and conclusion stage
- Level 3 Syllabus: Mock Trial, Preparation of Questions, Writing of Legal Documents, and Case Conclusion.
- Key word application: summarize the key points of the case, form strong arguments, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the trial.
Above. In addition to sorting out the project process by yourself according to the case, you can also directly reuse the standardized process template of litigation + non-litigation cases of the litigation platform.
3. Massive sample legal documents
There is a "Legal Header Library" at the top of the lawsuit, providing 30,000+ legal document templates to meet the various writing needs of lawyers and reduce repetitive work.
In the face of complex and changeable legal practices, it is difficult for a single legal document template to meet the needs of all scenarios. Therefore, the massive legal document template database adopts advanced intelligent search technology, allowing users to accurately search according to the case type, keywords, regional regulations and other conditions, and quickly find the template that best meets the current case situation. At the same time, users can also flexibly modify the template according to their own needs and add personalized content to ensure the uniqueness and pertinence of each legal document.
4. Automatically generate project service reports
In the fast-paced modern legal industry, lawyers face unprecedented challenges and pressures. Each case requires a significant amount of time to invest in in-depth research, evidence gathering, strategic planning, and final report writing.
Litigation can generate reports with one click, saving time and effort, allowing lawyers to have more time to focus on the case itself. The automatic generation of project service reports not only solves the long-term problem of document work faced by lawyers, but also promotes the innovation and development of legal service models.
Small claims cases are a small but integral part of a lawyer's career. In the face of the challenges of survival and the current situation of involution in the industry, lawyers should actively embrace digital transformation, and use the power of technology to improve themselves, optimize services, and expand the source of cases.
With the help of digital tools, lawyers can manage cases more efficiently, improve their case-handling capabilities, and stand out from the competition. For young lawyers, this is not only an effective way to improve themselves, but also the key to achieving counterattack.