How to choose the right divorce lawyer for divorce case
The area of the lawyer’s practice
Unlike western countries, China is a country with the statutory legal system. Almost all verdicts are produced based on express provisions of laws and regulations. At present, China has a large number of laws in complicated areas. Together with the administrative regulations promulgated by various departments, the local laws, and regulations promulgated by provinces and municipalities, not to mention a judicial interpretation made by the Supreme People's Court. China laws and regulations are truly numerous. Also, in order to adapt to economic and social development, laws and regulations are also being changed and updated. As a result, a lawyer cannot have full knowledge of all legal areas, especially when a lawyer wants to be an expert in the area. For becoming a true legal expert in a legal field and mastering the material knowledge of the field of law and providing clients with high quality and efficient legal services, a lawyer must focus on some certain area or areas.
Sense of Responsibilities of the lawyer
Experiences in practicing divorce law are always important for a lawyer, but the sense of responsibilities is much more important. A client should decide based on whether a lawyer could be trusted for his reliable working attitude. Even if a lawyer is experienced, if the lawyer only wants to let his/her assistance to do the work, the time the lawyer spends on the case could only be very little, then maybe such lawyer is not a good choice, the best choice should be an experienced lawyer with a sense of responsibilities. Sometimes we can even say the sense of responsibility of a lawyer shall come first when judging whether he or she can represent the client for the client’s best interests.
Trustworthiness of the Lawyer
If a lawyer is always advertising that he or she can use some kind of connections or improper means to meet the purpose of the client, but fails to demonstrate his or her legal skills to accomplish the rightful objects for the divorce disputes, such lawyer is not worth being trusted cause even the lawyer is not lying, the result obtained through illegal means is often only temporary, the result is most likely to be reversed in the future due to the absence of legal grounds or justice. If a client plans to hire a lawyer, it means that the client is trying to solve the legal problems through legal means so that the client’s rights and interests can be protected by law legally. Only lawyers who believe in legal justice and laws can truly protect the legal rights and interests most of the time. Therefore, an honest lawyer with good credibility can be trusted rather than those without them.
Reputation of the law firm
It seems that it is the individual lawyer who is representing the client, but, in fact, it is the law firm that is signing the entrustment agreement with the client and the lawyer is only someone assigned by the law firm. In other words, it is the law firm that shall be responsible for the client. Therefore, when hiring a lawyer, the client also needs to know basic information about the law firm, such as whether the law firm has a good reputation and whether the law firm has a sound system to control the work quality of its lawyers.
