Fees are freely established between the lawyer and the client, within the limits of the law and the legal profession. Fees are determined and stipulated in the legal assistance contract at the date of conclusion between the attorney and the client before the assistance and / or representation of the client begins. The fees are set out in the legal assistance contract to be concluded in writing. Fees may also be set in foreign currency, provided that their payment complies with the statutory payment arrangements.
Fees can be set as follows:
a) hourly fees;
b) fixed fees (flat rate);
c) successful honors;
(d) fees from the combination of the criteria set out in needle).
The hourly fee is set per working hour, ie a fixed amount of money units for the lawyer for each hour of professional services he provides to the client. Fixed (flat rate) fee consists of a fixed amount due to a lawyer for a professional service or for categories of such professional services that he provides or, as the case may be, provides to the client. The hourly and fixed (flat rate) fee is due to the lawyer irrespective of the result obtained by providing professional services. The lawyer may receive from a client periodic fees, including a lump sum. The attorney is entitled to, in addition to the fixed fee, request and obtain a successful, complementary fee depending on the result or service provided. The successful fee consists of a fixed or variable amount set for the attorney to reach a certain result. The fee for success can be agreed with the hourly or fixed fee. In criminal cases, the successful fee can be practiced on the civil side of the case.
In setting fees, the law firm promotes the principle of direct negotiation, with a view to establishing the fee, based on the following criteria:
• the complexity of the case and the level of professional training of the lawyer performing the activity;
• the urgency of the activity;
• the cause and the possibilities of the clients;
• Customer collaboration history.
Some fees are negotiated, depending on the complexity of the case, others are fixed, the fees express the degree of involvement of the Cabinet in the case in question, the level of the existing technical facilities and the lawyer's specialization involved in the case.
Regarding the remuneration policy, we can say that this is a balanced one, based on the acquired and consolidated professional experience over time, and on the other hand, the cabinet's intention to strengthen professional relations with current clients and potential, so that there is a balance between the financial interests of the cabinet and the client's interests, always reported to the quality of the legal service provided.
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