第一篇:英文法律顾问合同
LEGAL SERVICES RETAINER AGREEMENT
READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING.Once signed, the parties to this Agreement will be bound by its terms and conditions.The parties are advised that they should make sure they understand the Agreement before signing.Because the practice of law can be complex, this Agreement cannot completely disclose every interpretation of legal concepts.By signing, the parties indicate that they agree to the terms of the Agreement.PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT: This Agreement is entered into by and between Huayuan Minxin Law Firm(hereinafter “Huayuan Minxin”)and Fleet Street, Ltd.Suzhou Representative Office in China(hereinafter “Client”)on this 15th day of September, 2011, Changshu, Jiangsu, China.Article 1 Attorneys As requested by the Client, Huayuan Minxin shall designate Attorneys Mao Zhengjiang and Stanley Times to act as the legal counsels of the Client(hereinafter referred to as the “Legal Counsel”).If necessary, Huayuan Minxin may designate other attorneys under its employment as supplemental or substitute attorneys with prior written consent of the Client.Nothing contained herein shall be construed as creating the relationship of employer and employee between Huayuan Minxin/Legal Counsel and the Client.Huayuan Minxin shall be deemed at any and all times to be an independent contractor.Article 2 Services to Be Provided by Huayuan Minxin Attorney will provide the following Legal Services to the Client: Ⅰ.Non-litigation affairs A.Provide regular legal advice for the business operation and management of the Client: 1.Answer questions on legal issues of the Client, and upon the Client’s request issue “Legal Opinion Letter”.2.Provide legal advice on the issues relating to the production, operation and management of the Client.3.In general, Law Firm shall response with answer to the Client’s questions within 24 hours;as for complex and significant legal issues, Law Firm shall response with answer to the Client’s questions within 60 hours.B.Provide legal advice related to internal management.1.Attend the Client’s internal meetings and provide related legal suggestions if requested.2.Establish, modify or review the internal management system, labor contract, and relevant training contract and non-disclosure agreements for the Client;3.Offer written and oral initial legal opinion or advice on commercial plans or financing plans of the Client.C.Take part in the negotiations between the Client and its customers if requested: 1.Participate in commercial negotiations upon the Client’s request.2.Attend meetings with the Client or third parties on behalf of the Client.D.Draft, review or modify contracts and other legal documents in relation to the business operation and management of the Client.E.Provide legal training courses for the employees of the Client upon request;for this the Client shall give a 7 days prior notice to the Promise.F.Assist and arrange the Client to communicate with the relevant departments of the government on the issues relating to the production, operation and management of the Client.G.Offer legal opinion or advice on the protection of intellectual property rights of the Client, including but not limited to patent right, trademark right, copyright, trade secret and franchise.H.Issue “Lawyer’s Letter” to third parties on the issues relating to the production, operation and management of the Client, and respond to Lawyer’s letters issued by third parties.Ⅱ.Arbitration and/or litigation affairs A.Research the cases and elaborate the handling strategies.B.Draft relevant legal documents for arbitration and/or litigation.C.Appear in court on behalf of the Client.It is agreed that the precise listing of Legal Services to be provided sometimes cannot be made.What Legal Services Attorney will provide will be determined by the usual business practices of the legal community of Suzhou, Jiangsu.Article 3 Term of this Agreement This Agreement shall be effective from the date when it is duly executed by both parties and shall remain effective for one(1)year(hereinafter referred to as “Initial Period”).This Agreement will automatically expire on the last day of this Initial Period without any further written notice.After the expiation of Initial Period, this Agreement can be renewed annually upon agreement between the parties.In any case, any extension of present Agreement will be subject to a separate new written agreement.Article 4 Fees for Services
For the Legal Services as listed in Part Ⅰ of Article 2 hereof, the Client shall pay Law Firm a total service fee of Twenty Thousand RMB(¥20,000).The Client shall pay the Huayuan Minxin Five Thousand RMB(¥5,000)within on Sep.15, 2011as down payment, pay Seven Thousand and five hundred RMB(¥7,500)on Oct.15, 2011, and pay Seven Thousand and five hundred RMB(¥7,500)RMB on Nov.15, 2011.The costs for arbitration and litigation affairs will be directly paid by the Client;while Huayuan Minxin shall give the Client 20% discounts on its customary charges for the Legal Services as listed in Part II of Article 2 hereof.Such Legal Services will be invoiced at the end of the month during which they have been performed and payable 15 days before the date of invoice.Article 5 Costs and Expenses The Client shall burden all “costs” and “expenses” in relationship to Attorney’s legal services under this Agreement.Costs and expenses include, but are not limited to, long distance telephone charges, facsimile charges, court filing fees, deposition costs, expert fees and expenses, investigation costs, mileage charges, parking, messenger service fees, photocopying expenses, 2 process server fees and any other related expenses incurred by Attorney to provide services to Client.Article 6 Duties of Huayuan Minxin Huayuan Minxin shall provide the Legal Services in good faith and undertakes to perform these matters with due professional care, in compliance with all relevant legal regulations, on professional level and within terms required by laws or agreed on in this Agreement or which the Parties shall agree upon individually, either verbally or in writing.Huayuan Minxin undertakes to perform the Legal Services, so that all interests and goals of the Client known to it are always taken into consideration and are duly protected.Huayuan Minxin agrees to indemnify the Client for any claims arising out of Legal Counsel’s performance of services hereunder.Huayuan Minxin shall maintain professional malpractice insurance covering Legal Services performed under this Agreement.Whether during or after the termination of this Agreement, Huayuan Minxin shall not disclose to any third party(s)any information concerning the Client ’s business operation obtained by Huayuan Minxin through providing Legal Services for the Client, such as operation model, customers’ information, commercial information or any other kind of information.Article 7 Duties of the Client It is the Client’s responsibility to cooperate fully with Huayuan Minxin by, among other things, providing Huayuan Minxin with all requested information and making the Client or the representatives of the Client reasonably available for consultation and interviews upon request.The information provided by the Client should be correct and complete;otherwise Huayuan Minxin will be exempted from any legal liabilities due to uncorrected or incomplete information provided by the Client and will be entitled to cancellation of the Agreement.Article 8 Records Retention Unless otherwise directed by the Client, Huayuan Minxin shall retain all records relating to the performance of the Legal services herein for a period of 10 years following the termination of this Agreement.Upon the request of the Client, Huayuan Minxin shall allow representatives or designees of the Client to review and/or audit said records at all reasonable times.Upon the request of the Client, after the expiration of the records retention period, Huayuan Minxin shall return all the files and records to the Client.Huayuan Minxin may destroy all records in whatever media that are not returned at the expiration of the records retention period.Article 9 General Provision Any amendments or changes to this Agreement shall be made in writing upon previous agreement by both parties.If any term or provision of this Agreement, or any application of any term or provision of this Agreement, is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceability of that term, provision or application shall not affect the enforceability of any other terms, provisions, or applications.This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties.No understandings or otherwise regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties hereto.Article 10 Governing Law and Settlement
This Agreement shall be governed by law of the People’s Republic of China.Any unsettled matter or any dispute arising from or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled by amicable consultation or otherwise submitted to Suzhou Arbitration Commission for arbitration, whose award shall be final and binding upon both parties.Article 11 Establishment
This Agreement shall be written in English & Chinese and established with both parties’ signatures.Should any discrepancy arises between the two versions, the English version shall prevail.This Agreement is in duplicate and each party has one with the same legal effect.By: Fleet Street, Ltd.Suzhou Representative Office in China
Legal representative:
Add:
Date of Signature:
By: Jiangsu Huayuan Minxin Law Firm Legal counsel(s)appointed: Add: No.7 North Yushan Rd., Changshu, Jiangsu 215500 Tel: ***(Stanley)/*** Fax:0512-52881148
第二篇:03.聘请法律顾问合同格式(附英文)
聘请法律顾问合同格式(附英文)
______(以下简称甲方)因工作需要根据《中华人民共和国律师暂行条例》的有关规定,聘请______(以下简称乙方)的律师为法律顾问,经双方协商订立下列协议,共同遵照履行。
一、乙方委派律师______担任甲方的法律顾问,为甲方提供法律帮助,依法维护甲方的合法权益。甲方指定______为法律顾问的联系人。
二、法律顾问工作范围:
1.为甲方解答法律问题,必要时提供法律意见书。
2.协助草拟、修改、审查合同和有关法律事务文书。
3.接受甲方委托,参与经济合同谈判。
4.接受甲方委托,担任代理人,参加诉讼、非诉讼、调解、仲裁活动。5.应甲方要求,向职工进行法制宣传教育。
6.接受甲方委托、办理其它法律事务。
三、律师的工作时间、地点,根据甲方的提议,随时联系约定。
四、甲方向乙方每月缴纳聘请律师费__元。律师费用按季缴纳,参加诉讼、非诉讼、调解、仲裁、以及项目谈判,收费按规定另议。
五、律师受甲方委托,外出差旅费由甲方支付。
六、甲方应向律师提供与业务有关的情况、资料和必要的工作条件。
七、本合同自双方签字之日起生效,期限为__年。
八、本合同一式两份,双方各执一份,具有同等效力。
甲方(公章)乙方(公章)
甲方代表(签字)乙方代表(签字)
甲方电话:乙方电话:(签字)
地址:地址:
签约时间:年月日
签约地:
【名称】CONTRACT ON RETAINING LEGAL COUNSEL
【题注】
【章名】Whole document
__________(“A” hereinafter)would like to retain ___________(“B” hereinafter)as its legal counsel,accordingto“ProvisionalRuleson Legal Counsel of the People's Republic of China”.The two partiesthrough consultation hereby agree upon, andshallbeboundby,thefollowing terms:
1.B will designate __________, the lawyer employed by A, toworkas B's legal counsel._________ will provide legal assistance and protect B's interests vested by law.2.The legal counsel will provide the following services:
a.Providing answers to legal questions,andissuingwrittenlegal opinion when necessary;
b.Assisting in draftingandreviewingcontractsandotherlegal
document;
c.Participating in contract negotiation on A's behalf;
d.Participatinginlitigation,non-litigationactivities, arbitration, and intermediation;
e.Handling other legal matters on behalf of A.3.A will contact the legal counsel to decide thetimeandlocation each time when service is needed.4.A shall pay B an annual fee of $ ________.Additional feewillbe charged on an hourly basis for the service of litigation,intermediation, arbitration, and contract negotiation.5.Whenever the legal counsel is on business trip on behalf of A,all his/her living and travelling expense shall be paid by A.6.A shallprovidethelegalcounselwithrelevantinformation, material and appropriate working conditions.7.This contract shall come into effect on the date when it issigned by both parties.The term of this contract is ________years.8.This contract shall have two originals and each party will have one.Both copies shall be equally valid.Party A(official stamp)Party B(official stamp)Representative of party ARepresentative of party B(signature)(signature)
____________________________________________________
第三篇:法律顾问英文求职信
Dear ****** unit leaders:
Hello!
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第四篇:法律顾问合同
聘请法律顾问合同书
甲方:
地址:
电话:
乙方:【嫩江县】黑龙江00律师事务所
地址:
电话:
甲方因业务发展和维护自身利益的需要,根据《中华人民共和国合同法》、《中华人民共和国律师法》的有关规定,聘请乙方委派的李洪良律师作为甲方常年法律顾问。
甲乙双方按照诚实信用原则,经协商一致,立此合同,共同遵守。
一、乙方的服务范围
乙方律师的服务内容为协助甲方处理日常法律事务,包括:
1、解答法律咨询、依法提供建议或者出具律师意见书;
2、交通事故代理、协助规章制度的起草与审定,协助草拟、制定、审查或者修改合同、章程等法律文书;
3、应甲方要求,参与经济合同谈判,进行法律分析、论证;
4、受甲方委托,签署、送达或者接受法律文件;
5、应甲方要求,就甲方已经面临或者可能发生的纠纷,进行法律论证,提出解决方案;出具律师函,发表律师意见;参与诉讼、非诉讼’谈判、协调、调解、仲裁;
6、应甲方要求,讲授法律实务知识;
7、办理双方商定的其他法律事务。
二、乙方的义务
1、乙方委派李洪良律师作为甲方常年法律顾问,甲方同意上述律师指派其他律师配合完成前述法律事务工作,但乙方更换律师担任甲方常年法律顾问应取得甲方认可;
2、乙方律师应当勤勉、尽责地完成第一条所列法律事务工作;
3、乙方律师应当依据法律规定,维护甲方利益;
4、乙方律师应当在取得甲方提供的文件资料后,及时完成委托事项,并应甲方要求通报工作进程;
5、乙方律师在担任常年法律顾问期间,不得为甲方员工个人提供任何不利于甲方的咨询意见;
6、乙方律师在涉及与甲方有对抗性的案件或者交易活动中,未经甲方同意,不得担任与甲方具有法律上利益冲突的另一方的法律顾问或者代理人;
7、乙方律师对其获知的甲方商业秘密负有保密责任,非由法律规定或者甲方同意,不得向任何第三方披露;
8、乙方对甲方业务应当单独建档,应当保存完整的工作记录,对涉及甲方原始证据、法律文件和财物应当妥善保管。
三、甲方的义务
1、甲方应当全面客观和及时地向乙方提供与法律事务有关的各种情况、文件、资料;
2、甲方应当为乙方律师办理法律事务提出明确、合理的要求;
3、甲方应当按时足额向乙方支付法律顾问费和工作费用;
四、法律顾问费
乙方法律顾问费为一年壹万伍仟元整(大写)人民币。自本合同生效后 180日内甲方向乙方支付。乙方为甲方代理诉讼、仲裁案件另行收取代理费。收费标准按黑龙江律师收费办法减半收取。(后附黑龙江省律师收费办法)。
五、工作费用
乙方律师办理甲方委托事项所发生的下列工作费用,应由甲方承担;
1、相关行政、司法、签定、公证等部门收取的费用;
2、发生的差旅费、食宿遇、翻译费、复印费;
3、征得甲方同意后支出的其他费用。
乙方律师应当本着节俭的原则合理使用工作费用。
六、合同的解除
甲乙双方经协商同意,可以变更或者解除本合同。
乙方有下列情形之一的,甲方有权解除合同:
1、未经甲方同意,擅自更换作为甲方常年法律顾问的律师的;
2、因乙方律师工作延误、失职、失误导致甲方蒙受损失的;
3、违反第二条第5—8项规定的义务之一的。
七、违约责任
乙方未提供第一条规定的法律服务或者违反第二条规定的义务,甲方有权要求乙方退还部分或者全部已付的法律顾问费。
八、争议的解决
本合同适用中华人民共和国《合同法》、《律师法》、《民事诉讼法》、《仲裁法》等法律。
甲乙双方如果发生争议,应当友好协商解决。如协商不成,可通过甲方所在地人民法院解决。
九、合同的生效
本合同正本一式两份,甲乙双方各执一份,由甲乙双方代表签字并加盖公章之日起生效。
十、合同的期限
本合同的期限为 一年。
合同期满前30日内,由甲乙双方协商决定是否续签常年法律顾问合同。
甲方:(盖章)乙方:(盖章)法定代表人: 法定代表人: 委托代理人: 委托代理人:
年 月 日 年 月 日
第五篇:法律顾问合同
法律顾问服务合同
聘请方:
(下称甲方)地 址:
法定代表人:
受聘方:
地址:上海市淮海中路283号香港广场26楼
本合约由上列甲乙双方于中华人民共和国上海市订立。
鉴 于: :
甲方为促进业务发展,防范法律风险,决定聘请乙方为其常年法律顾问;
乙方系一家在中国境内注册设立并经中国政府特许、可持续运营的劳动法律服务机构,经与甲方商洽,同意接受聘请,担任其常年法律顾问;
为 此,甲乙双方本着相互信任、合作共赢的原则,经友好、充分之协商,就聘请合约的条款及内容达成如下协议:
第一条聘约期间
1.1 甲方聘请乙方作为常年法律顾问的期间为壹年,自________至_______;聘期届满后,本合约自动终止。
1.2乙方指定________作为主要联系人,负责跟进和处理法律顾
问事宜。如因甲方的工作内容需要或_____出差在外地,乙方可另行指派其他专业人员提供法律服务。
1.3本合约聘期届满后,若甲方决定续聘,且按本合约第六条 的规定向乙方续付顾问费的,则本合约的聘期及效力自动顺
延壹年,或可另行签订聘约。
第二条服务内容
2.1作为法律顾问,乙方在聘期内,应甲方的要求和实际需要,及时向甲方提供下列服务,依法维护甲方的合法权益:
a)法律咨询:解答法律疑问,提供法律建议,出具法律意见;
b)合同审查:起草审阅合同,提出修改意见,规范合同管理;
c)参与决策:参与甲方决策,提供法律依据,防范法律风险;
d)专项服务:
劳动法律、法规、政策咨询;代理劳动争议案件处理。起草法律文件、合同、规章制度、协商方案、谈判提纲。全程代理、监理员工招聘、录用、退工。企业转制、改制、减员方案策划。转制企业员工整体解盘;季节性、临时性员工过度托管。履历调查、素质评测及机构设置方案制订。普通员工、管理人员、保密对象上岗培训及专业讲座。
g)其它约定..2.2 下列事务,甲方委托乙方办理的,须按规定向乙方另付律师费,付费标准为5000元每件:
a)甲方涉及诉讼或者仲裁委托乙方出庭代理的,包括一审起诉或应诉,二审上诉或应诉,再审申请或再审应诉,国内仲裁与国际仲裁,判决或裁决的申请执行,提起执行异议,申请国家赔偿等;
b)甲方涉及劳动纠纷,委托乙方诉讼方式协调解决的,可免收服务费。
第三条服务方式
3.1 甲方获得或者乙方提供法律服务的方式或途径包括:
a)电话咨询; b)面见商谈; 2
c)专题会议; d)书面意见; e)法律讲座; f)参与谈判; g)出庭诉讼; h)庭外协调; i)代为交涉; j)其它方式。
第四条保密义务
4.1任何一方在履行本合约过程中所获得的与另一方有关的任何信息、合同、资料、专业意见或其它商业秘密,非经授权或同意,不得以任何方式向第三方及双方各自无关人员传递泄露,否则,按本合约第七条承担违约责任;
4.2 前项所列保密义务不因本合约的终止、解除、变更或废止而免除。
第五条责任担保
5.1甲方保证,其向乙方提供的文件、资料及事实真实、完整与全面,力免误导与失实;否则,甲方应自行承担相应的法律后果及经济损失。
5.2乙方保证,其向甲方提供的专业意见合法、准确,并保证所提供的专业服务符合律师行业一般公认业务准则与专业操守;否则,应就甲方所受到的损失承担赔偿责任。
第六条顾问费用
6.1 本合约期(壹年)的法律顾问费共人民币50,000元,甲方于本合约签订后3日内支付给乙方。乙方的收款账户为:
开户行:
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6.2 乙方应甲方之要求处理甲方法律事务的过程中,因出差到上海市外所发生的必要差旅费用及其它官方费用由甲方承担。
第七条违约责任
7.1 如乙方在本合约期内未依约向甲方提供本合约第二条所列的各项服务,或服务质量未达到行业一般公认的专业水准,甲方有权提前终止合约,有权要求乙方将已收之费用就已履行的期间作相应扣除后退还甲方;
7.2由于乙方或其指派的顾问在提供服务过程中的过错或失误,导致甲方利益遭受到损失的,由乙方或对乙方承保的保险机构依法承担相应的赔偿责任。
7.3甲方应按本合约规定的时间向乙方支付约定的顾问费,及时处理乙方已经发生的应由甲方承担的差旅费或其它费用,若甲方逾期30天仍未向乙方支付本合约第六条规定之顾问费的,乙方可暂停提供相关服务,并诉请甲方付清约定费用。若非因乙方的原因,甲方提前解除本合同,法律顾问费用仍应支付或不予退还。
第八条争议解决
8.1 本合约在履行过程中若发生争议,双方应友好协商妥善解决,若协商不成,提交上海仲裁委员会解决。
8.2 本合约及与本合约有关的争议,均适用中华人民共和国法律。
第九条合约生效
9.1本合约一式二份,经双方代表签字或盖章后生效。
9.2本合约未尽事宜,双方另行协商,签订补充协议。