Lawyers are people who work in providing legal services , both inside and outside the court, who meet the requirements based on the provisions of the Advocate Law.
The Definition of Lawyers Services is services provided by Lawyers in the form of providing legal consultation, legal assistance, exercising power, representing, assisting, defending, carrying out other legal actions for the benefit of the client. Attorneys’ services must be carried out according to the Indonesian Advocate’s Code of Ethics.
Lawyers services are different from other legal services, such as Notary Services and Intellectual Property Rights Consultants in determining prices that already have a standard benchmark or size that can be used for prices in accordance with the Act. While the Lawyer Fee (Lawyer Fee) standard obtained by a lawyer from his client is not regulated in the Advocate Law. The Advocate Law only regulates the following matters:
- Attorney Service fees must be based on an agreement with the Client;
- The amount of the Lawyer Fee (Lawyer Fee) is determined on a reasonable basis by taking into account the client’s time, abilities and interests;
- The amount of the Lawyer Fee (Lawyer Fee) must be adjusted to the Client’s ability and it is not justified to charge the client with unnecessary costs.
Attorney Services as a business entity, based on our experience in running Legal Services, particularly in the field of Attorney Services in general Lawfirm or attorney’s office makes the costs into several parts as outlined in the contract or agreement, including:
- Consultant Fee is the cost of examining case files (legal audit,) making legal opinion (legal opinion), and consulting services;
- Lawyer Fee is compensation for professional services in the handling of cases in order to provide legal services;
- Operational Fees are operational costs that are used to carry out legal representation for the benefit of clients;
- Success Fee is a reward for professional services or success in carrying out the power of attorney obtained after the case is declared successful and complete;