Zhejiang employs perennial legal counsel contract

Hiring: _______________________
address:_________________________________
Zip code: ____________________________________
phone:_________________________________
fax:_________________________________
Contact: _______________________________
e-mail:_____________________________

Appointed practice agency: _______ Law firm address: _________________________________
Zip code: ____________________________________
phone:_________________________________
fax:_________________________________
Contact: _______________________________
e-mail:_____________________________
Bank account and account number: _______________________

Party A and Party B shall, in accordance with the Law of the People's Republic of China on Lawyers and other relevant laws and regulations, reach an agreement on the employment of perennial legal counsel to provide legal services. This contract shall be concluded on _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

1. Legal Service Scope Party A employs Party B lawyers as perennial legal counsel to provide regular legal assistance to Party A in the following _________ aspects:
Provide advice or guidance on legal issues involved in Party A, draft and review legal documents, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Party A;
Invited to participate in the decision-making or negotiation of Party A's business or other major matters;
Assist Party A in launching legal popularization activities to help Party A establish internal legal affairs agencies;
If Party A entrusts Party B to participate in litigation, arbitration, mediation activities, and other activities of civil agency or criminal defense nature, Party A shall go through the formalities of entrustment, and Party B shall give priority to the entrustment and give appropriate discounts according to the charging standard.

2. The contractor and assistant Party B accept the request of Party A and assign _________ lawyers and _________ lawyers to be the perennial legal counsel of Party A.
Party A agrees that Party B and its assigned lawyers may, if they deem it necessary, hand over part of the legal services to Party B's other lawyers and assistants.
During the performance of this contract, if the lawyer is unable to continue or temporarily unable to provide services due to reasonable reasons, the lawyer shall promptly inform Party A and negotiate with the contractual parties to assign another suitable lawyer to take over; if Party A does not agree with the replacement of other lawyers, it shall be deemed Party A terminates the contract and this contract terminates performance.

3. The period of engagement between the two parties agrees that Party B shall provide Party A with perennial legal advisory services for a period of _____ years, from ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After the expiration of the contract, if Party A does not notify Party B to terminate and actually pays the consultant fee for one year, the contract is automatically extended for one year;

4. The perennial legal counsel fee is RMB _________ per annum, and the total contractual term is RMB _________.
The above-mentioned perennial legal counsel fee shall be paid in one lump sum on the effective date of this contract.

5. Other Fees The parties agree that the following expenses related to perennial legal counseling services shall be borne by Party A and shall not be included in the annual legal counsel fee of Article 4 of this contract:
Direct cost
Indirect fees;
The other expenses listed above shall be reimbursed by Party B’s lawyers to Party A.

6. After receiving the perennial legal counsel fee paid by Party A, Party B shall issue a formal tax invoice to Party A.

7. Party B and lawyer's volunteer lawyers must abide by professional ethics and practice discipline:
Lawyers shall perform diligent and diligent duties and safeguard Party A’s best interests within the scope of this contract;
Lawyers shall promptly submit their opinions to Party A;
The lawyer has no right to act beyond the authority of Party A. If it is necessary, Party A shall give a separate authorization;
If Party B or a lawyer changes the contact information, Party A shall promptly notify Party A;
Party B and the lawyer have a duty of confidentiality to Party A.

8. Party A's obligations are in good faith cooperation with Party B and lawyers to facilitate the work of Party B's lawyers, and to provide Party B and lawyers with truthful information and information related to matters requiring legal counseling services;
If the relevant circumstances and facts change, Party B or lawyer should be informed in time;
If the contact information is changed, Party B and the lawyer shall be notified in time;
Pay perennial legal counsel fees and other fees as agreed;
The request to Party B and the lawyer should not conflict with the law and the rules of the lawyer's professional ethics and practice discipline.

9. Party B and the lawyer shall keep confidential the secrets or personal privacy of Party A and shall not disclose it to third parties without the consent of Party A.
Where the customer has special confidentiality requirements, a confidentiality agreement shall be signed separately, which shall be subject to the agreement of the confidentiality agreement.

10. Conflict of Interest Party B and the lawyer shall inform Party A of the fact that the legal service has been or is or may exist for the parties who have a conflict of interest with Party A. In the event of a conflict of interest, Party A has the right and should choose to continue to sign/performance the contract or change the entrustment or cancel the contract; Party B has the right to make arrangements for avoidance.

11. Other legal affairs Party B and lawyers have no rights and obligations to represent Party A in handling other legal matters outside the scope of the annual legal counsel service as stipulated in this contract. If Party A and Party B are required to provide services related to other legal affairs, Party A shall sign a separate legal service contract with Party B.

12. If the contract is terminated or terminated, Party A shall have the right to terminate this contract at any time for any reason, and the notice of cancellation shall take effect on the date of receipt by Party B. Upon receipt of the notice of dismissal, Party B and the lawyer immediately cease to provide perennial legal counsel services.
If Party A fails to pay perennial legal counsel and other fees in accordance with this Agreement and the extension is more than 30 days, Party B has the right to terminate this contract, but Party B shall be notified in writing.
If Party A's target is in violation of the lawyer's professional ethics and practice discipline, Party B has the right to terminate the provision of legal services to Party A at any time, but Party A shall notify Party A in writing.
When the contract is terminated due to the above items, the perennial legal counsel fee that Party B has received shall not be refunded, and Party A shall pay the amount of the agreed amount; if it is released due to the above situation, Party B shall not The proportion of time spent on the service is refunded part of the annual legal counsel fee.

13. Disclaimer During the performance of this contract, in case of force majeure, the contract cannot be actually/continued and the parties shall deal with it in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

14. Separability of the contract If any provision of this contract is partially invalid for any reason, the other provisions of this contract remain in force and should be performed.

15. Notices relating to the performance of this contract shall be submitted to the other party in writing, and may be delivered by post, registered mail, personal delivery, fax, email, etc. Each party can choose the appropriate delivery method as needed.

16. If there is a dispute between the two parties, the dispute shall be negotiated. If the negotiation fails, Party A shall first file a complaint with the competent judicial administrative department of Party B, and the competent judicial administrative department shall conduct mediation.
The parties agree that any dispute arising from the signing and performance of this contract may be settled in the People's Court of the plaintiff's local court if it cannot be settled through negotiation or mediation.

17. Other agreements In addition to the above-mentioned provisions, Party B and Party A agree on the following contents:
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18. Conditions for entry into force This contract shall become effective after signing by both parties. Prior to this, Party B is not obliged to provide legal services to Party A, but the preparatory legal services provided by the lawyer before signing the contract are included in this contract.

19. The text entered in the space section of this contract has the same effect as the printed text.

20. This contract is made in two copies, each party holding one copy and having the same effect.

person A person B:_________
Representative: _________ Representative: _________
_________Year ____________________________________________

Subsidiary file
1. This contract is applicable to clients who hire lawyers to provide regular legal consulting services; if the client needs to entrust a lawyer to carry out agency activities, a separate entrustment contract is required.
2. Before signing the contract, the client should read this contract carefully. If the contract terms and professional terms are inconsistent, they can consult the judicial administrative department of the law firm.
3. The terms listed in this contract are interpreted by the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Justice.