常年法律顾问合同中英文版

1、常年法律顾问合同甲方：地址：电话：传真：邮编：乙方：地址：电话：传真：邮编：甲方聘请乙方担任其常年法律顾问，为甲方提供常年法律服务，双方经过平等协商达成如下协议，以资双方共同遵守：一、 乙方为甲方提供下列常年法律服务：1、 为甲方业务范围内的经营活动提供法律咨询意见；协助审阅甲方有关法律事务方面的文书并提出修改、补充意见，供甲方参考。2、 为甲方草拟有关经济合同，或对甲方已草拟的经济合同进行认真审阅、修改，完善合同的有关内容和条款。协助甲方建立完善的合同管理制度。3、 根据中国相关法律法规的规定， 为甲方生产、经营、管理方面重大决策的合法性、可行性、风险预测及对策提供法律依据和法律意见。4、

2、根据甲方的实际需要，对甲方业务人员进行常用法律知识培训，但每年不超过 8 小时。5、 根据甲方的要求，就其内部管理制度和劳动用工制度进行修改和完善，使之既符合法律规定，又兼顾各方利益。6、 根据甲方的实际情况，就有关重大事项在媒体上以甲方的名义发布相关信息，所涉及发布费用由甲方承担。7、 向甲方 的债务人出具律师函，并对甲方可能涉入的诉讼提出策略性意见。8、 根据甲方的请求，对业务客户进行资信调查，并出具书面调查报告。9、 根据甲方的需要，对甲方的重大行为出具法律意见书。10、 参加甲方重大经济事务的谈判，在谈判中担任甲方主谈人的法律助手。11、 经甲方另行委托，担任甲方代理人，参加有关经济、

3、民事、行政纠纷的调解、仲裁或诉讼活动。12、 经甲方另行委托，代理 甲方 涉及税务筹划、长期投资、融资、重组、购并、股票发行、上市等专项法律顾问事务 。备注 :乙方为甲方提供上述第 8 、 9 、 10 、 11 、 12 项法律服务，甲方应与乙方另行签订委托合同。二、 乙方根据甲方的要求指派黄刚强律师、郭磊律师为甲方提供本合同项下的常年法律服务，依法维护甲方的合法权益。如乙方指派的上列律师因故不能履行前款规定的 职责，甲方同意乙方另行指派其他律师替代。三、 甲方应全面、客观、详尽地向乙方律师陈述委托事项的客观事实，如实提供与委托事项有关的证据材料，以便于乙方提供相应的法律服务，并确保乙方提供

4、的法律服 务立足于“以事实为依据”的基础之上。四、 乙方接受委托后，受指派的律师无正当理由不得拒绝提供本合同项下的法律服务。五、 如出现下列情况，则乙方有权书面通知甲方解除本合同，并终止本合同项下的法律服务：1、 甲方委托事项违法；2、 甲方利用乙方提供的法律服务从事违法活动；3、 甲方隐瞒事实，不提供或不如实提供有关的证据材料；4、 甲方逾期支付律师费用经催告仍不交纳。六、 甲方有权随时书面提出解除本合同，但解除本合同前甲方已支付的顾问费，乙方不予退回，乙方接到甲方书面通知之日即行终止提供本合同项下的法律服务。七、 甲方根据乙方为其提供法律服务所需律师人数、工作时间、复杂程度、可能承担的风险

5、和责任、自身承受能力，同意支付下列律师费用予乙方：1、 年 法律顾问费： 元（大写）人民币；2、 市内交通费、文件费： 元（大写）人民币；3、 上述费用甲方应于本合同签订 日内（即二 00 年 月 日前）付清。4、 应甲方要求，乙方提供的法律服务属本合同第一条第 1 至第 7 项规定之列，受聘方不再另行计收律师费；乙方提供的法律服务属本合同第一条第 8 至 12 项规定之列，甲方同意按以下方式向乙方支付额外法律费用：1） 按广东省律师服务收费标准价格八折优惠收费；或2） 按双方在个案发生当时达成的协议来计付。八、 甲、乙双方分别依照本合同第四条第二款或第五条之规定解除本合同的，乙方已收取的本合

6、同约定的费用均不予退还。九、 双方的责任1、 甲方的责任：1） 遵守及履行本合同之规定；2） 向乙方提供相关的、全面的、真实的信息数据；3） 按规定向乙方支付费用；4） 应甲方要求，乙方到甲方企业办理法律事务，甲方应提供相应工作条件。甲方指派以下人员为联系人，与乙方保持联络：先生 / 小姐 职务： 联系电话：2、 乙方的责任1） 及时告知甲方完成其指令的工作进展；2） 及时并尽力解答甲方的咨询；3） 告知甲方完成其指令的法律事务的估算费用；4） 严守甲方提供的商业信息数据及商业机密，不得向任何第三方透露；5） 一旦意识到对甲方利益不利的信息，应及时告知甲方，并及时向甲方提供参考处理方案。十、

7、除本合同第四条第二款、第五条规定外，乙方为甲方提供本合同项下法律服务的期限为 年，自二 00 年 月 日至二 00 年 月 日。十一、 如因本合同发生争议，由甲、乙双方协商解决；协商不成，应提交广州仲裁委员会裁决。十二、 本合同自甲、乙双方签字或盖章之日生效，至乙方依照本合同第九条约定终止提供法律服务且甲方付清本合同规定的费用后失效。十三、 本合同正本一式四份，甲、乙双方各执两份，均具同等法律效力。甲 方： 乙 方：法定代表人或负责人 ： 承办律师：签订日期： 年 月 日Party A:Address:Tel.:Fax:Post code:Party B:Address:Tel.:Fax:Po

8、st code:Party A engages Party B to act as annual retainer as legal advisor thereof to provide permanent legal services for Party A. Both parties, through consultations on the basis of equality, enter into the following agreement and agree to be subject to the following provisions.1. Party B shall pr

9、ovide permanent legal services to Party A.(1) Party B shall provide legal advisory opinions pertaining to operating activities within the business scope of Party A and assist in reviewing relevant documents regarding legal affairs of Party A and make suggestions on revision and supplementary submiss

10、ion for Party As information.(2) Party B shall draft relevant economic contracts for Party A, or earnestly review, amend and improve relevant contents and articles of contracts drafted by Party A. Party B shall assist Party A in establishing improved contract management system.(3) Party B shall, in

11、accordance with Chinese laws and regulations, provide relevant legal basis and legal opinions on legality, feasibility, risk pro approaches to risks with regard to production, business operation and management of Party A.(4) Party B shall, as required by Party A, train operating staff of Party A on

12、legal literacy for not more than 8 hours annually.(5) Party B shall, based on requirements of Party A, make amendment and improvement on internal management system and labor and employment system on the part of Party A to ensure compliance with legal regulations and take in consideration of interest

13、s of parties.(6) Party B shall, pursuant to actual conditions of Party A, release relevant information on major events through the media in the name of Party A with resulting expenses for release to be borne by Party A.(7) Party B shall issue lawyers letter to debtors of Party A and put forward stra

14、tegic and tactical opinions on lawsuits with which Party A is likely to be involved.(8) Party B shall as required by Party A, make credit investigation on relevant customers of Party A and issue written investigation report.(9) Party B shall, as required by Party A, issue legal opinion on major acts

15、 of Party A.(10) Party B shall participate in negotiation of major economic affairs on the part of Party A and serve as legal assistant to chief negotiator of Party A during negotiation.(11) Party B shall, upon separate entrustment of Party A, act as an agent of Party A to participate in relevant me

16、diation, arbitration or litigation with respect to economic, civil and administrative disputes.(12) Party A shall, upon separate entrustment of Party A, act as an agent for special affairs of legal advisor concerning taxation affairs planning, long-term investment, financing, reorganization, merger

17、& acquisition, shares issuance and listing etc.Remark: Party A shall separately sign agency agreements with Party B in case Party B provides legal services in the above-mentioned Article 8, Article 9, Article 10, Article 11 and Article 12.2. Party B shall, as required by Party A, appoint attorneys H

18、uanggang and Guolei to provide permanent legal services under the Agreement and to legally protect legitimate rights and interests of Party A. If the above attorneys appointed by Party B cannot perform the abovementioned responsibilities for any reason, Party A shall agree that Party B separately ap

19、point other attorneys for substitution.3. Party A shall state objective facts of items of trust to attorneys of Party B in an overall, objective and elaborate manner and accurately and truly provide evidence materials relevant to items of trust so that legal services provided by Party B are to based

20、 on facts.4. Attorneys appointed by Party B shall not refuse to provide the legal services under the Agreement without any justified reason after Party B accepts entrustment.5. In the event of the following circumstances, Party B shall have the rights to notify Party A to terminate the Agreement in

21、writing and terminate the legal services under the Agreement.1) The items of trust of Party A are illegal;2) Party A takes advantage of legal services provided by Party B to engage in illegal activities;3) Party A conceals the facts and fails to provide or accurately and properly provide relevant ev

22、idence materials;4) Party A fails to pay attorneys fees within the stipulated period even if being urged.6. Party A shall have the rights to notify Party B to terminate the Agreement in writing. However, Party B will not refund legal advisors fee paid by Party A prior to the termination of the Agree

23、ment. Party B shall refuse to provide the legal services under the Agreement upon receiving written notice from Party A.7. Party A shall agree to pay the following attorneys fees to Party B pursuant to the number, working hours, work complexity of and possible risks and responsibilities to be borne

24、by attorneys provided by Party B as well as financial affordability thereof.a) Annual fees of legal advisors: RMB yuan（amount in words）;b) Traveling expenses within the city and document charges:_RMB yuan（amount in words）;c) Party A shall pay off the above mentioned expenses within _ days (prior to

25、_ Day _ Month _ Year) upon signing of the Agreement.d) As required by Party A, if legal services provided by Party B fall within the scope of Item 1 to Item 7 in Article 1, Party B shall not separately charge attorneys fees; if legal services provided by Party B fall within the scope of Item 8 to It

26、em 12 in Article 1, Party A shall agree to pay extra legal fees in the following manners.3） Based on 80% of rates of charges and fees of legal services in Guangdong province; or2) Based on the agreement reached by both parties in case of individual case8. Where Party A and Party B terminate the Agre

27、ement respectively pursuant to Item 2 of Article 4 or Article 5 in this Agreement, Party B will not refund received fees agreed in the Agreement.9. Responsibilities of both parties1) Responsibilities of Party Ai. Party A shall abide by and fulfill the regulations of the Agreement;ii. Party A shall p

28、rovide relevant comprehensive and true information and data to Party A;iii. Party A shall pay expenses and fees to Party B as required;iv. Party A shall provide corresponding working conditions when Party B, as required by Party A, comes to the enterprise of Party A to handle legal affairs. Party A

29、shall appoint the following staff to contact with Party B: Mr./Miss Title: Tel.:2) Responsibilities of Party Bi. Party B shall timely notify Party A of the progress of the work based on the instructions thereof;ii. Party B shall timely try best thereof to find solutions to consultations of Party A;i

30、ii. Party B shall notify Party A of estimated expenses resulting from legal affairs handled based on instructions thereof;iv. Party B shall strictly keep commercial information and data and commercial secrets provided by Party A from any third Party;v. Party B shall immediately notify Party A once being aware of information adverse to interests o