Step 1: Reservation for the legal consultation
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Step 2: Determination of consultation date and time
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Step 3: Initial legal consultation
Step 4: Request for & Undertaking of a case
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Step 5: Handling of your case (negotiation, conciliation, adjudication and litigation, etc.)
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Step 6: Conclusion of your case
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Step 7: Settlement
Steps to the initial legal consultation
Step 1: Reservation for the legal consultation
Please reserve the initial legal consultation from the contact form.
*If you would like to make a reservation by phone please contact me below.
Phone number: +81(0)3-6812-1300 (Tokyo Kokusai Partners Law Office)
Opening hours: 9: 30–17: 00 (except weekdays 12: 00-13: 00 and weekends)
*Please be advised that if the lawyer has already advised or received a request from the other party of your dispute or its related parties, legal consultation may not take place in order to avoid conflict of interest.
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Step 2: Determination of the consultation date and time
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Step 3: Initial legal consultation
The initial legal consultation takes place in a meeting room or online.
The lawyer explains the prospect of the case resolution, procedures, strategies, the expected time and legal fees, etc.
The lawyer explains the prospect of the case resolution, procedures, strategies, the expected time and legal fees, etc.
※The initial legal consultation fee on weekedays is 5,500 yen (tax included) for every 30 minutes.
※Please bring the following items with you on the initial legal consultation.
※Please bring the following items with you on the initial legal consultation.
1) Seal and ID card. For foreign nationals, passport and residence card (if applicable)
2) All materials that may be related to your case
3) If possible, a memo that describes the background, relationships and content of your case (a simple one is fine)
2) All materials that may be related to your case
3) If possible, a memo that describes the background, relationships and content of your case (a simple one is fine)
Steps to handling & conclusion of your case
Step 4: Request for & Undertaking of a case
If requested for your case after the legal consultation, an engagement agreement is created when the contents of delegated work and legal fees are agreed. Also, please sigh and issue a Power of Attorney (POA).
※The legal fees (retainer fee & deposit) shall be paid when the lawyer undertakes your case.
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Step 5: Handling of your case (negotiation, conciliation, adjudication and litigation, etc.)
The delegated work is handled in accordance with the strategies determined and agreed.
※Meetings are held as needed to prepare and make arrangements for handling the delegated work. Meetings take place in person, online, telephone or email.
※The documents to be presented or submitted to the other party, the courts or other related organisations are to be checked by the client. If there are any errors or corrections, they need to be corrected before being presented and submitted.
※”Attendance Note” which shows when, where, with whom and what happens in negotiations or hearings at courts is always reported to the client in writing. Considering these, meetings are held if necessary to confirm/maintain, correct or change the strategies, and the additional preparations/responses may be determined and implemented.
※The documents to be presented or submitted to the other party, the courts or other related organisations are to be checked by the client. If there are any errors or corrections, they need to be corrected before being presented and submitted.
※”Attendance Note” which shows when, where, with whom and what happens in negotiations or hearings at courts is always reported to the client in writing. Considering these, meetings are held if necessary to confirm/maintain, correct or change the strategies, and the additional preparations/responses may be determined and implemented.
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Step 6: Conclusion of your case
Your case is concluded in accordance with the engagement agreement (eg. negotiation, conciliation or settlement with the other party is concluded or the judgement is made by the court).
※However, for example, in a divorce case, when negotiation is broken off and then the lawyer is requested to continuously represent as a counsel in the conciliation or lawsuit, an engagement agreement and POA are usually made again for them. Subsequent steps are the same as those from [Step 4] above.
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Step 7: Settlement
The legal fees (contingent fee & actual costs) shall be paid when the handling of the case concludes.
*The deposit received in advance shall be settled.