Do lawyers usually have to pay in advance?

Need. According to the information on the website, lawyers need to pay first, that is to say, according to the general habit, pay first and then provide related services. Of course, it may not be like this, which is mainly determined according to the negotiation between the two sides, as long as the negotiation is good. A lawyer refers to a practitioner who obtains a lawyer's practice certificate according to law, accepts entrustment or assignment, and provides legal services for clients. Lawyers should safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of clients, the correct implementation of laws and social fairness and justice. Lawyers can only practice after passing the legal professional qualification examination and obtaining the lawyer's practice certificate according to law. According to the nature of work, lawyers can be divided into full-time lawyers and part-time lawyers. Lawyers can be divided into civil lawyers, patent lawyers (dual-certificate lawyers), criminal lawyers and administrative lawyers according to their business scope; According to clients and working status, lawyers can be divided into social lawyers, corporate lawyers and public lawyers. Lawyer's business is mainly divided into litigation business and non-litigation business.