Does the lawyer's letter have legal effect?

A lawyer's letter has no legal effect. Lawyers are not administrative or judicial organs, and their statements have no direct legal effect. A lawyer's statement is only a statement of a specific behavior on behalf of others, and it is no different from a statement made directly by others. The only difference is that the lawyer's statement is made according to law. When will the lawyer formally sue you? At that time, formal litigation documents will have legal effect.

First, the time of prosecution after receiving the lawyer's letter.

After receiving the lawyer's letter, the prosecution will be initiated in about 12 days. According to Article 113 of the Civil Procedure Law, the people's court shall serve a copy of the complaint on the defendant within five days from the date of filing the case, and the defendant shall submit a reply within fifteen days from the date of receipt. If the defendant submits a defense, the people's court shall send a copy of the defense to the plaintiff within five days from the date of receipt. If the defendant fails to submit the defense, it will not affect the trial of the people's court. In other words, if your indictment passes the court review, you can file a case, and the defendant will receive a copy of your indictment within 12 days.

Second, the purpose of the lawyer's letter

1, the information transmission function, the lawyer's letter undoubtedly has the information transmission of the wishes of the parties, the lawyer's legal evaluation and so on. , but also to get the expected information response from the delivery party.

2. The psychological compulsion is to polish a letter with the law, and the other party can be threatened by persuasion in the name of the law. There are two meanings, one is to analyze the will of the parties through law and fix it with the attitude of law, the other is to expand the spread in the name of law with the help of the signboard of law firm and the professional image of lawyers, thus forming a strong expression of meaning.

According to the different problems to be solved, the purpose of letters is different. To prevent and stop the occurrence and persistence of infringement and other acts; Urge to fulfill obligations, such as debt collection. If a listed company wants to announce a fact or right and disclose the fact of a shareholder, it can also use a lawyer's letter to clarify the fact in business negotiations. From the point of view of litigation and arbitration, the clever use of lawyer's letter can also extend the limitation of action.