The law firm told me whether the text message was true or not.

Generally, it is fake, and it is usually a lawyer's letter or telephone contact. SMS is too time-consuming and irregular. If a lawsuit has been filed, it is a court summons, so SMS is not a standardized way of communication.

A lawyer's notice refers to a professional legal document made and sent by a lawyer to disclose and evaluate relevant facts or legal issues, and then make a request to achieve a certain effect. Generally speaking, the usual notice has no legal effect, but only serves as a warning. If you still don't deal with it after reminding, the other party may take other actions next. The lawyer's letter has legal effect, and sending a lawyer's letter can play a legal proof role and a de facto warning role.

Lawyers' letters are classified as follows:

1. Reminder letter from lawyer. It is the most commonly used one at present. Inform the recipient of the client's wishes and urge the recipient to do or not do something.

2. Lawyer's inquiry letter. Mainly used to understand and inquire about relevant legal matters.

3. The lawyer's reply. It is a letter that entrusts a lawyer to answer a specific question through a lawyer.

4. Other lawyers' letters.

The lawyer's letter has the following functions:

1. Write solemnly to urge the performance. In disputes such as arrears of payment with clear facts, if the other party's behavior may or has infringed the interests of the parties, the lawyer can issue a lawyer's letter to remind the other party of his misconduct, urge him to fulfill his obligation to pay the payment, and inform him of the legal sanctions he will bear if he does not pay the payment. In this kind of cases, the lawyer's letter can shorten the time of dispute resolution and save the litigation cost and time of the parties.

2. Interrupt the limitation of action. The statute of limitations for general debt disputes is two years. If there is no evidence that the creditor demands payment from the debtor within two years after the debt expires, and the creditor files a lawsuit two years later, the court will not support the creditor's claim to demand payment from the debtor on the grounds that the statute of limitations has expired. A lawyer may extend the limitation of action by issuing a lawyer's letter. This is the important legal significance of issuing a lawyer's letter.

3, can clarify the facts, stop illegal infringement. Lawyer's letter has the function of clarifying facts and deterring illegal acts, which is beyond the reach of ordinary business letters and folk letters. In cases of unfair competition and infringement of intellectual property rights, there are many lawyers' letters entrusted by the victims.

4. obligation to inform. There are many aspects in this respect, such as notifying the agent of the ratification of the agency behavior, exercising the right of uneasy defense, exercising the right of defense at the same time, exercising the right of defense in advance, notifying the contract to be invalid, exercising the right of cancellation, etc. All parties have the right to complete the notification through a lawyer's letter.

5. Notify to terminate the contract. This is the right granted by the Contract Law to both parties according to Article 582 of the Civil Law. Notify the other party of the termination of the contract when the notice arrives. If the other party disagrees, it may request a people's court or an arbitration institution to confirm the validity of the termination of the contract.

6. Know the interests and promote reconciliation. This is also one of the functions of the lawyer's letter. It is for this reason that lawyer's letter is welcomed by more and more people. This kind of lawyer's letter often urges the two parties to reach an out-of-court mediation agreement by notifying the other party, coming to the door within the prescribed time limit, writing or calling for consultation.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Procedure Law

Article 136 When trying a civil case, the people's court shall notify the parties and other participants in the proceedings three days before the court session. If the hearing is held in public, the names of the parties, the cause of action, the time and place of the hearing shall be announced.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Lawyers Law

Article 29 As a legal adviser, a lawyer shall, in accordance with the agreement, provide advice to the client on relevant legal issues, draft and review legal documents, participate in litigation, mediation or arbitration activities as an agent, handle other legal affairs entrusted, and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the client.

Article 28 A lawyer may engage in the following businesses:

(a) to accept the entrustment of natural persons, legal persons or other organizations as legal advisers;

(two) to accept the entrustment of the parties in civil cases and administrative cases, to act as agents and to participate in litigation;

(3) Accepting the entrustment of criminal suspects and defendants in criminal cases or legal aid agencies to act as defenders according to law, accepting the entrustment of private prosecutors in private prosecution cases, victims in public prosecution cases or their close relatives to participate in litigation as agents;

(four) to accept the entrustment and represent the complaints of various litigation cases;

(five) to accept the entrustment and participate in mediation and arbitration activities;

(6) Accepting entrustment to provide non-litigation legal services;

(seven) to answer questions about the law and write litigation documents and other documents related to legal affairs.