Generally, there is no need to hire a lawyer for simple debt disputes. It only needs to prove that the statute of limitations for the IOU has not expired and that the content of the IOU represents the true intention of both parties. If it is just a debt due to the IOU, you can explain the matter yourself. , you don’t need to hire a lawyer.

If you hire a lawyer, the lawyer only charges attorney fees, which vary greatly depending on the region, the lawyer hired, and the difficulty of the case. The attorney fees vary greatly and will be charged by the lawyer depending on the actual situation.

Litigation fees will also be charged when you go to court. The legal fees of 30,000 yuan are about more than 300 yuan, but this fee is paid in advance and will be borne by the losing party after the judgment takes effect.

According to the facts of the case and relevant legal provisions, the parties involved in the prepayment write a complaint, collect, sort and copy relevant evidence, and submit the materials to the court litigation service center. After review, the court decides to open the case and issue a notice of payment of litigation fees. 7 Pay the fees to the bank within the day; depending on the cause of the case, calculate the amount of litigation fees in accordance with the "Measures for the Payment of Litigation Fees"; if you want to seize the defendant's property, you can apply for property preservation, and you need to provide a guarantee.

Extended information:

According to my country's "Measures for Litigation Fees of People's Courts", the litigation fee standards are as follows

Article 13

Case The acceptance fee shall be paid in accordance with the following standards:

(1) Property cases shall be paid cumulatively according to the following proportion according to the amount or value of the litigation claim:

1. No more than 10,000 If the amount exceeds RMB 10,000 to RMB 100,000, the payment shall be RMB 50 per item;

2. The amount exceeding RMB 10,000 to RMB 100,000 shall be paid according to 2.5;

3. The amount exceeding RMB 100,000 to RMB 200,000 The portion exceeding 200,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan shall be paid according to 1.5;

5. The portion exceeding 500,000 yuan to 1 million yuan shall be paid according to 1.5. , pay according to 1;

6. The part exceeding 1 million yuan to 2 million yuan shall be paid according to 0.9; 7. The part exceeding 2 million yuan to 5 million yuan shall be paid according to 0.8 shall be paid;

8. The portion exceeding 5 million yuan to 10 million yuan shall be paid at the rate of 0.7;

9. The portion exceeding 10 million yuan to 20 million yuan shall be paid at the rate of 0.6 ;

10. The amount exceeding 20 million yuan shall be paid at the rate of 0.5.

(2) Non-property cases shall be paid according to the following standards:

1. Divorce cases shall be paid between 50 yuan and 300 yuan for each case. Involving property division, if the total property does not exceed 200,000 yuan, no additional payment will be made; for the portion exceeding 200,000 yuan, 0.5 will be paid.

2. For cases of infringement of name rights, title rights, portrait rights, reputation rights, honor rights and other personality rights, a fee of 100 yuan to 500 yuan will be paid for each case. When it comes to damage compensation, if the amount of compensation does not exceed 50,000 yuan, no separate payment will be made; the part exceeding 50,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan shall be paid according to 1; the part exceeding 100,000 yuan shall be paid according to 0.5.

3. For other non-property cases, a fee of 50 yuan to 100 yuan is required for each case.

(3) In intellectual property civil cases, if there is no disputed amount or value, 500 to 1,000 yuan will be paid for each case; if there is a disputed amount or value, the payment shall be in accordance with the standards for property cases.

(4) Each labor dispute case shall be paid 10 yuan.

(5) Administrative cases shall be paid according to the following standards:

1. 100 yuan for each trademark, patent, and maritime administrative case;

2. Other administrative cases The fee for each case is 50 yuan.

(6) If the party concerned raises an objection to the jurisdiction of the case and the objection is not established, a fee of 50 yuan to 100 yuan will be paid for each case.

The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government may formulate specific payment standards within the range specified in items (2), (3), and (6) of this article based on local actual conditions.

Reference material: Baidu Encyclopedia-People’s Court Litigation Fees