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Service for remote work of a lawyer. Legal issues for freelancers

How to run a business legally? contracts with customers and typical problems their compilation. How, when and why to sue? Common legal mistakes freelancers make and what to do about them.

Freelancing as a way of doing business for some specialists is a temporary stage when they escaped from the "yoke" of the employer, but have not yet created their own business. For others, a kind of permanent state when a person is least of all bound by any obligations and tries to concentrate on the essence of the work performed.

Most of the freelancers I interviewed and know, who have tasted exorbitant freedom from any formalities and obligations, make a lot of legal mistakes that complicate their “free swimming”, force them to return to an uncomfortable office or suffer losses and disappointments. But there are also those who have made freelancing their business, have learned how to look for and properly formalize relationships with customers, and have experience litigation and through trial and error I found how to make my freelancing predictable and secure enough. In this article, I will talk specifically about the legal problems of freelancers and how these problems can and should be dealt with.

How to do business legally

It is no secret that the state requires you to decide whether you are running a business, are an employee under an employment contract, or, remaining an ordinary citizen, only occasionally provide services under a civil law contract. Entrepreneurial activity, that is, activity for the systematic extraction of profit, can be carried out essentially in two forms: the creation legal entity(most often it is an LLC) or registration as an individual entrepreneur (IP). Russian law classifies freelancing as entrepreneurial activity no matter how much you get: 1 thousand rubles or 200 thousand rubles a day or a year.

If you provide services systematically (twice or more during the year), then you are an entrepreneur and the usual "earthly laws" apply to you.

It does not matter where and with what services, devices or applications you carry out such activities. I don’t want to complicate things, but even when providing services through a site located outside of Russia, you are subject to both the laws of the country where the server is physically located and Russian legislation while you remain a tax resident and citizen of the Russian Federation.

For the lack of registration as a company or individual entrepreneur, there is administrative responsibility from 500 rubles to 2 thousand rubles. In essence, this is not much money, but the procedure for bringing to responsibility is pretty exhausting on the nerves. The prosecutor's office can file a lawsuit in court to prohibit you from conducting such activities at all until you obtain an entrepreneurial status. And cases of this kind are becoming more and more frequent. The prosecutor's office as the "eye of the sovereign" is called upon to ensure that there are no such violations of the law.

If you conduct business “on a grand scale” and this caused large damage to citizens, organizations or the state, or is associated with the receipt of proceeds from the sale of goods or services on a large scale, i.e. from 1.5 million rubles, then such actions can be qualified as a crime under Part 1 of Art. 171 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation "Illegal business". Responsibility is different: a fine of up to 300 thousand rubles or up to 6 months of arrest.

In practice, almost any citizen can now register a company, and even more so an individual entrepreneur. There are many services that allow you to do this. Some banks, along with opening an account, offer this service for free. The cost of registering a turnkey LLC with the payment of state duty ranges from 5 to 12 thousand rubles. To register as an individual entrepreneur, you just need to fill out a form with your passport data, which can even be submitted online at tax office. The state duty for registering an individual entrepreneur is only 800 rubles. The registration period in both cases is approximately 6-7 calendar days, and this deadline is indeed respected. So why take the risk when starting a business is so easy?

Whom to be: LLC or IP?

Perhaps the most common question asked by novice entrepreneurs is what is better to register: an LLC or an individual entrepreneur? Practice shows that the vast majority of freelancers either do not register at all, or register as individual entrepreneurs. You need to understand that not a single really serious customer will send money to a freelancer “on a card”. This fact is pushing many to open IP.

An important advantage of registering as an individual entrepreneur is that all the money received by an individual entrepreneur can be freely withdrawn and spent, because this is his personal money as an entrepreneur, as a citizen. Even taxes from this amount, the IP should not pay immediately, but only at the beginning of the next quarter. It is not so easy to legally withdraw money in a company, and even more so to do it “for free” without paying taxes .

The vast majority of activities that freelancers do in Russia do not require any permission or license. This is also true when you happen to OKVED codes Specify the licensed type of activity.

The principle is simple: until you have engaged in a licensed activity, you do not need to draw up anything additionally .

The taxation of organizations and individual entrepreneurs is the same, i.е. you can engage in a type of activity that falls under the “imputation”, and be at least an individual entrepreneur, at least an LLC. The same applies to the choice of "simplified", which can be in the amount of both 6% of income and 15% of income, reduced by the amount of expenses. The latter option is not very suitable for the service sector, as it is beneficial for those who have large expenses in the final cost of the goods or services sold, those of which tax code RF allows to take into account. Usually this is a trade where there is a significant markup on the goods sold.

We form relationships with customers

Such well-known exchanges for freelancers in Russia, such as, for example, freelance.ru and fl.ru. offer services to control the timing of the order and guarantee payment for the freelancer. The service monitors the deadline for the execution of the order, captures its essence, which is agreed upon at the initial stage between the freelancer and the customer. Legally, this is the same contract that is automatically concluded between the customer and the freelancer, where the freelance exchange acts as an intermediary agent between them.

Not everyone knows, but in the agreement that you “sign”, agreeing to the terms of work through fl.ru and freelance.ru, it is written that, unless otherwise agreed between the freelancer and the customer, all exclusive rights to the created intellectual property are transferred to the customer at the time of acceptance of the order.

It is important for the customer to indicate in the task what really needs to be obtained as a result, and for the freelancer himself to agree only on what he can accomplish within the agreed time frame.

All interaction takes place on the assignment page, where the customer and the freelancer exchange messages, questions, developed materials, and finished files. It is the timing of the placement of such materials, their compliance with the task that determines whether the freelancer will receive his money if it comes to arbitration.

This is a service that fl.ru provides for Safe Deal users when the customer does not accept the order or the freelancer does not transfer the result of his work to the customer, which allows resolving the dispute between the parties to the transaction. Arbitration can either return the prepayment for all or part of the order to the customer, or pay it to the freelancer or make a partial payment (refund) if it establishes that the work was not completed in full, of poor quality or not on time.

The cost of services to control the timing of the order and guarantee payment for a freelancer ranges from 5% to 14.9% of the transaction. To the expenses of customers, you need to add a commission of payment systems for depositing money in the amount of about 6% and for withdrawing money by a freelancer in the amount of 2-3.5%. If the customer is a legal entity or individual entrepreneur, then the costs are simply the cost of a payment order in the amount of 10-20 rubles.

But freelancers do not always find customers through freelance exchanges, and some simply do not want to overpay for such services, they want to get paid immediately, so they most often do not conclude any contracts at all.

What to do if there is no contract in the usual sense, and the client refuses to pay for the work? Your further actions depend on how exactly you formalized your agreements with the customer:

1.There is a signed contract, in which the terms of reference say what and in what time you must do. Negotiate with the customer and, if you do not achieve a result, go to court with a lawyer.

2.The contract with all technical specifications was signed "via the Internet", i.e. each scanned his signed version of the contract and sent it to each other. The court may recognize such an agreement as concluded if you can prove that:

sent the contract to the customer and received a signed scan from him too;

the customer partially paid under the contract (the details of your contract are indicated in the payment order, and the customer will not be able to bring another copy of the contract that you “also” signed);

the customer gave you something that could only be with him (measurements of buildings, technical documentation, restricted information, sources of old design layouts, etc.), and this is what you need to use to provide the service.

3. The contract is signed, but it does not contain any specifics on the ordered service, or the contract is not signed and there is only correspondence. In this case, you need to look at the correspondence between you. There is a "paper" correspondence - excellent. If it was from the email addresses specified in the contract, or the customer's corporate mailbox, and it contains the necessary "specifics", then you are lucky and you have agreed on the subject of the contract - you can confidently go to court. If there is no correspondence, and the customer accepted the work and there is a document confirming this (a certificate of services rendered, a report signed by him) or the customer used the result of your work, then in court you will have to prove not only that you transferred this work to the customer, but also how much such work usually costs. Therefore, do not be lazy to issue invoices and sign acts of services rendered, which indicate what you did or how much you worked, what result you handed over to the customer. Fortunately, there are a lot of services that make such documents.

4. The contract was signed not by the person indicated in it, or this person (director, accountant, manager, etc.) did not have the authority to sign it. If there were payments under such an agreement (to the question of the need for an advance payment), then the customer will most likely be recognized by the court as having entered into such an agreement, even if the director turned out to be a non-director. If the customer officially accepted the result of your work and, moreover, used it, this will also indirectly indicate that it was he who made such an order.

5.Working conditions were agreed by SMS, Skype, instant messengers. As in paragraph 3, the question will arise about identifying the person who ordered such a service from you (you will have to make inquiries to telecom operators, etc.), about what relation he has to the customer company or whether he needs to be personally involved as a customer. Such disputes require you and your lawyer to have a very clear understanding of the functioning of such services and the fact that they may initially be issued to fictitious or nominee persons. But even in such a situation, it remains possible to obtain the IP address from which the account was used, and through a judicial request to the telecom operator to track the customer. More technically savvy customers may prudently use IP address spoofing or exit from addresses where a large number of people who have nothing to do with the customer have access to the Internet. Exit with mobile phone allows you to track the phone number, however, even here there is no full guarantee that the phone is not issued to the old woman from the next entrance. And the question whether you will try to collect and receive money from her or not remains not only a matter of principle and patience, because such an identification of the customer in court will be a non-trivial procedure.

6.Negotiations with the customer were conducted in person and by phone, there is no correspondence, especially a contract. In this case, all that remains is to write letters, claims and provoke the customer with an answer like “your work was not completed on time”, “you did not fulfill such and such a condition”, which will directly indicate that there was some kind of relationship between you. However, in such situations, it is extremely difficult to get the agreed money, since there is a high probability that you will not be able to prove what exactly was ordered from you and what exactly you transferred to such a customer and at what price.

How do we sue a client?

If you are an ordinary citizen, then you apply to the district (city) court at the location (registration, place of residence) of the defendant. The customer cannot claim that the contract is invalid if you do not have the status of an individual entrepreneur or do not represent a company. If you are an individual entrepreneur or a legal entity, you will first have to file a valid claim and wait 30 days before filing a claim with arbitration court. Such rules are effective June 1, 2016. But if you have written evidence that the customer acknowledges the fact that the work was done, but simply cannot or does not want to pay, then apply for a court order and attach this correspondence. The court will issue a court order within 10 days if the amount of the claim does not exceed 400 thousand rubles. This court order can be immediately presented to the debtor's bank (and the bank will transfer the money to you within 2 working days) or transferred to bailiffs to initiate enforcement proceedings (longer).

If the customer does not recognize the debt, then you can file a claim in the simplified procedure, which involves an absentee (without a summons to court) consideration of the case with the placement of all documents on the website kad.arbitr.ru. In this order, only disputes up to 250 thousand rubles are considered, where the defendants are individual entrepreneurs, and up to 500 thousand rubles, where the defendant is an organization. After filing a claim with the court, you will receive a court decision in which special code to access the case file.

The cost of the services of lawyers for the recovery through the court of payment under a service agreement is usually slightly less than under a work contract, which, according to lawyers, is more complicated. In fact, the complexity depends on how well the contract is prepared and what evidence of the work (service) the freelancer has. This accordingly determines the probability of winning the case (a positive motivator for a lawyer), and the duration of the court case, and hence the price. Preparation of a claim costs from 5 thousand rubles, conducting a case in the court of the Kaliningrad region is unlikely to cost less than 20 thousand rubles. But still, this means that in some cases the cost of a lawyer's services is more than the money that the customer must pay. Unscrupulous customers often take advantage of this. Add to this that the customer may be in Khabarovsk or Kamchatka, and you are in Kaliningrad, which allows such customers to feel more secure. In fact, it is quite possible to find a lawyer in any region via the Internet.

The freelancer should know that it is possible to simply "forget" that he was owed money. But how many times are you ready to “forget” like this, do you have enough readiness to continue working like this and what incentive do you give to such customers? Another option is to stand up for your rights to the end, but conduct the case rationally for a long time and treat legal costs like paying electricity and buying paper - all these are just your operating costs in business. After all, no one has canceled the recovery of court costs from the culprit, you just need to find the money now so that they return to you later.

Common legal mistakes freelancers make and what to do about them

Absence of a contract (terms of reference). We have already discussed above that the absence of a contract is one of the main troubles for a freelancer when he has to prove that there were any agreements at all. Often, in order not to pay, customers simply refuse to "saw this freelancer." The “sleight of hand” of some customers leads to the fact that they keep both copies of the contract for themselves, and the contractor has nothing left. The desire to get started quickly also plays a bad joke with freelancers. First, do not neglect the development, approval and signing of the contract. You will learn a lot about your customer when you offer him to sign a contract. If he refuses to sign the contract or introduces conditions that are incomprehensible and beneficial only to him, then you will once again decide for yourself whether it is worth working with him. Secondly, it will be beneficial for both if you offer to develop the same terms of reference for a fee. The customer will get what he wants as a result, and there will be no unjustified expectations, and you, as a freelancer, will receive a clear document on which you will build your work.

Wrong contract. It is quite difficult to describe all the errors that may occur in the contract. One thing can be said for sure: the development of the treaty should be professional lawyer. Unfamiliar accountant, do not download a sample from the Internet, do not do it yourself. The main document that you will work with every time with a new client should be prepared by a professional. You wouldn't go to a general practitioner or a plumber for dental treatment, would you?

Unsettled terms, lack of definitions. If you are making a specific product, then you use professional terms in your work. Do not forget to enter their transcript, both the customer and the court should understand you if it comes to a dispute. This will help in the case of the latter to operate with exactly the wording that you included in the contract. I will say more, even when developing a design, the question arises: what is it? Designers often enter terms such as “design concept”, “site design”, programmers and site developers indicate “IT systems”, “software package”, “website”. Explain what you are creating so that even a person far from your profession can easily understand everything, write how the result of your work can look like or be used, what is included in this work or what its result consists of.

An error in the description of the result of the work. Services and works can be divided into several types depending on the form of the end result. As a result of some, a certain created thing of the real world (a picture, a drawing, a certain product made to order) is transferred, others are electronic document: a file with a text translation, a photo, a drawing, a design layout, a multimedia file, a database, just some text. In some of them, it is essential what the performer did with the source code provided by the customer, what creative, professional element he introduced, in the other it is a purely technical task: just carefully and without errors make a transcript from the audio recording, collect a database with addresses and phone numbers of the right people. For example, if you write that you are transferring an audio file, then indicate what exactly will be on this recording, what you do with the source materials (mix the sound or clean it up), make an arrangement or record a performance on musical instruments, in what format you transfer the finished material, whether you transfer the source files. There are service-processes where payment can occur for a certain amount of the time during which the service is provided (animators, promoters, subscription services from lawyers, accountants), or time is used only as a means of billing (interpretation, performance of musicians, photo and video filming). In some activities final result is only final stage providing a service (often a mental activity), and most of this work is done without creating or with minimal appearance of any signs of work (development of implementation schemes, ideas, concepts). For example, in legal services the result of providing a very expensive and lengthy service may simply be the answer: "It cannot be done legally." But lawyers solve this problem by preparing a detailed opinion on why they came to this conclusion. There are services where the result cannot be guaranteed due to objective reasons or due to insufficient information about the problem ( medical services, services of trainers, lawyers in court), so it is impossible to guarantee the desired result. What to do when the result of your work is an extremely intangible thing? Formulate the provision of a service as a process, indicating specific features of the result or the process itself, what and how you do, what you interact with, what information you receive and how you process, describe the service as informational. Indicate a specific result, if you can achieve it in any case, formulate the possibility of achieving a negative result. Break your service delivery process into stages, define events that will be uniquely associated with the transition from one stage to another, or a period of time if the moment of such an event cannot be determined.

creative value. Many disputes between representatives creative professions and their customers arises precisely because of a misunderstanding of what the result should be in terms of the creative level. This level is almost impossible to describe, it can only be subjectively determined by the portfolio before concluding an agreement with a specific contractor. Of course, if the design is made with obvious violations of the color combination, the principles of composition are violated, and all this together looks unambiguous and to the taste of anyone like a child's drawing, then the customer will still have to prove later in court that, based on terms of reference, he counted on the design in a certain style (modern or, conversely, stylization for a certain period of time). It is much easier to appeal to the customer when he was offered fewer options for design layouts or logos than is expressly provided for in the contract. But if the latter is a quantitative indicator, then the designer can say to the first question that "he sees it that way." However, if the terms of reference indicate a specific style that the freelancer did not adhere to, then it cannot be said that the order has been completed. The answer to the question of what to consider as separate design options is also subjective and evaluative. It is impossible to describe exactly how much one option should differ from another.

Break down work into steps prescribe payment for each individual stage and the transition to the next stage after accepting the previous one. Firstly, you will immediately receive a certain part of the money and understand how the customer accepts the service. Secondly, the fact of accepting the service, and even more so the signed act on this, will exclude the possibility of challenging the work as a whole, when it has already been de facto completed.

Timing. Respect the deadlines that you yourself have determined in the contract. Prescribe achievable deadlines that will be consistent with each other even under the most unusual set of circumstances and the actions of both parties to the contract. Keep in mind that it is initially assumed that you perform the work or provide the service “on your own”, and if you “include in the work” the customer, who must provide information, materials or things to fulfill the contract within a certain time frame, and for yourself you also set very specific deadlines for completing the stage, then write for the customer (according to the law, this also works) in the contract that the deadline for completing the stage is extended by the period of delay of the customer.

Full prepayment - not your money. Getting a 100% upfront payment is the dream of many freelancers, but in the conditions of anonymity on the Internet, customers who do not trust the performers or do not want to remove such an effective “accelerator” for performers do not agree to such conditions. However, not all performers know that the customer has the right to refuse (essentially terminate the contract) from the provision of the service at any time, and the freelancer does not have the right to continue it after receiving such a notification. He must transfer the result of his work to the customer, issue him an invoice for the services rendered and calculate the costs incurred. If it turns out that the service is not fully rendered, then the freelancer must return the remuneration received in proportion to the size of the unproven part of the service. The terms of the agreement on the prohibition of such a unilateral refusal are recognized by the courts as invalid . The condition that the prepayment (advance payment), as well as other unearned amounts by the contractor are not returned, in some cases is recognized by the courts as legal, in others the courts recognize such a condition as invalid.

Difficulties in proving the performance of a work or service. Despite the obviousness of the answer to this question for the contractor, there are a huge number of cases in the courts in which customers claim that the contractor did not perform the work at all, did not perform what was required under the contract, or was performed by another person. As noted above, fixing the act of performing work allows you to partially solve this problem, but does not completely exclude possible claims from the customer. The contractor, within 3 years of limitation of actions, must keep evidence that he started work, how and where, with whom he performed, save intermediate results, drafts, sketches, work files, correspondence with his employees, subcontractors, etc., i.e. everything that can confirm that it was the contractor who did everything that the customer received. It may seem absurd to keep it for so long, but even after 2 years 11 months and 29 days (and it is in the last days of this period) lawsuits from dishonest customers most often appear in court. Keep in mind that in the event of a dispute, the court needs to prove not only the very fact of creating a certain result that you agreed with the customer, but also the fact that you handed it over to the customer within the agreed time. After all, there are such types of work or goods that can disappear without a trace, such as an ice town or sand figures on the beach. Evidence of existence will only be documents, and if there are none, then witnesses. But there are not always witnesses and not always witnesses can clearly say what they saw if they are not professionals in a certain field. This is especially true for technical complex work(for example, development software, setting up the site engine) or voluminous hidden works, which simply cannot be seen by external observers (work through the administrative panel of the CMS, applications, database, work on its transfer, etc.).

The customer can pretend that you did not give him the necessary result of the work, and now he has lost interest and ordered it from someone else. The customer can also file a counterclaim if, due to “your slowness,” some of his orders or events were disrupted, and the amount of damages can, in principle, be anything. No, it will not be easy for the customer to recover damages from you, for this he needs to prove that it was because of your mistakes that both the problem and the losses themselves arose. It often happens that the real reasons for the failures of the customer were different, but he will try to convince the court that the whole reason is in you. This is where your lawyer will have to show ingenuity and care in order to understand the true causes of the customer's losses.

Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs and individuals need a lawyer remotely and they are ready to pay for it. Why not make money?

Freelancing for lawyers is a great way for professionals in the field to advise clients from home over the Internet and still earn a decent income. This type of activity is called freelancing. Over the past few years, it has become very common and popular among both beginners and experienced lawyers.

Part-time work for a lawyer at home: 3 earnings schemes

Working remotely as a lawyer at home is possible using 3 schemes:

1. distant work using the interface of narrow-profile projects;
2. attracting customers through your own website;
3. selection of desired orders on freelance exchanges.
All of them involve working remotely. To do this, you only need a computer and the Internet.

Part-time work as a lawyer remotely: vacancies and projects for remote work

If you need a part-time job for lawyers remotely on the Internet, then you should consider several specialized platforms:

Freelance lawyer: vacancies and features of the work of a freelance specialist

If you have a legal education and work experience in this area, you can find a job as a lawyer online, but with some difficulty, since the competition in the market is quite high. You will need to provide a number of convincing facts to the future employer that you will cost him less and do the job just as well as a full-time lawyer. Knowing one or more foreign languages You can provide consultations to foreign citizens, which brings you to a new level and is paid much higher.

Most often, freelance services are used by small companies that have recently opened and do not yet have sufficient funds to pay for a full-time lawyer. But sometimes there are large companies, whose employees are overworked, or there have been a number of layoffs, which has led to an increase in the workload of the company's lawyers.

What are the responsibilities of a freelance lawyer?

The Internet is the most suitable place for a part-time lawyer, gaining experience, skills and a client base. The most common vacancies are:

legal assistant;
legal consultant;
legal web service editor.

Depending on the position, they change and official duties lawyer. He can do:

general support of the company's affairs;
advise on tax or contract compliance issues;
make up legal documents, For example, employment contract, statement of claim, etc.;
conducting court cases, analysis of their decisions;

Among newcomers, writing legal articles is also popular.

Where to look for lawyer jobs remotely at home with a free schedule: the best freelance exchanges

For those who urgently need a part-time job as a lawyer remotely, vacancies and projects posted on freelance exchanges will help you quickly find direct customers.

When registering on the stock exchange, the main thing is to make a decent and complete portfolio, because future customers will judge you by it. There are several freelance projects for lawyers, they have many different vacancies and one-time orders, but it can be difficult for beginners to find a job due to the large number of experienced lawyers, for example:

weblancer
freelansim.ru
freelancejob.com
freelance.com

Remote work for lawyers: projects and alternatives

IN global network There are very highly specialized projects:

Pravoved is an excellent service with which practicing lawyers can earn money remotely.
9111 is a serious project with huge attendance. You can earn money on it via the Internet or find vacancies presented in various cities. You can start getting acquainted with the peculiarities of working at 9111 from the “about the project” page, which, among other things, contains information about the nuances of participating in the project.

In addition to the options presented, there are general freelance exchanges where specialists from a wide variety of employment areas can find orders. You can list the exchanges.

Freelance websites to attract clients

I note right away that you can earn income at home without your own website, thanks to the Internet resources mentioned above. Then why do you need yours? Simply having it can provide the following benefits:

increase the reputation of a specialist;
attract more new customers;
work with visitors without significant competition.

The list is not limited to that, there are actually a lot of advantages. Separately, I would like to dwell on the third point. Think for yourself in which of the two situations below the probability of getting an order will be higher:

a person visits your site, sees only your publications and description of services;
a person needs legal advice and he visits a resource where hundreds of specialists offer services.

Obviously, in the first case, getting a job can be much easier.
I will not describe now how to make and promote resources on the network correctly. The topic is very large and is partially covered in other materials on the blog.

The purpose of this article is to talk about freelancing for lawyers, as an option for making money at home. Was the information helpful? You can leave a comment below. For today I have everything. All the best and great financial success.

Periodically, new terms of foreign origin appear in our vocabulary. So, among them, in this case, we will consider what is meant by the word “freelancer” and what it “shines” for a lawyer. Translated from English, "freelancer" is a free spearman and, according to some of the modern free spearmen, this term was first used by Walter Scott, calling a freelancer a hired knight in the novel Ivanhoe.

Knights are a thing of the past, and with the development of the Internet and other means of communication, freelancing has flourished, and now everyone can try themselves as a civilian knight. IN modern meaning the word "freelancer" is a person who is not on the staff of the company and is involved for certain tasks without concluding an employment contract (but with the conclusion of a contract for the performance of certain work). Although freelancing is treated as remote work, it should not be confused with employees working out of the office.

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It is worth recognizing that among the free knights in the vastness of Ukraine, the overwhelming majority are people of creative professions, whose creativity is connected or can be transmitted without any damage via the Internet: journalists, translators, proofreaders, programmers, designers. But if you look closely, you can find both accountants and lawyers among freelancers. Thus, law firms admit that they do not use the work of freelancers, although if you think about who created the site or helps with accounting, or with voluminous translations of texts, it turns out that some of them, without suspecting themselves, used the work of freelancers.

It should be noted that in Ukraine there is an Internet resource for freelance lawyers (still in a state of testing), a similar one operates in Russian Federation. The site is a job search service, employees and performers. The scheme repeats the scheme of any site for freelancers: customers publish the project, and the contractors must show that they are the ones who are able to perform the task in the best way. The choice of the artist on most freelance sites is the result of a tender, but not necessarily the person who offered the most low price will receive the order. An important role is played by the reputation of the performer and his specialization, as well as the deadline. Still, it is worth recognizing that specialized remote work exchanges for lawyers are rare, so freelance lawyers look for orders on their own. In principle, all lawyers working "on free bread", without creating a law firm or attracting partners, can be safely ranked among the ranks of freelancers.

Based on communication with freelance lawyers, the optimal ratio is a permanent job that ensures stable income and the ability to make time for your clients. It is worth noting such work of lawyers as paid online consultation via the same Internet. In this case, the remote work exchange is a resource through which consultation takes place.

Advantages and disadvantages

It is worth defining all the pros and cons of freelancing, given the specifics of the legal profession. The advantages of freelancing are as follows. A free work schedule, which consists in the ability to work during the greatest biological activity (note to owls and larks), for a lawyer may have some restrictions (for example, if, according to an agreement, he needs to provide documents to any government agency or counterparties of the customer). In this vein, another plus of freelancers is the ability to effectively use their own time (not spend 2 hours on a trip to work) is also made dependent on government agencies or contractors. The freelancer is not tied to the place of work of the customer, the customer can be anywhere in the world. But freelance programmers or designers can boast of permanent foreign customers, so far little is known about orders from abroad for lawyers, although they are not excluded. Another advantage of freelancing is the independent choice of orders, while, despite the fact that the freelancer chooses clients himself, you should not forget about the possible conflict of interests of clients.

The disadvantages of freelancing are mainly that most of the work that is distributed among the employees of a law firm falls entirely on the shoulders of one person. This includes finding clients (for beginner freelancers, this can be the most difficult), and bookkeeping, and advertising. own services and other responsibilities. One of the main disadvantages of freelancing is the inability to plan your income. back side free schedule - an irregular working day, although lawyers who have gone through the school of large law firms will not be frightened by this. The lack of communication with colleagues is solved by participating in conferences, legal public organizations or through professional forums on the Internet. For aspiring lawyers, there is also some negative aspect of freelancing - the inability to make a career in the traditional sense. It should be noted that the environment of freelancers is not faceless: there are stars, there are middle peasants and there are beginners, besides this, a freelance lawyer always has a chance to work private practice by organizing law firm. But will a lawyer accustomed to working alone take responsibility for others?

Salary

The problem of freelancers is the dishonesty of customers who pay for the work performed, say, not always. Lawyers without concluding a contract for the provision of services try not to work. Freelancers who do not have the opportunity or desire to meet with customers live solve the issue with the form of remuneration in different ways. There are various ways to receive honest wages, ranging from the use of card accounts and current accounts, checks, ending with systems electronic money and electronic payments. The seriousness of the customer's intentions can be confirmed by an advance payment or, if the order is received through a remote work exchange, by the exchange itself (naturally, a commission is provided).

A freelance lawyer should not forget about the legalization of their activities. Whether the reason for this is an active citizenship or concern for a well-fed old age, the vast majority of lawyers are registered as business entities. If the systematic nature of such activities is confirmed, in the future it will be possible to count on the possibility of enrolling this period of work in the legal experience, which can be useful in order to become a judge or a lawyer (if freelance gets tired).

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Freelance lawyer. Servicing companies on the basis of contracts. Is it possible to?

About me: graduated in 2002 from Krasnoyarsk State University. Lawyer. I studied in absentia, because I had to have money, and all this physical education and so on, already like that. In general, it does not directly affect the profession. He left for the civilian direction, since the sphere is wider and more interesting. Since 2000, he has worked in municipal and regional authorities. Real estate issues, land, construction. Worked in construction company. Then all the lawyers there were made redundant and the firm collapsed.

For the last five years I have been working in the regional service. I think that I stayed at my workplace for two years longer than I should have. But I can’t go anywhere with a non-working wife and a child. Now the wife has gone to work, the child is in the kindergarten, and I began to carefully probe the ground about jumping off. Salary now 26 thousand on hand. Salary has not changed for three years. During this time, the utility bill has increased by 30%. Now the rent with utilities is 5 thousand. 15 thousand (+ - 2 thousand) are spent on food per month. The rest - for all sorts of little things like cellular communication, bus tickets, toys for a child, clothes for little things. Tired. And I already feel dumb. There is no development.

Then I somehow assessed myself harshly and realized that if I don’t know everything, then I can do almost everything and I can quickly learn everything. I can quickly get into the situation. Good understanding of the law.

Someone can say that I have gone crazy and with 26,000 rubles with a full social package, a good vacation and in general other joys of the civil service, only a fool will run. But. it's already unbearable. In fact, a monkey's work. It does not require your creativity, does not need ingenuity. You can only go up the stairs by bending deeply. Yes, actually, and up the stairs there is not much difference.

I began to think about the following. Is it possible (and is there, are there) work options when you conclude a contract for legal services, support, firms (a small one, of course) for a fixed fee per month and when you need to do what is necessary for the company, and when not needed, do something else or do your own business? Madly tired of being tied to a chair. At the age of 34, it's just tin as exhausting for some reason.

I'm just so morally tired now of the meaninglessness of my work. I want something like freelancing. Who can give advice?

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How many people are now earning on the Internet! And they make good money at the same time! And all why? The Internet is an ideal platform for the functioning of business, for personal growth. It's easy to find the right vacancy here, just find customers, it's easy to negotiate with them and start earning. Remote work provides enough advantages, so many specialists come to work on the Internet.

This progress has not bypassed such a profession as a lawyer. Freelancing for lawyers is now actively developing and can give an employee excellent growth prospects.

What does a freelance lawyer do?

The Internet is a very good platform for a lawyer to earn extra money and improve their skills. In this direction, you can find several different vacancies:

legal assistant (secretary)
legal consultant
legal web service editor

Depending on the chosen vacancy, the duties of a lawyer also change accordingly. In general, there are several:

Drafting legal documents, such as a statement to the police, an employment contract, statements of claim, and others.
Writing legal articles. This is worth paying attention to novice freelancers.
Analysis of court decisions.
Study of legislative changes and preparation of documents. It is more related to the specialization of a paralegal.

A freelance lawyer can pursue the following goals:

Income.
That is, freelancing is either a part-time job, especially for beginners who are still difficult to find a job, or the main specialization. In the second case, a fairly good income will still need to be achieved through long, hard work.
Attracting clients.
As already mentioned, the Internet is an excellent platform for finding potential customers, so you can not ignore it. It will be useful for both beginners and experienced lawyers. Everyone needs clients!
Self improvement.
Remote work will allow a lawyer to prove himself from different angles, find his weaknesses and strengths, communicate with colleagues, gain experience. A good foundation for self-development.

Essential Skills for a Freelance Lawyer

Of course, like any job, the specialty of a freelance lawyer requires certain knowledge and skills from the employee:

Must have a high school diploma educational institution and legal education.
Often clients are looking for a specialist with experience, so if you have at least a little work experience, he will definitely come in handy.
You need to be able to work with a computer, because it is there that all the activities of a freelance lawyer are concentrated. In particular, you will have to work with office programs.
Negotiation skills are very important.
A lawyer must know the laws, as well as be able to inform the client about a particular situation, avoiding complex legal terms (that is, in simple language).
To promote your work on the Internet, you need to build correct advertising to attract more customers.

Personal qualities of a specialist

responsibility;
diligence;
organization;
perseverance;
literacy;
decency;
resistance to stressful situations;
the ability to express one's opinion;
attentiveness;
desire to develop;
completion of work on time;

Where can a lawyer find freelance work?

There are several ways to find remote legal work. The first is freelance exchanges. There are concentrated vacancies only for remote work. You enter, register, use the filters to choose the vacancy you like and leave an application. The application must also be written correctly. Dry text "Hello. Ready to get started” is unlikely to interest the customer. Describe your skills, personal qualities, desires. This will grab your attention. Freelance exchanges for lawyers can be found by simply typing the word “freelance” in a search engine, but here are the most popular ones:

The second way is directly sites with job advertisements. There is no division between remote and non-remote work, so be careful. Here are some examples of sites:

The third way is highly specialized sites:

These are great projects with which lawyers can earn money remotely, improve themselves, get necessary knowledge and experience.

The fourth way is to create your own website and promote it. Of course, this is far from necessary, especially for novice freelancers, but when a certain experience has already been gained, your own website will help attract more clients and diversify the activities of a freelance lawyer.

On your web resource, you will need to display your skills, work experience, activities that you perform, a portfolio of successful work - everything that will attract potential customers. On his own website, a lawyer no longer works with such competition as on common projects, declares himself as a person, which contributes to career growth.

Pros and cons of being a freelance lawyer

Let's start with the benefits of this profession:

It is suitable for students who need practice, and experienced lawyers who want to change their job, and retirees who want to continue working in this specialty.
The work is remote, which means that it is possible to independently plan your time and work wherever the Internet is at hand.
In freelancing, a person works for himself.
Here, a lawyer can show himself diversified, gain the necessary experience.
It is possible to combine the main work with activities on the Internet in order to increase income and gain practice.
Comfortable conditions, because you work not in a gray office, but at home.
This work is in demand, there are always many unfilled vacancies.
It also attracts a good income, which is directly proportional to the quantity and quality of the work done.
It is possible to work simultaneously with several customers.

There are also some disadvantages:

It will be difficult for a disorganized person to work remotely. After all, no one directs the process, does not push it, he distributes his time himself. There is no need to think that remote work requires less effort.
The lack of a team and communication is one of the most pressing disadvantages.
Remote work will not provide you with the stability that you have when working in the office. Especially at the initial stage, when a person is just adapting to work, looking for good options tries, fails and tries again. Don't expect a steady income.
You will have to look for orders yourself, no one will bring them on a saucer. But on the other hand, this can be considered an advantage, because you can find a job that you like.
You need to be careful with scammers, because such people also exist. Most often these are small customers who do not care about their reputation.

Despite all the disadvantages listed above, working as a freelance lawyer will only develop.

freelance lawyer salary

If you make money on freelancing, you will meet the following rates:

300 rub. for a one-word answer on the topic
600 rub. for a deeper dive into the topic
1 300 rub. for a complete consultation.
Maximum - 3,000 rubles.

According to statistics, experienced freelance lawyers charge about $30 per hour for their work. This is a fairly high figure among other professionals working on the Internet.

Growth prospects

Of course, it is difficult to get to the position of director, working remotely. Such people lead the process in the office, they must see their employees, their actions, give advice, point out any shortcomings. That is why you will not find director vacancies on freelance exchanges.

But it is quite possible to increase your income by working remotely. The main thing to remember are some rules of working as a freelance lawyer:

It is important to interest the client. Describe your services in such a way that he has no doubts about your competence and desire to work.
The client must trust you. How to achieve this? Competent speech, friendly attitude to the client, the ability to negotiate, pay attention to their strengths, positive reviews about you.
It is necessary to give competent answers to questions. Even if the consultation is free, you should not treat it irresponsibly, because positive reviews greatly influence the flow of customers.
You must have your own portfolio. This will help the client learn more about you.
Do not stop developing, try yourself in different areas practice, get experience.

In conclusion, I would like to say that, despite some disadvantages of remote work as a lawyer, it is still in demand and continues to develop along with the Internet. This profession trains the most strengths person, establishes his communication with other people, makes it possible to develop in the field of legal advice.

You will find all the conditions for promising development and getting a good income. All that is needed for this is your efforts and the desire to grow. Good luck!

Features of the work of a freelance lawyer

If you have a law degree and professional experience, you can find freelance lawyer jobs online. The competition in this area is quite high. You have to convince your future employer that you can get by. Cheaper than full-time salaried lawyer.

A freelance lawyer, or a remote lawyer, is most often involved in drafting legal documents:
— statements of claim to courts of general jurisdiction, arbitration and arbitration courts;
- appeals, cassation complaints:
— complaints to the European Court of Human Rights;
- complaints to the prosecutor's office, statements to the police, also complaints to any government bodies on the action of lower institutions;
- drafting civil law contracts;
- employment contracts;
- claims, letters;
— drawing up the charter, protocols of JSC, etc.
All of the above documents are sent and received by e-mail. Therefore, in fact, remote work as a lawyer is possible.

A freelance lawyer may also be involved in general case management for the firm. He may be consulted for tax or contract compliance advice. Most often, the services of a freelance lawyer are resorted to small firms . Newly opened, they often do not have enough funds to pay for the expensive services of a permanent lawyer.

Freelance lawyer must have a portfolio, diploma. It is necessary to stipulate the terms of the contract and the amount of work to be done. And, of course, payment issues.

Please note that a freelance lawyer works via the Internet. He does not have the opportunity to personally go to the place and talk with people. Therefore, most often, he is engaged in the preparation of documentation, paperwork. Often, remote lawyers work with several clients at the same time.

You can be a practicing lawyer and have additional income over the Internet as a freelance lawyer. You can find such vacancies on freelance exchanges.

Advice for employers.
If you want to seek the help of a freelance lawyer, make sure you are dealing with the right person. He must provide a portfolio with reviews of previous customers and a law degree. You must be clear on what specific issue you want to get help. A freelance lawyer is unlikely to travel to another city. In addition, immediately discuss questions about payment for his services.

Freelance for lawyers: vacancies and options for remote work

Every day, thousands of entrepreneurs and individuals need a lawyer remotely and they are ready to pay for it. Why not make money?

Part-time work for a lawyer at home: 3 earnings schemes

Working remotely as a lawyer at home is possible using 3 schemes:

1. remote work using the interface of narrow-profile projects;
2. attracting customers through your own website;
3. selection of desired orders on freelance exchanges.
All of them involve working remotely. To do this, you only need a computer and the Internet.

Part-time work as a lawyer remotely: vacancies and projects for remote work

If you need a part-time job for lawyers remotely on the Internet, then you should consider several specialized platforms:

Pravoved- the most popular service on which lawyers have the opportunity to earn money without leaving home. If you need remote work as a lawyer, you can find vacancies from direct employers using this service in a couple of minutes.
9111.ru- a large project with impressive attendance, where you can earn money through consultations or find a specific job in your city. For more detailed information, it is advisable to visit the "about the project" page, which displays all the nuances related to working on this platform. If you need a side job for a lawyer in Moscow or any other city, then this service is perfect for you.
pravovoz.com- on this site you can find a lawyer to solve any problem - from consultation to preparation of a set of documents. Payment for the services rendered is guaranteed by the Safe Deal service.
Personal site. Working as a freelance lawyer requires the ability to correctly position yourself. It is best to cope with this task with your own business card site, where you can place detailed information about yourself, your education, specialization, experience, customer reviews and cases. Of course, you can earn income thanks to the web services that were mentioned earlier, but a personal site provides a number of advantages:
- the reputation of a specialist increases, he is taken more seriously;
- attracts new customers;
- easier to work with visitors.
And this is not all the advantages. Also, if you have your own website, you are freed from competition. People will only see your services and testimonials from grateful clients, and not choose from a list of hundreds of lawyers, where you will be one of many.

Freelance lawyer: vacancies and features of the work of a freelance specialist

If you have a legal education and work experience in this area, you can find a job as a lawyer online, but with some difficulty, since the competition in the market is quite high. You will need to provide a number of convincing facts to the future employer that you will cost him less and do the job just as well as a full-time lawyer. If you know one or more foreign languages, you can provide advice to foreign citizens, which takes you to a new level and is paid much higher.

Most often, freelance services are used by small companies that have recently opened and do not yet have sufficient funds to pay for a full-time lawyer. But sometimes there are large companies whose employees are too busy with work, or there have been a number of layoffs, which has led to an increase in the burden on the company's lawyers.

What are the responsibilities of a freelance lawyer?

The Internet is the most suitable place for a part-time lawyer, gaining experience, skills and a client base. The most common vacancies are:

legal assistant;
legal consultant;
legal web service editor.

Depending on the position, the duties of a lawyer also change. He can do:

general support of the company's affairs;
advise on tax or contract compliance issues;
draw up legal documents, for example, an employment contract, a statement of claim, etc.;
conducting court cases, analysis of their decisions;

Among newcomers, writing legal articles is also popular.

Where to look for lawyer jobs remotely at home with a free schedule: the best freelance exchanges

For those who urgently need a part-time job as a lawyer remotely, vacancies and projects posted on freelance exchanges will help you quickly find direct customers.

weblancer
freelansim.ru
freelancejob.com
freelance.com

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Freelancers - who are they and what do they do, what is freelancing and what options for remote work on the Internet exist

Hello, dear readers of the KtoNaNovenkogo.ru blog. In articles about the methods of making money online today and about online business, I mentioned freelancing, but did not go into the details of this phenomenon, which is gaining popularity every day. Today I want to just correct this defect and talk about pros and cons of life as an online freelancer and not just on the internet.

We will try to understand what freelancing is and why hiring remote workers can be a process that benefits both sides of these business relations(both employee and employer).

This phenomenon also has disadvantages (according to Robert Kiyosaki), but thanks to the many advantages, the number of adherents of this way of existence in our complex world is constantly increasing. Instructions for remote work on the Internet for beginners and a list of resources necessary to find a customer will be given. Suddenly a freelancer will wake up in you too and it will change your life dramatically? A? Why not?!

Who are freelancers and what do they do?

In Runet freelancer is a private person(although it can also be an individual entrepreneur), who undertakes to perform a certain amount of work (task). By and large, this may not be a remote job (for example, a builder doing repairs in an apartment, or an office worker hired for the duration of the assignment), but most often the employer and the contractor find each other and maintain relationships via the Internet (online).

Actually, it was with the birth and growth of the popularity of the Internet (what is it?) that this type of labor activity and got so popular. In the general sense of the word, freelancing should be understood as performance of work by an independent contractor(freelancer).

To some extent, the concept of a freelancer also includes an individual entrepreneur (Individual Entrepreneur), but these definitions are not identical. A freelancer is, as a rule, one person who is hired to carry out certain buildings, and an individual entrepreneur may himself have a staff of employees for whom he will be the leader (employer).

The main advantage of freelancing remote work is the absence of bosses, alarm clocks and Mondays. However, when viewed from a different angle, each of the described advantages can also be considered a disadvantage. But first things first.

Let's first see which specialties are the most in demand and they most often offer their services in the remote work market(we will now consider only online freelancing as fundamental).

What Do Online Freelancers Do?

Text processing specialists- Seo and ordinary copywriters (create texts), rewriters (recycle other people's texts), content managers (respond to the strategy of filling the site with content), editors and proofreaders (check and correct style, spelling and punctuation), as well as various translators (technical texts, fiction, entire sites, etc.). In addition to virtuoso pen skills and knowledge of languages, such specialists often require knowledge in psychology, marketing, and analytics. The apotheosis of text freelancing can be considered writers who strive to write masterpieces for various publications for a percentage of their sales.
Programmers and administrators- write programs and scripts, solve the tasks assigned to them for the administration of sites, web servers, applications, etc. It also includes testers of various software products- games, programs, mobile applications, online services, site usability, etc. Among such specialists, the "gentleman's set" is knowledge of the design of various website engines (CMS), programming languages (JavaScript, PHP, Perl, etc.), the ability to work with databases, as well as virtuoso knowledge of markup languages - Html and CCS.
Designers- freelancing in this area can be done by: interior designers (landscapes), graphic designers (drawing banners, buttons, calendars, etc.), web designers (combining the makings of a programmer and an esthete), game designers and other variations of freelancers of this kind. It combines their heightened “sense of beauty” and the ability to work with various graphic programs (illustrator, Photoshop, CorelDraw, 3D Max, 4Studio, MAX, Maya), as well as basic knowledge in many related freelance specialties (for example, a web designer must be able to compose, master the basics of web programming, etc.)
Website promotion specialists- these are SEO-shniks (link builders), optimizers (usabelists), layout designers, specialists in attracting visitors to the site using various kinds advertising (banner, contextual, teaser, etc.), promotion specialists in in social networks, crowd marketers and web analytics. The knowledge of freelancers from this area should be extensive and, most importantly, “piping hot”, because everything is constantly changing in promotion (search engines introduce new algorithms and filters that change even basic approaches to promotion - like, for example, the recent Minusinsk from Yandex).
Moneymakers- freelancers who do not pinch "work for their uncle", but are looking for independent ways to earn money. As a rule, they do not unite, but work alone. With a stretch, I (and other bloggers) can also be called a moneymaker, which means - Freelanser. To earn money, you can use your own projects (including doorways) or traffic arbitrage (purchase it in context systems, teasers, etc., followed by a drain on an affiliate program or something similar). Knowledge for this kind of occupation requires very versatile, because a moneymaker must be a webmaster, layout designer, analyst, marketer, strategist, etc.
Coaches (trainers)- a kind of freelancers who are specialists (or consider themselves as such) in any field and offer their training services. Most often, this takes place in an online format (in the form of a webinar, correspondence or chat) both individually and as part of a group. Anything can be trained this way (my son, for example, hired a Freelancer as a fitness trainer, which cost him much less than a real trainer). To some extent, this type of freelancing can also be attributed to the infobusiness (creation and sale of training courses). From a freelancer in this case, in addition to knowledge in a certain area, it is also required the ability to intelligibly transfer this knowledge to students. If you decide to do this, then I advise you to pay attention to the system just click, which includes a full set of tools (affiliate program, store, email service, etc.).

Options for remote work not connected to the Internet

In addition, there are quite many areas of freelance, which are not directly connected to the Internet, and their work cannot always be classified as remote (online):

Engineers, architects and other qualified professionals who do not have a permanent job, are ready to perform contracts for companies or individuals(for example, create a project for a future home, design an electrician, heat supply, etc.). Services of this kind can be offered again via the Internet, or through newspaper advertisements, or through recommendations from those clients to whom the freelancer has already performed this work.
Freelancers include builders who carry out repairs in apartments or other premises, electricians, plumbers and people of other specialties who do not have any permanent employer, but are looking for them on their own.
Free-floating photographers and videographers. Their main "feeders" are weddings, anniversaries and other events that clients want to leave documented memories of. The search for clients for freelance can be conducted again by everyone accessible ways(Internet, website, newspapers, contextual advertising, recommendations, etc.)
Among journalists (writers or filmers) there is also a very large proportion of freelancers (for example, the same Graham Phillips), when the created material is then sold to publications or television channels that want to get it.
A lot of people in the field of jurisprudence and related fields work as freelancers, i.e. without being tied to any firm or organization (lawyers, consultants, free realtors, experts, visiting accountants, etc.)
Offline coaching (what is it?) is represented by tutors, who are also mostly “in free swimming”.
Until recently, “bombillas” (private drivers moonlighting as a cart driver) were common in our country, who were also a kind of freelancers (free artists).

At the same time, remote work is not always freelancing. For example, some firms practice the work of part of the employees at home, if the specifics of their occupations allow it. In this case, money is saved on renting premises and the time of the employee, which he does not now spend on the road. However, such an employee is not a Freelancer, although he has more freedom than an office employee.

People become freelancers for a variety of reasons. For some, it is a problem to constantly go to the office (for people with disabilities or women with small children), for some it is psychologically difficult to work in the office, and for some, the main advantage is the ability to choose tasks yourself, and not do what is assigned.

IN percentage there are a lot of those who are constantly or temporarily freelancing around the world, and their number is constantly growing. It is possible that this way of “maintaining your pants” will be more to your liking than living in the office.

Pros and cons of remote work on the Internet

Despite the fact that we have already found out (freelancing is not only and not so much remote work), nevertheless, in this article I want to talk about online work, because it is close to the topic of this blog and what I do myself.

The pros of working as a freelancer

There are no bosses, alarm clocks and Mondays, which for many is the main advantage. In other words, freelancing gives you a sense of freedom and independence. You are free to choose your own orders, plan your own working day (or night) and choose the days on which you will rest.
Remote work allows you not to waste time on the road and money on travel (and you don’t have to buy a suit). We got up, washed ourselves, sat down at the computer (right in pajamas) - and you are already at work. Lepota, as for me.
Can be performed high paying job living in the "outback", with only a computer and Internet access at hand. Often, a freelancer's income (in this case) is an order of magnitude greater than what he could earn in real life at his place of residence. This frees many talented professionals from the need to change their place of residence in pursuit of interesting work and a long ruble.
Some Freelancers are not tied to a specific place of residence at all - as long as there is electricity and the Internet (albeit episodic). This allows you to travel around the world (Goa, Vietnam, Gadyukino village, etc.) and live where you like as much as you want. Again, this is all about the freedom that freelancing gives.
The entire freelance services market will be open to you, where there are a huge number of employers and offers. With the proper approach and an appropriate reputation, you will not be left without work even in a crisis.
You will have a clearly defined scope of work, and everything that needs to be done additionally will be paid, unlike office work, where you will have to realize all the fantasies of your manager within the limits of your measured salary.
You will have the opportunity to devote enough time to your family (at least your family will at least see you, albeit from the back), because you will only save several hours of your life a day on an unnecessary road to work.

Freelancing is an activity that is not for everyone.

As in any other case, many of the noted pluses, under certain circumstances, can also be considered as minuses. If we generalize, then to the significant disadvantages of being a freelancer can be attributed:

In addition to actually doing the work, you will have to spend time selling your service, i.e. search for a suitable employer (advertise your services, start a website with a portfolio, advertise on freelance exchanges, etc.), as well as keep your eyes open so as not to become a victim of fraud (the customer can receive the ordered work, but not pay for it). To do this, you will need to discuss in detail all the controversial and slippery points, and also apply measures to protect against fraud.
In the absence of a boss and a clear daily routine, it can be quite difficult for many to get together and voluntarily “start to work hard”, when you can easily turn on a movie, play computer game, chat in social networks or go deep into reading the news (after all, no one will knock on the hands for this). Not everyone is easily given such a thing as self-discipline, and many need a pressure factor for fruitful work (a boss, colleagues sitting next to them, a system administrator who disables access to social networks, etc.).
There is no social package in the form of sick leave, paid holidays, etc. of things. Get sick - starve or eat the stash. This also includes an extremely unstable level of income, quite well characterized by the expression - "sometimes thick, sometimes empty." You will need to adapt to this way of doing things.
If you want to receive a pension in the future, you will have to register Individual Entrepreneur and make some extra effort to keep records and pay taxes (either hire a freelance accountant for this case, or deal with some Internet accounting like My Case yourself).
Working from home (remote) seems to be the ideal option for almost everyone, but it is far from being the case. Sometimes it is much easier to create a working environment in the office than at home, where children are noisy, and family members do not take your work seriously, not understanding why you cannot be distracted and go to the store, vacuum, go for a walk with a child (dog), etc.
It is difficult to plan large enough purchases, because it is quite difficult to get a loan for an individual entrepreneur, and it is very difficult to understand how much income you will have for at least the next year. But, this is my pure IMHO (what is it?).

Who hires freelancers

As you understand, freelancing is played by two players - the employer and the contractor. For the sake of completeness, let's also take a look at what makes Freelancer attractive for the customer compared to a regular employee:

The campaign may not have office workers at all, but only freelancers (or their number can be significantly reduced). This allows you to save on the rental of premises and their furnishings.
A full-time employee will have to pay not only for the work performed, but also for the time spent at the workplace, which may not be profitable at all. And the social package, as mentioned above, is not required for a freelancer. Yes, and terminate the contract with a freelance artist is much easier than to fire a negligent staff member.
The employer has much more space to choose the “ideal performer”, because the freelance market is not limited to the place where the office is located. Often, highly qualified and not very demanding specialists for their work can be found on the other side of the world.

At the same time, some significant disadvantages of hiring freelancers for the performance of a particular job is not visible (except for the conservative approach that many employers have). Is it just impossible to come up and look over your shoulder remote employee to find out whether he is busy with business or again began to play solitaire. But when paying for the result, this is not particularly important.

What is freelancing and how to start earning

I want to give a few principles that, in my opinion, should be guided by for a successful career in freelancing (increase in income due to an increase in the number of completed orders and the possibility of increasing fees for their implementation).

First and foremost - gotta love what you do . Otherwise, nothing will come of it. The work of a freelancer is for the most part “plowing” (albeit for more money than you can get working in real life). But if your chosen area of application of effort causes rejection in you, then you will not last long. First of all, you should like your work, and this is the most important thing. For example, I would not have been able to devote all my free time this blog (sometimes 12-15 hours a day), if I didn’t like all this.
Get a separate mailbox, ICQ (Skype) to communicate with clients, buy a separate SIM card, and also create wallets in popular payment systems to get paid for your work (and it would not hurt to get a card in case payment is possible only by bank transfer).
Soberly assess your capabilities and take only those orders that you are able to fulfill. Be sure to clarify the task in order to avoid further inconsistencies due to misunderstandings. For example, I do not undertake to write reviews on topics where I know little.
It is possible that the current level of your knowledge in the chosen specialty does not yet reach the level required for freelancing. In this case, it will be possible to improve your level by using the training courses recommended on the network, coaching or just books.
The issue of price must be decided before the start of work. It should be justified by your labor costs and the complexity of the work. You should not talk about changing the cost of work after the conclusion of the contract. In terms of prices for your services, you can navigate the freelance exchanges and other thematic resources below. At first, you may have to dump (or even work for free) in order to build a portfolio of work characterizing you on the good side (sometimes a special website is created under the portfolio that advertises the services provided, and it is also placed on exchanges).
It is probably clear that meeting the deadlines for completing work is a big plus and will encourage the employer to further cooperate with you, as well as recommend your services to their colleagues and acquaintances. The same applies to the correction of found errors - their timely elimination eliminates the very fact of their occurrence. Of course, it is better not to make mistakes, but we are all human.
be careful. Employers quite often offer freelancers to participate in competitions (selection competitions), but often with only one goal - to get the job they need for free. In the vast majority of cases, a good portfolio for the customer will be enough to make a decision on choosing a contractor.

At the same time, many reputable campaigns offer to perform test work, and here you need to make sure that the task is the same for everyone, and there is no fraud, when the customer then collects from free pieces what he would have to pay for otherwise. In general, this is a reminder that you need to keep your ears open and try not to fall for the bait of freebie lovers, which abound in this market.

To do this, you can agree on a separate payment for each of the completed stages of work, or give the customer for verification full version, but only a part (or a demo version) sufficient to assess the quality of performance (the rest is already transferred after payment is made). Sometimes they practice prepayment, as I do, for example, when I order reviews. For major projects you can try to use the services of a guarantor (intermediary) when transferring money and work performed (similar to a deposit box).

The hardest thing to start. You will have to learn how to motivate yourself to work, plan your time, learn how to find clients, set up a full-fledged workplace. However, it is at this time that the foundation is laid, and it will be important to start acquiring regular customers (this is an excellent substrate for stabilizing income), develop a strategy for negotiating with clients and learn to be philosophical about refusals, inconsistencies and even cases of deception (but try not to fall for the bait in the future).

As mentioned above, a freelancer needs to deal with the issue of paying taxes. good decision, in my opinion, is the opening of an individual entrepreneur in a simplified way (you can do it for free here). As a rule, Freelancers do not incur any costs other than labor costs, so they choose the STS with 6%, which is not much in my opinion. In addition, when you open an individual entrepreneur, you start to have experience for a future pension, which is also good. If your income is more or less decent, then almost all payments to the pension fund can be received back a little later in the form of tax deductions. If you decide, then check out my article on choosing a bank where to open an IP account.

It is not uncommon for freelancers to form a team to complete some complex project, and then, having worked together, organize a company. It will be possible to search for a vacancy in such teams on thematic forums. Well, you can search for ordinary clients on the freelance exchanges below, or among your friends or acquaintances (through word of mouth).

Freelance exchanges and sites for finding remote online work

The main problem and challenge facing a freelancer is to find employers. As well as the latter, they strive to find the most suitable performer for them (for price and qualifications). It is quite understandable that the best solution to these two problems is something like a remote job search exchange.

Freelance exchanges

Workzilla- suitable for novice users who are just trying their hand at freelancing, because there are many orders that do not require special skills. Also, thanks to the rather unusual process of registering performers, where a test task is required, the employers of this exchange have to a certain extent a guarantee of the adequacy of the Freelancers available there. You can read more about the Workzilla exchange in the article at the link provided.
Quark- freelance exchange with innovative approach to the organization of relationships between the customer and the contractor, which can significantly simplify the life of both. Read more about Quark in my review article.
weblancer- this is probably the most convenient freelance exchange for novice users. Here they try to protect newcomers as much as possible from fraud by customers. There are several options for paid accounts that allow you to earn significantly more, so when you get comfortable on the exchange, it makes sense to switch to one of them.
Free-lance.ru (FL.ru)- search for customers and performers for remote work in the IT field (advertising, programming, webmastering, design, etc.). On this moment is almost the largest freelance exchange in Runet. It has its own catalog and rating of freelancers, which is formed on the basis of employers' ratings, the activity of performers, the number of works in the portfolio, etc. And also in this remote work exchange, a store is available for professional accounts, where you can put up your work for sale (texts, programs, template design, etc.)
freelance.ru one of the oldest and possibly best exchanges in runet. There is a convenient mechanism for finding a contractor for projects of any complexity, the possibility of full communication, as well as the ability to protect yourself from fraud when concluding a deal thanks to the special tools of this freelance exchange. On paid accounts, freelancers get additional features - a rise in the rating, the ability to use the store, and much more.
FreelanceJob.ru- an exchange for professional freelancers, so beginners, before being added here, should have experience in their field (get a portfolio), because to get on the list of performers you will have to make a portfolio of the work you have already completed. Otherwise, this service is quite convenient and thoughtful (professional).
Of the bourgeois exchanges, it is probably worth mentioning Elance.com And freelancer.com(completely Russified interface).

These were exchanges of general specialization, but there are also highly specialized freelance solutions. For example, in an article about content exchanges and copywriting, I listed services for meeting the customer and the executor of text tasks. By the way, this blog has a detailed description of working with some of them: Advego, Textsale and Etxt content exchanges.

Similar solutions exist for programmers (1clancer.ru, Freelansim.ru), lawyers (Pravoved.ru), designers and other freelancers. But the above services are convenient, first of all, with a huge choice of performers and customers, and well-established functionality. However, exchanges, in my opinion, are needed precisely for the initial start, and only then, acquiring regular customers, it will be possible to partially or completely switch to work directly (without intermediaries). IMHO.

Freelancer sites - where else can you find a customer or contractor

Also remote online work can be searched on thematic forums:

Yes, I must say more about receiving and cashing out money earned remotely. This is especially true for those who earn money abroad.

There is such a thing - payoneer card. It was created specifically to make life easier for a freelancer, to give him the opportunity to withdraw and spend the money he earned anywhere. Read more in the article about the Pioneer system in the article linked.

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Remote work exchanges (general)
Popularity Leaders:
Remote work exchanges for copywriters
Here are the main exchanges for copywriters that allow you to sell or buy articles and texts for websites.
Etxt.ru is a popular exchange of copywriters and translators. A lot of work on copywriting and rewriting, you can sell finished articles. Good technical support.

Text.ru is an exchange for copywriters and rewriters. There are expensive orders with high tariffs, as well as with a negotiated price.

Copylancer.ru is a content exchange with average prices from 25 to 100 rubles. for 1000 characters of text.

Glavred Exchange is Maxim Ilyakhov's service where you can find a professional copywriter, editor, proofreader, editor-in-chief. There are no projects on the exchange, only a portfolio of specialists!

Miratext.ru is an exchange for copywriters with a high payment for exchanges up to 150 rubles. for 1000 characters. To work on this exchange, you must pass a test to confirm your qualifications.

Qcomment.ru - the exchange offers to earn money by writing comments, reviews, filling forums.

Turbotext.ru is a new exchange of texts and articles. On the site you can find orders for texts for sites, as well as sell finished articles.

Textovik.su is a new exchange for copywriters. There is a shop for selling finished articles.

Advego.ru is one of the most popular exchanges for copywriters, authors of texts, posters. You can buy or sell articles on the site, but competition among performers is high.

Textsale.ru is one of the most popular copywriter exchanges. On the site you can sell texts and articles at competitive prices. The exchange has a rating of popular articles - watch it and write articles on popular topics, this will increase the chances of quick sale texts!

Contentmonster.ru is a new exchange for copywriters. Lots of tasks. To get started, you need to pass a test in Russian.

Txt.ru is an exchange for experienced copywriters. They pay 35 rubles. for 1000 characters. There are enough tasks. Cons for beginners - high quality requirements, payments are not every day.

Neotext.ru is a content exchange, there are usually many orders for texts for websites.

TextBroker.ru is a popular exchange for copywriters that allows you to sell texts for $2-6 per 1000 characters.

My-publication.ru is a professional community of copywriters, remote work. Vacancies, projects, portfolios, blogs.

Smart-copywriting.com is an exchange for copywriters, an interesting project.

Votimenno.ru is an exchange for namers. Since 2008 he has been working in Russia. The essence of the work is to come up with names for companies, domain names, slogans. Project budgets are usually 500-2000 rubles.

Krasnoslov.ru is a young text exchange. Beginners can try their hand.

Exchanges for programmers
Exchanges of programmers in the segments of web development, startups and 1C.
Exchanges for lawyers, accountants and HR
Pravoved.ru is an exchange for lawyers and attorneys. Clients ask questions - lawyers get paid for answers. To get started, simply register with the service.

9111.ru - the service allows lawyers to earn money. You can also take advantage of free legal advice on the site.

HRtime.ru is a remote work exchange for specialists in the field of HR, recruitment, personnel.

HRSpace.hh.ru - service famous company headhunter. Designed for freelance recruiters. The service publishes applications for recruitment. If you fill a vacancy, you get a reward.

JungleJobs.ru - the service allows recruiters to earn money on recruiting. If you select a suitable candidate, you will receive a reward.

Exchanges for designers, illustrators
Exchanges for actors, models, photographers
Wedlife.ru — catalog wedding photographers and videographers. Performer rating.

Weddywood.ru is a directory of wedding photographers, videographers, florists, leading and other specialists in the field of organizing and conducting weddings.

Fotoimena.com is an exchange for photographers and videographers.

Exchange for actors and models - information about castings for movies, TV shows, filming.

Photovideozayavka.rf - exchange for photographers.

Photo shop on Etxt.ru — the site has a shop where you can sell or buy photos. The cost of the photo is set by the author.

Exchanges for builders, engineers, architects
Profi.ru is a directory of private specialists that brings together more than 200 thousand professionals and 500 types of services, including construction and repair. Registration for customers and freelancers is free.

Jobs for interior designers are one-time and permanent jobs for interior designers and decorators. New projects every day.

Remontnik.ru - orders for construction and repair are published on the stock exchange.

The Forumhouse.ru exchange is a construction exchange. Lots of projects from small to large.

MyHome.ru is a directory of specialists in design, architecture, construction, repair and decoration.

Houzz.ru is a directory of experts in interior design, construction and architecture, and home improvement.

We are at home - remote work for architects, designers, constructors, technicians, engineering systems specialists, 3D visualizers. Tenders for design work

Projectants.ru is a remote work service for engineers.

Apartment Krasivo - exchange for builders, search for orders for the repair of apartments and offices. The exchange takes a commission for its services.

The City of Masters is a forum where builders, teams, and private craftsmen are looking for.

Exchanges for students
Vsesdal.com - help students complete work and get paid for it. Lots of projects, user-friendly interface.

Author24.ru is an online exchange of authors and customers of term papers, tests, abstracts. Major service with a wide range of services.

Help-s.ru - help solve problems, write abstracts and earn money on it!

Studlance.ru - complete student assignments and earn money. Also on the service you can order the execution of student papers from term papers, essays, reports and tests to more complex tasks.

Reshaem.net - on the site you can order the solution of problems in various subjects. To make money on solving problems, you need to write to the administration of the service.

Peshkariki.ru - the exchange allows you to earn extra money as a courier. The site publishes orders for the delivery of goods, completing which you can earn. For one delivery they pay 150-300 rubles, there are orders more expensive. Works in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Helper.ru - on the site you can find a part-time job as a nanny, nurse, tutor.

IQ2U - A site for teachers, teachers and educators. Pupils, applicants and students at IQ2U will find a lot of useful materials.

Exchanges for webmasters and bloggers
Popular exchanges for webmasters that allow you to earn money on your own website.
Blogun is an exchange for bloggers. Through the exchange, you can sell posting and advertising publications on your blog or website.

Sape.ru - on the stock exchange, you can rent links from your site and receive a stable monthly income.

Telderi.ru - on the stock exchange you can buy or sell a site, including income-generating. The cost of sites ranges from a few hundred to more than a million rubles.

GoGetLinks.net is an exchange for buying / selling eternal links. Webmasters can earn by placing links in news and articles on their site.

Other exchanges for freelancers, new projects
Selfboss.ru is the optimal exchange for beginners. Free registration on the exchange. There are vacancies and a freelance service store.

5bucks.ru is a new microservices exchange with a fixed price of $5 or 300 rubles. (at the current exchange rate).

Moguza.ru - on the service, freelancers post offers on what they can do and for how much (for example, I will make a website for 1000 rubles). You can find an artist on a small budget.

Kwork.ru - the service allows you to sell and buy various services at a fixed price of 500 rubles. Thus, the problem of dumping is solved.

FreelanceJob.ru is positioned as an exchange for professional freelancers with a good portfolio.

Profiteka.ru is a directory of specialists. On the site you can register and add your portfolio.

Vakvak.ru - vacancies for translators. In the free version, you can view jobs posted 12 hours ago and later. A paid subscription is required to receive fresh vacancies.

Wowworks.ru - on the service you can take orders for small services in the field of IT, courier services, household repairs, etc.

Free-lancers.net is a young but promising telecommuting exchange for freelancers of almost any profession. Great opportunities for portfolio design. Freelance rating.

Golance.ru is an exchange for teamwork. It has built-in project management tools.

Web-lance.net is a new remote work exchange. Gain popularity.

Revolance.ru is a small, but convenient and friendly freelancing exchange.

Allfreelancers.su is a remote work exchange for freelancers of all professions.

Freelancerbay.com is a promising service for freelancers, great opportunities for setting up an account and portfolio, low prices for paid accounts. There are enough orders in different areas - copywriting, translations, design, programming, website promotion.

Free-lance.su is an exchange that is gaining popularity, new projects appear daily. Among the advantages of the service, one can note the presence of direct contacts of employers in the project (mail, ICQ, telephone).