Lawyer's character

While he was waiting for the bus to return to his residence, Son's call came. Director Sun told him that the criminal case of the Zhong family that he talked about before would come to the office on Monday and ask him to be prepared and try to win the case.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Yi knew that there was something interesting about this case, otherwise the person involved would not get it back. He was both excited and worried. This case might become the first criminal case he signed after joining the law firm.

He couldn't wait to see the client. He felt like he was preparing to meet his girlfriend when he was in love. He was afraid that she would come, that she wouldn't come, and even more afraid that she would do whatever he wanted!

On Monday morning, Fang Yi met Zhong Bin. The two of them went straight to the topic without exchanging too much greetings.

"Lawyer Fang, I read the case you sent. Although your opinion is contrary to the opinions of several lawyers we met before, my father and I still believe in you more.

We want to entrust my brother's case to you. I wonder if you will accept the entrustment? "Zhong Bin said sincerely.

"No problem, I accept the commission. Thank you and your father for your trust." Fang Yi said. Although he had already guessed the answer, when the other party proposed the commission, he was still a little excited, and his heart was finally relieved.

"Lawyer Fang, my brother's case will go to trial on the 10th next month. What do you think of the legal fees?" Zhong Bin asked.

Fang Yi was stunned. He was so focused on negotiating the case and signing the contract that he forgot to ask Director Sun how to charge the lawyer's fees.

"I am mainly responsible for negotiating the specific circumstances of the case and the defense plan. The legal fees are determined by our director. Please wait a moment, I will ask the director." Fang Yi finished speaking, stood up, left the conference room, and went to the director's office.

After listening to Fang Yi's report, Sun Zhengyi was overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and scratched his head: "Let's charge him 30,000 yuan for this case! Our county has a low income, and although the Zhong family is considered rich, according to you, Zhong Wen's case Basically, it is a sure thing. There is a high probability that he will be sentenced. It is just a matter of a few more days or a few days less.

If you can help them reduce their sentence, the case will be considered a win! The person involved must be grateful. "

"Okay! I understand, I will try my best." Fang Yi was about to leave after saying that, but was stopped by Sun Zhengyi again.

“After a while, you discuss the case with the client, try to mention the prison term as high as possible, speak from the top of your head, and keep the client’s expectations to a minimum.

When the court sentences it, as long as the sentence is lower than what you said, the person involved will definitely feel that it is your credit and will not mess with you. " Sun Zhengyi patiently imparted his experience.

Fang Yi thought for a moment and understood that if the client's expectations were too high and the client was originally guilty and had to let the lawyer plead innocent, it would be difficult for the lawyer to explain to the client when the court sentenced him. Even if the lawyer fulfills his obligation to remind, the client may still act evil, and even if he doesn't say it openly, it will secretly damage the lawyer's reputation.

The lawyer cannot give an accurate sentence at the negotiation stage, because the sentence for that crime and the number of years of the sentence are not in the lawyer's control at all. The lawyer can only use the law to make the suspect squat in there for as few days as possible and touch him. When there are problematic cases, we try our best to defend them not guilty, that’s all. This is the role of lawyers.

Therefore, it is particularly important to lower the client's expectations when negotiating a case. If the client can accept the lawyer's defense strategy, the subsequent trial will go smoothly. If not, the lawyer will have to consider whether to take the case.

Sun Zhengyi's words will not harm the interests of the parties, but will only make the lawyer's case smoother, so Fang Yi agrees with his statement.

"Lawyer Fang, what did Director Sun say?" Zhong Bin asked when he saw Fang Yi walking into the conference room.

"Director Sun means that the lawyer's fee for your brother's case is 30,000 yuan. This will last until the verdict is made," Fang Yi said.

"Well, I'll go back and discuss it with my dad. If there's no problem, we'll come over and sign the contract tomorrow morning. Can you give me a copy of the entrustment agreement? I'll take it back and show it to my dad," Zhong Bin said.

"Okay, I'll print one for you in a moment. It's our firm's standard text." Fang Yi said and sent a message to the front desk, asking the front desk to print a commission agreement for the criminal case.

"Lawyer Fang, I want to ask you again, how many years do you estimate the sentence for my brother's case will be?" Zhong Bin said.

"The crime of rape is generally punishable by a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years. If there are circumstances that aggravate the punishment legally, the crime is punishable by a fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years, life imprisonment, or death.

However, I don’t think there is any aggravation of punishment in your brother’s case. The prison term should be between three years and less than ten years. We will discuss the specific litigation plan after we sign the agreement! "Fang Yi said.

The case has not been entrusted yet, and the lawyer's fees have not been paid. If you talk too much at this time, the client may use the plan given by the lawyer to find a cheap lawyer to represent the case. Fang Yi is afraid that Zhong Bin will continue to ask questions, so he can only say this many.

Zhong Bin was a businessman and naturally understood what Fang Yi meant, so he said goodbye and left the law firm.

Zhengyi Law Firm does not have much business. Only three of the seven existing lawyers are salaried lawyers, including Fang Yi, and the other two are named Zhao Zhongcheng and Chu Huai.

Zhao Zhongcheng is thirty-five years old. His family is local and he lives in a village not far from the county seat. Chu Huai was forty years old. His hometown was in the county. He later entered the system through his own work. Later, he couldn't survive and changed his career to become a lawyer.

Lawyer Zhao is from a guild and is not very good at what he does. He is a typical snake oil, and it is the kind of snake oil with very poor quality.

Chu Huai's professional level is limited compared to Zhao Zhongcheng, otherwise he wouldn't have been practicing for more than ten years and still be a salaried lawyer.

When the Zhong Bin family first came to consult on Zhong Wen's criminal case, it was Zhao Zhongcheng who received them. However, after the negotiation, the Zhong family had no further information. Sun Zhengyi shamelessly contacted Zhong Bin several times and found out that the Zhong family was very dissatisfied with Lawyer Zhao after meeting other lawyers and felt that his professional ability was not good enough.

Later, Fang Yi resigned and wanted to join a law firm. Sun Zhengyi decided to try again. After a lot of effort, he brought the Zhong family over again, but Fang Yi finally negotiated the case.

Seeing that the contract he had failed to negotiate was about to be signed, it was strange that Zhao Zhongcheng felt so good. Isn't this a slap in the face in public?

Although he and Fang Yi had never interacted before, and Fang Yi had not officially started working as a lawyer at the law firm, and they had only met a few times and never even spoken to each other, Zhao Zhongcheng already hated him.

Fang Yi didn't know about all this, and Sun Zhengyi didn't think much about it, but Chu Huai saw everything!

In fact, Chu Huai's mood is not much better than that of Zhao Zhongcheng. Son Zhengyi handed over a fat job to a lawyer who has just joined the firm and has not officially started work. Doesn't this clearly mean that there is no capable person in the firm now? It wasn't just him, Zhao Zhongcheng, who was slapped in the face, there was also lawyer Chu who was a loser.