Lawyer's character

Wang Deyou has been a little troubled recently. The legal advisory contract of the large enterprise he worked for has expired. He originally thought that his service would be good and the contract would be renewed. But in the end, that large enterprise was replaced by one of the top three large enterprises in the city. Lawyers from law firms poached.

It is said that the legal fees for the newly signed legal consultant contract are much higher than those of Weimin Law Firm, but in fact the service is provided by a paralegal, and the lawyer is not even seen in person on weekdays.

Afterwards, Wang Deyou asked the general manager of the legal department of the large enterprise indirectly. The general manager replied that the newly signed legal consultant had a relationship with the group boss. In fact, the legal department was not very satisfied with the new legal consultant. , the assistant of the legal advisor who interacted with them on weekdays was far behind Wang Deyou in terms of experience and professional ability. But I have connections, so there is nothing I can do!

The general manager's words were like a bucket of cold water that woke up Wang Deyou. It turns out that no matter how good his professional ability is, it can't compare to his connections. This is true. No wonder old lawyers often say that a lawyer with strong professional ability may not necessarily have a good career, and a lawyer with a good career may not necessarily have strong professional ability. It turns out that resources are the key to a successful career.

Wang Deyou has been at Weimin Law Firm for nearly a year and is very familiar with the situation in the firm. There are seven lawyers in total, three of whom are partners and four are salaried lawyers.

In the past two years, Weimin Law Firm's annual income was only around 2 million yuan, which sounds like a lot, but in fact it was barely able to survive. Later, the director of the law firm spent a lot of effort to attract the large enterprise that Wang Deyou worked for, and the law firm's income increased.

All the business in the firm was brought in by the three partners. Now that the big clients are gone, and the firm has not developed a new large-scale consulting unit, it is all supported by trivial cases. Wang Deyou feels that his future is Slim.

In fact, most small law firms are in this state, barely surviving and not as profitable as imagined. On the other hand, some law firms do not recruit lawyers or focus on scale. They only have one person or three partners, spend some money to register at an address every year (just like investors spend some money to register at a virtual address to start a company), and then hire a The bag carries an official seal, and he goes around accepting business like a fairy, a proper leather bag company. But the cost is low, you can make a fortune, and you can live a good life.

On the contrary, small and medium-sized law firms like Weimin Law Firm are not large in scale. Every year, partners have to consider rent and employee costs, and work hard to develop new case sources, but they always want to expand the scale and squeeze out lawyers' wool. My heart is tired and my body is tired. Everyone's heart is higher than the sky, and their lives are bigger than paper. If they don't get God's blessing, they can only suffer.

On this day, Wang Deyou, who was bored, was called to the conference room by the administrative and personnel specialist.

"Lawyer Wang, you have been practicing law for several years, and your professional ability is obvious to all. Our platform as Weimin Law Firm is actually just like this, and it cannot provide much help to your development. As a lawyer, in the end, You definitely have to be independent. Only by working as a commission lawyer can you make big money.

The big client you are currently serving will not renew the contract, and your salaried lawyer contract will expire next month. Do you have any plans? How about you become a commission lawyer instead? "The administrative and human resources specialist said with an expression of "I'm doing it for your own good".

Although Wang Deyou had a premonition that this day would come sooner or later, he still felt a little overwhelmed when it actually arrived.

"As a commission lawyer, I have no case source. I wonder if the firm can allocate some cases to me?" Wang Deyou said hesitantly.

Wang Deyou felt that since there were no big clients in the firm, there were still cases that could be handled. Although the fees for the cases were lower, they were still better than those in the county. Being a salaried lawyer was not a problem, but after listening to the words of the administrative and personnel specialist, His heart went cold. This is the time to go out!

When the administrative and human resources specialist was interviewed, Weimin Law Firm boasted everything, "Buy a car in one year, buy a house in two years, and reach the peak of your life in three years." Wang Deyou did not make this up out of thin air. But now...

“For the time being, the firm really can’t give you much help. The workload of the existing salaried lawyers is not full, and you know this.

Actually, it was difficult for everyone in the beginning. As long as you survive the first one or two years, things will get better gradually. Look at the director of our office, when he first became independent, he was miserable. He wished that the landlord would block the door every month to collect debts. Don't you think he has managed it now?

You also know that our firm’s cases and perennial legal advisory unit are brought over by the director and two partners. Our firm’s business is not doing well this year and we cannot support so many salaried lawyers...

To put it bluntly, in addition to you, there is another salaried lawyer in the firm who wants to switch to a commission lawyer. "The administrative and human resources specialist said with a helpless expression.

Having said this, Wang Deyou looked disappointed and didn't know what to say. There was no business in the firm and his partners were anxious. It seems that the only option is to become a commission lawyer instead and give it a try.

…

Liu Qiaoling's case was finally entrusted to Fang Yi, but the legal fee was not the 50,000 yuan negotiated before, but 40,000 yuan. This was the result of Xie Youhe's final negotiation.

Because Liu Qiaoling came to Fang Yi and asked Fang Yi to represent her case by name, Gu Datong finally defined this case as Fang Yi's personal case source, not the team's case. The lawyer's fee was split 50-50, and Fang Yi besides paying his own Apart from personal income tax, you don’t need to worry about anything else.

It is always easy for large law firms to recruit lawyers. Just like those famous big companies, they not only have good remuneration, a large platform, and face when speaking out, but they also have experience in many types of business. The most important thing is the relationship among peers within the law firm. You can introduce business to each other, exchange knowledge, and introduce business that you are not good at to colleagues.

After several rounds of interviews, the litigation practice group of Gu Datong’s team finally gathered three lawyers. The new male lawyer’s surname is Li. He is a master of law from a well-known university. He is about thirty years old and just joined the job a few days ago. .

On this day, Fang Yi came back from the consulting unit in the morning. He picked up his tea cup and drank a few sips. He turned around and suddenly found that the workstation behind him was empty. The newly received office supplies were still on the table, but none of his personal belongings such as cups were gone. .

"Lao Xie, is the new lawyer Li on a business trip?" Fang Yi turned back to look at Xie Youhe.

"No, Lawyer Li resigned. When you went to the consulting unit yesterday afternoon, he mentioned his resignation and left this morning." Xie Youhe replied, putting down the case materials in his hands.

"Resigned?" Fang Yi was a little surprised.

Although the treatment of Gu Datong's team is not the best, it is not that bad. Lawyer Li left just a few days after arriving. Fang Yi speculated that it was not the issue of treatment.