Lawyer's character

Everyone started chatting after a few glasses of wine, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. The most talked about things in the village were things in the village. Fang Yi didn't know much about it and couldn't go on talking with everyone for a few words.

In order to ease Fang Yi's embarrassment, Fang Mao chatted with him from time to time, drinking and eating food.

At this time, Fang Mao's wife Zhao Cuixia finished her work, wiped her hands and came over: "Brother Fang Yi, sister has something to do, let's go over there and talk."

Fang Yi got up and followed Zhao Cuixia to the side and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter?"

“I used to have a sister who supplied me with game meat. But then I heard that raising parrots was profitable, so the couple stopped raising game meat and rented a piece of land in the village to start raising parrots.

On New Year's Day, I heard that she was arrested for illegally selling precious and endangered wild animals. A few days ago, her husband asked me about the lawyer who helped me handle my previous case, so I recommended you to him.

I thought I should tell you about this. Don't blame your sister-in-law for talking too much. "Zhao Cuixia said with some embarrassment.

"How could it be? My sister-in-law introduced the case to me. I should thank you. Don't worry, if he comes to me, I will definitely give him a discount." Fang Yi said with a smile.

"No! Don't discount! That's not what I meant. I have not had any contact with them for several years, and we are not related to each other. It is purely business. You can charge as much legal fees as you want. You don't need to discount based on my face. " Zhao Cuixia said hurriedly.

Only then did Fang Yi realize that Zhao Cuixia was simply introducing the case to him, not wanting him to get a discount on the legal fees because of her face.

Originally, Fang Yi wanted to report to Wanhua United Law Firm in the city after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Anyway, the new lawyer's license had not been issued yet, so there was no harm in waiting. But a few days after the Chinese New Year, the administrative specialist of Wanhua United Law Firm called him and told him that his lawyer's license had been issued and asked him to get it.

Fang Yi saw that there was nothing going on at home and that it was not interesting to be a big-eyed but small-eyed person, so he told his father and drove back to the city the next day.

Fang Yi arrived at Wanhua United Law Firm, received his lawyer's license, and went to report to Assistant Feng. Assistant Feng arranged for him to be an assistant in the team's litigation department.

Fang Yi asked and found out that Xie Youhe came to the institute yesterday to report. Wang Deyou was more active than the two of them and came to report on the first day after the holiday.

The assistant of the litigation department is a young girl in her twenties, named Zhou Ying, with a melon-shaped face and a pair of smiling eyes. She looks very festive. She wears a ponytail, which dangles when she walks, giving people a very playful feeling. It is said that she majored in legal secretarial. She just joined the team last year and is preparing for the judicial examination.

"Lawyer Fang, our litigation department is affiliated with Director Wan's team. Including you, there are twenty people in total. We hired another lawyer two years ago and are going through the procedures for changing offices.

In addition to the cases distributed in the group, the lawyers in the litigation department also take on legal aid cases, and the legal aid case teams are given a subsidy of 500 yuan each. Zhou Ying introduced Fang Yi as she walked away.

"Are there many legal aid cases? Does every lawyer have to do it?" Fang Yi asked.

The lawyer in the litigation department doesn't have a basic salary. He doesn't want to be busy with legal aid cases all day long. It's not that he has no public spirit, it's just that he doesn't make money.

"Don't worry about this. Legal aid cases are usually assigned by Lawyer Wan. Although our team receives a lot of legal aid cases every year, there are lawyers in the department who particularly like to handle such cases and generally do not assign them to other lawyers. , unless you encounter a particularly complicated case." Zhou Ying said with a smile.

"There are still people who like legal aid cases?!" Fang Yi asked doubtfully.

"Well, because legal aid cases have low risk and are available all year round, the income is stable!" Zhou Ying turned to look at Fang Yi and said with a smile: "Our law firm is a major legal aid company in the city, and only Wan Lawyers' team can handle legal aid cases. ..." Zhou Ying did not continue and gave him a "you know" look.

Big legal aid company in the city! Only Wan Lawyer’s team handles legal aid cases in the firm! Hey, darling, how many cases did you get this year? The sources of cases are stable, payment is guaranteed, and the risks are small. No wonder some lawyers like to litigate legal aid cases. Big law firms are rich in resources, both in dragon and rat ways.

Fang Yi was so surprised that his jaw almost dropped to the ground, making Zhou Ying giggle.

After Zhou Ying added Fang Yi to the litigation department's business group that handles cases and the team that releases information within the firm, she took him to meet his new colleagues.

In principle, lawyers in the litigation department must come to the law firm every day, but because there is no basic salary, many lawyers often work outside to develop their own cases. Only when they grab a case in the group or make an appointment with a client to discuss the case, they will come to the law firm. Only a few lawyers come to the law firm every day. The litigation department is a loose department and it all depends on self-consciousness.

Lawyers in the litigation department get the same commission ratio for their own cases as the commission lawyers in the firm. At first, Fang Yi couldn't understand why Director Wan set it up like this, but later he figured it out.

Thirty percent of the commission lawyer's legal fees go to the firm, while 30% of the commission for lawyers in the team litigation department who handles their own cases goes to the team and half to the firm. Director Wan is profitable.

Director Wan's team provides case sources, and lawyers can develop their own business. It is very suitable for lawyers who have been working for some years and want to be independent but have unstable case sources. I don’t know how many senior lawyers have been retained by the team’s provision of case sources. After all, litigation business lasts for three years and sometimes there is less business. When there is a shortage, it is very important for lawyers to have a team that can support them.

Zhou Ying led Fang Yi to his desk in the litigation department and introduced him to three lawyers, two men and one woman. We were both colleagues and rivals, so there was not much enthusiasm. After a brief greeting, the three of them went about their business. went. Fang Yi didn't even remember their names.

Looking at the backs of his lukewarm colleagues, Fang Yi thought to himself: Isn't this the so-called wolf culture? In his opinion, the Litigation Department is more like cultivating worms and trying to survive. Although there will be mutual cooperation, the only thing that maintains the relationship between everyone is interests. But this is okay, the relationship is simple, there is not so much worldliness, and there is less need for favors.

The team's office area is surrounded by independent offices. The office area is in the middle and is divided into four areas by a cross-shaped corridor. Two of the four areas belong to the team's litigation department and legal advisory department respectively. The two areas are occupied by the case negotiation department. Occupied by lawyers, chief assistants and department assistants, Fang Yi's workstation is close to the independent office on the west side.

"Lawyer Fang, there are internal team rules on the table. Please take a look. If you need legal documents in the future, you can tell me directly through the system and I will help you prepare them. The team uses the standard legal documents of the firm and lawyers are not allowed to draft them alone. Of course, special circumstances are excluded, but it needs to be reviewed by a law firm." Zhou Ying said.