Lawyer's character

"Lawyer Fang, how many years do you think my sentence will be if my case is found to be a crime of illegal disposal of seized property?" Liu Qiaoling asked with a frown.

"It's hard to say. I think the best result is that you are sentenced to probation and do not have to serve time in prison. Of course, whether your behavior will ultimately be deemed by the court as illegal disposal of seized property requires reading the case file before making the final decision. Judgment." Fang Yi said.

Fang Yi did not dare to make a casual judgment before reviewing the case file. If what the parties said was inconsistent with the situation reflected in the case file, and the outcome of the case did not meet expectations, not only would his brand be damaged, he might also be subject to complaints and demands. Refund. Working for nothing and getting scolded is not what Fang Yi pursues.

"Well, I understand. If I entrust you, will you appear in court or another lawyer? How will the lawyer's fees be charged?" Liu Qiaoling asked.

"I will handle your case..." Fang Yi said halfway when he felt Xie Youhe's foot lightly kicking him under the table.

"Ms. Liu, Lawyer Fang is our senior lawyer. He is good at criminal cases and has rich trial experience. If he handles your case, the legal fee will be 50,000 yuan. Please consider it. If you agree, you can sign the contract today." Xie Youhe He took Fang Yi's words and said.

"Fifty thousand yuan!" Liu Qiaoling bit her lip and looked a little embarrassed, but when she thought about going to jail, she said, "Well, please let me think about it and I will reply to you in the next two days."

"Okay, if you decide, give us a call and we will prepare all the materials that need to be signed." Xie Youhe said with a smile.

After sending Liu Qiaoling away, Fang Yi asked in a low voice on the way back to her work station: "Did our quotation just now be too high? I think what she meant was that it seemed quite difficult."

Xie Youhe glanced at Fang Yi: "You are still too kind. We have no background and no connections. We all rely on our profession to make a living. If love is overflowing, it is easy to work hard and end up with no food. Come on, smoke one. go!"

After Fang Yi put the notebook back at his workstation, he followed Xie Youhe to the terrace. There were many lawyers smoking and chatting in twos and threes on the terrace.

Coming to a corner, Xie Youhe took out a Coke can from behind a flower pot and placed it on the fence of the terrace.

Seeing Fang Yi staring at the Coke can, Xie Youhe smiled and said: "This is my special ashtray. Many lawyers used to like to flick ash into flower pots. Later, the law firm issued regulations prohibiting this anymore. Who would do it?" Who should be punished? There are not enough ashtrays, so we experienced smokers can only bring our own ashtrays."

Fang Yi smiled knowingly, then took out a cigarette and handed it to Xie Youhe. Comrade Xie is good at this, he smokes whatever cigarette you give him, he doesn't choose! Anyway, as long as you don't smoke your own.

Fang Yi wasn't a big smoker before, and couldn't smoke more than a few cigarettes a day. He only smoked when he stayed up late to read case files. But since he joined Gu Datong's team and worked as a colleague with Xie Youhe, an old smoker, his addiction to smoking has gradually increased, basically half a pack of cigarettes a day.

Hua Zi only smokes when he goes to the terrace with Xie Youhe. He usually smokes red plums at home.

Some people say, "Huazi is face, and red plum is lizi." This saying makes sense. When he was a graduate student, he had no money in his pocket, so he relied on smoking red plums to survive the days of burning the midnight oil. Although he is not as poor as he was before as a lawyer, he doesn't want to forget those days of poverty, so he often takes out red plums, smells them, and smokes one to motivate himself to work hard to make money and find his former self. The life I once lived could be regarded as "suffering from hardships"!

Soon two wisps of smoke slowly rose up, and a gust of hot wind blew by, driving away the slowly rising smoke.

Xie Youhe flicked the ashes against the Coke can and looked into the distance with misty eyes: "When I first started practicing law, I met a client who ran a business. He often came to me to review contracts or write complaints. He paid a fee each time. Sometimes he would cry about poverty, saying that the business was difficult to run and the cost was high. In a word, he just didn't want to spend more money.

I saw what he said was quite pitiful, and I gave him a discount every time. If I could charge one hundred and fifty, I would give him free if I could. Until one day, I suddenly saw on his button a photo of him taking his family on a plane trip abroad, and it happened just a month ago. I couldn't tell what it felt like at the time.

Later, he came to me to review the contract. I didn't give him a discount. He looked unhappy and never came to see me again.

Later I figured it out. Our legal services come at a cost. Take schooling as an example. If you study hard in school for many years, if you don’t pay tuition and accommodation fees, will the school continue to teach you knowledge and issue you a certificate? I'm afraid you have been ordered to drop out of school long ago, because compulsory education is only nine years, and knowledge has to be paid for!

For example, when we practice law, the law firm rents a house and hires people at no cost. A lawyer's food, clothing, housing and transportation are also costs.

The bank is richer than us, right? It’s a big financier. Which of the services it provides is free? It costs dozens of yuan a year to get a text message notification. Communication companies are rich, right? If you don’t pay to try them, they won’t provide you with any services.

They can shamelessly use a lot of resources to provide paid services without discounts. Why should we lawyers provide free or cheap services!

Of course, I don’t recommend that you be as shady as some lawyers, but at least you can’t lose yourself. So you must not have the idea of ​​​​pitying the world. Everything should be decided by the market. "

Fang Yi didn't speak, just nodded constantly. He understood the reason, but he couldn't help but think about the discount slip.

“Law firms may be big or small, lawyers may be strong or weak, and some may have extensive resources or may have poor resources. Naturally, fees may be high or low. If someone eats meat, someone must drink soup. If you can’t even take a sip of soup, If you stay, you will be doing a great job.

The parties need to be screened. Not all legal needs can be met by us, and not all parties can afford the fees. Only those parties who can afford the fees are our real target customers.

The name of Jinshi Law Firm is still very loud in the city. It is well-known not only because of the strong ability of the lawyers and the professional support provided by the head office in Beijing, but more importantly because of publicity. In such a large firm with a good reputation, many of the clients that come to us have certain financial strength.

If your fees are based on the standard of a small law firm, you will end up wasting your energy on low-charge cases. Not only will your professional capabilities not be improved, but you will also not have the energy to take on big cases.

This is like fishing for fish. Our mesh needs to be larger, and some small fish and shrimps that are too cheap will leak out. "Xie Youhe said with a smile.

Xie Youhe's words finally made Fang Yi find the problem. After staying at Zhengyi Law Firm for a long time, and suddenly switching to a large platform, his subconscious still had the same theory of accepting cases from small law firms. It seemed that he needed to adjust. Got off.