Lawyer

Chapter 209 It is immoral to only mention dedication without reward
"After more than five years of treatment, the illnesses of the two sisters were finally cured. They were very competitive. Later, they were admitted to university and completed four years of university studies by working part-time. Pay off the family debt.

Their mother is now in her 60s, and she doesn’t do well outside. When she gets older, she thinks of her daughter and her husband. When she comes back, she knows that both daughters work well and earn a lot, so she wants to give them to her. Pension.

Think about it, the family was so difficult when I was young, this mother ran away as soon as she said it, and didn't take them seriously, how could they raise her and wouldn't let her in.

Later, the old lady went to the court to sue her daughter and demanded alimony.The court sentenced the two daughters to pay the old lady [-] yuan a month for living expenses.

If you want to say that this little money is nothing to the sisters, but they can't swallow this breath, so they won't give it whatever they say.To be honest, the executive judge was also awkward in enforcing this case, and I was even more awkward than him.But after the verdict came down, our firm took over the case, so I had to handle it for others, and there was nothing I could do about it.

This morning, I followed the judge to go to the home of the eldest daughter. The eldest daughter is away on a business trip and is not at home.Later we went to the house of the second daughter, and the second daughter reacted more violently, scolding her mother in front of us, calling her mother unworthy of being a mother.

But what should be implemented still needs to be implemented. If it doesn't work, it can only be deducted from their sister's salary. After Li Mingbo finished speaking, he took out a red plum from his pocket and lit another one.

"What happened next?" Fang Yi asked.He understood Li Mingbo a little bit, and it was really awkward to represent this kind of case.

"Just as we were persuading and educating the second daughter, her phone rang suddenly. It was from the police station, saying that her mother had gone to her father to have a quarrel. As a result, the couple quarreled, and finally the old lady had a heart attack and died!

The parties are gone, and the case is closed.But I suddenly had a feeling of helping the tyrant, and I didn't understand why it happened.

Morally speaking, I support the approach of the two daughters, but legally speaking, she is their mother, and they do have the obligation to support them.Morality and law are like fish and bear's paw, why can't we have both. "After Li Mingbo finished speaking, he fell silent.

"From a lawyer's point of view, whoever gives you money, you have to speak for them, and use the knowledge you have learned to fight for the best interests of the client, even if the client is a vicious thug.

You can despise him in your heart, but you must perform your duties as a lawyer.Of course, you can also choose not to earn this money. "Fang Yi thought for a while.

"I understand what you said, but I am a person with flesh and blood and feelings. Shouldn't being a lawyer be for fairness and justice?" Li Mingbo looked at Fang Yi and said.

Fang Yi took two puffs of his cigarette, sighed and said, "Lawyer Li, how many years have you been practicing?"

"Counting this year, there are three years in total." Li Mingbo said in a daze.

"In the past three years, have you ever thought about changing your career?" Fang Yi asked.

"Well, I thought about it. Last year, if Lawyer Chu hadn't asked me to cooperate, I might have switched to selling pancakes. It's not far from the gate of the court. I have chosen the address." Li Mingbo recalled.

"At that time, if there were cases, did you do all the cases? As long as you can make money and solve food and clothing?" Fang Yi asked.

"Almost, but I don't have a case. I'm just consulting and writing legal documents, so I can't make any money." Li Mingbo said.

"Everyone says that our lawyers make a lot of money. In fact, they only see the 20.00% or even [-]% of lawyers who really make a lot of money. More lawyers are like us. The word “legal migrant worker” is very suitable for us. We rely on loans to buy houses and cars, which is no different from ordinary company employees.

Before, there was a graduate student who graduated from a well-known university in Beijing. He studied very hard during school, joined the party, and won a scholarship. He did everything.

But after entering the society and becoming a lawyer, he went to a teahouse to steal a few packs of cigarettes and a mobile phone. He was suspected of theft and was arrested by the police.Some people said that he took the risk because he had no business and could not make money.To kill a lawyer for a few packs of cigarettes and a mobile phone is a tragedy, no matter the reason.

(This is a real case, which happened in 2022, and also reflects the current situation of contemporary young lawyers)
A lawyer once said that our legal industry is a process of 'raising Gu'. I think it makes sense. If you think about it, since you entered the industry, have you been engaged in brutal competition?

Not to mention the judicial examination. First, there is a one-year internship period. Not every trainee lawyer has a master. Although there is a master in name, he may not guide you once or twice a year. Named, all rely on self-enlightenment, not even face to face. "Fang Yi said.

"Well, my master is like this. It's just a name. What I do outside has nothing to do with him. It's good not to let me pay the name fee." Li Mingbo nodded.

"There are quite a few trainee lawyers like this. They call it 'freeing', but they are actually irresponsible. In fact, trainee lawyers are left to fend for themselves. Do you know why?" Fang Yi asked.

Li Mingbo shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"The answer is the 'raising Gu' I just mentioned. Starting from being a trainee lawyer, it means that everyone will have disorderly competition in the future. Clients are limited, especially those who are big clients and high-quality clients. But lawyers are getting more and more. The more you teach, the less you will work for your master, and your master will have one more competitor, which is why there are so many unspoken rules in the legal circle." Fang Yi said.

"No, isn't the demand for legal services increasing every year now? Why is there so much competition? Shouldn't the supply and demand be balanced?" Li Mingbo asked without knowing why.

"Hehe! The demand for legal services in today's society is constantly increasing. According to the official statement, there are not enough lawyers. Only the number of lawyers in the beautiful country can meet the demand for legal services.

But don't forget that many legal needs are not accepted by lawyers, or they are considered worthless.Not only can you not make money, but you can also lose money, such as neighborhood disputes, where the two parties argue over trivial matters.It may take a lot of energy and time for lawyers to deal with minor matters, but in the end they will not be able to collect fees, and the money they earn is not enough to cover the living expenses of their own family.

Lawyers are human beings, and they also have to support their families, so many so-called legal needs do not make money, or even lose money, energy, and time, and young lawyers can hardly learn much experience from such legal services.If you do it for a long time, it will affect the improvement of professional ability and consume yourself to death on worthless services.

No one pays our lawyers salaries. Our family and children need us to make money to support them. Of course, no one does business that does not make money. I think this may be what you said about the "increasing demand for legal services" that cannot be met reason.

Next time the higher-ups call you to do this kind of legal service, you just listen to it, and it’s okay to do it occasionally. If you really take this kind of business as your main business, I’m afraid you’ll have to change your career to sell pancakes in less than a year. .

This is the same as the boss of a company painting a big cake. It is immoral to only mention dedication without mentioning rewards. To put it bluntly, it is naked exploitation. "Fang Yi said.

(End of this chapter)