In the car, Lu Ming changed out of his school uniform. Suddenly, looking in the rearview mirror, Park Soo-na seemed to be laughing. Maybe she was too depressed. She started mumbling for a while after getting in the car, saying that she was arranged to study in the second grade of junior high school or something like that. Naturally, Park Soo-na and Sun Bo didn't dare to respond.
"Nana, is it funny?"
Park Soo-na's face turned pale immediately, "I, no,... I..." She was so panicked that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet, and she even forgot to avoid the bicycle in front of her. Sun Bo hurriedly pulled the steering wheel hard, and the black car stopped on the curb with a squeak. Fortunately, she did not forget to step on the brakes.
Park Soo-na was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes. To her world, this was tantamount to a catastrophe and she had done the most terrible mistake.
Lu Ming was also stunned. Are the people around him so afraid of him now? Then he really can't joke with them casually in the future, it will bring too much pressure to them.
"It's okay, Nana, I was just kidding you. Okay, keep driving! Let's go to the office." Lu Ming tried to speak as gently as possible.
Actually, when I think about it, this little girl is so afraid of me usually. So when she heard me mumbling to myself about being a middle school student or something, she probably thought that her boss was quite cute, so she smiled secretly. As a result, the next second, I turned back into my ugly face with fangs
"Yes, sir..." Park Soo-na cheered up and started the car.
The black car following behind was also driving slowly, and inside it were naturally Sha Dahai and his companions.
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At the Wang-Lu Law Firm in the Jiniao Building, Lu Ming was stunned when he saw the benches outside were full of people.
The office was also in a mess. It seemed that many of these people were clients who came to entrust Wang Da'an with their lawsuits. Some of them were trainee lawyers who were notified by Wang Da'an to come for an interview.
It was as messy inside as a vegetable market. Ji Ji and Chen Qinghua were so busy dealing with them that they didn't even notice the boss coming.
From the glass wall, it looked like there was a guest in Wang Daan's office. Lu Ming walked over and knocked on the door. When Wang Daan saw it was Lu Ming, he immediately stood up and waved excitedly, "Come in, come in!"
It was originally said that this boss would come to the office today. I thought he would come for a visit again in the evening, but he came in the morning. I was very surprised and unexpected.
"Is it not to disturb you?" Lu Ming came in with a smile.
"We're waiting for you!" Wang Da'an pointed at his guest, "Come, let me introduce you to Lawyer Charlie Tang!"
Sitting in front of Wang Daan's desk was a middle-aged lawyer in a suit and tie. He stood up with a smile and said, "No need to introduce myself. I was once defeated by Lawyer Lu!"
It was Charlie Tang, the legal representative of Fengshun Trading in Pamela's claim case.
Lu Ming smiled, stretched out his hand to shake his hand, and wondered if this guy was in trouble.
Wang Daan said with a smile: "Lawyer Charlie Tang wants to transfer his clients with him. You see, I can't make the decision. You should negotiate."
A look of joy appeared on Tang Charlie's face.
Lu Ming spread his hands: "You talk."
He is a capable person in Tang-Li Law Firm. His surname is Tang, so I think he has some relationship with the Tang family. Although it has nothing to do with morality to take clients to change jobs at any time, if he can change jobs from somewhere else today, he may take clients to change jobs in the future. Therefore, there is nothing to discuss with him. It's nothing more than the conditions for changing jobs and benefits.
Moreover, since he was a hands-off boss, he had to establish Wang Da'an's prestige so that Wang Da'an could control the situation when he was not around.
Tang Charlie looked a little embarrassed, and Lu Ming smiled at him: "Lawyer Tang, I'm sorry, I came back to find some information. There is a bank lawsuit, which is quite urgent! The case of Baoyin Bank, Lawyer Tang, do you know it?"
Tang Charlie was stunned. Baoyin Bank, that was a big case, but I heard that it had always been represented by one of the top Western law firms in the city.
Can this be pried open?!
"It's a big deal, Lawyer Lu, just go ahead and do your thing!" Tang Charlie immediately felt much more comfortable.
Thinking back to the claim for several thousand yuan, I treated it as a big deal and went against this young lawyer. Now I feel ashamed.
Lu Ming returned to his office and Wang Daan followed him.
"I have an appointment to meet with the judge who will preside over the Baoyin Bank case tomorrow. I have nothing to do today, so I'd like to change my mind. It just so happens that you have trainee lawyers? I'll interview a few! We should cultivate our own talents!"
Wang Daan smiled bitterly, "What you said makes sense, but how can we negotiate with Charlie Tang? What conditions can we give him?"
In the past, lawyers of Tang Charlie's level would not even look at him, but now, they want to transfer to his firm, and he is the one who sets the conditions. It's a bit too magical.
"Let's be junior partners. We can split the revenue 30% to 70% with the firm. As for the clients he brings in, we can split the revenue 70% to 30%. He splits 70% and we split 30%."
Wang Da'an was stunned. If Charlie Tang went to a big law firm, he would probably be able to negotiate the same conditions. He came to this law firm, not only because Lawyer Lu's reputation was at its peak, but also because he thought that a small law firm would offer him very generous conditions.
"This, is it okay? Why don't we just break up the negotiation right away?" Wang Da'an said hesitantly.
"Don't worry, he doesn't have much confidence right now. Usually, when he changes jobs like this, he has already negotiated with other firms and brings the clients directly there."
"He did this and tried his luck like a headless fly, which shows that his leaving Tang-Lee Law Firm was an unexpected event and he had no choice."
"There are only a few law firms in Beiguan that come and go. It seems that Liu Hanming did not take him in. The clients he can take away are not attractive to large law firms. It is not worth it to compete with Tang-Li Law Firm for such a small number of clients. And how many small law firms dare to offend Tang-Li Law Firm? After all, we are the only ones who will not fall for this..."
Wang Da'an smiled bitterly in his heart, you are the best because you don't fall for it.
"So, I'm treating him well with this offer. After all, he's the first famous lawyer in our firm to bring a client to a new job. If he succeeds, it will be considered history, right?"
"Just go and talk to him. You are a named partner, and you have the same status as me. You are one of the two bosses. What are you afraid of? I have your support. Go ahead and talk!"
“Okay…” These last few words cheered up Wang Da’an. When he turned around and walked out, he seemed to have the aura of a boss.
Lu Ming picked up the phone, dialed the outside line, and asked Ji Ji to start interviewing trainee lawyers to come to his office for the interview.
The so-called trainee lawyers are law school graduates who take the imperial unified law graduate examination. Those who pass can obtain a trainee lawyer card.
The unified examination for law graduates is easier than passing the real judicial examination.
However, trainee lawyers need to enter a law firm for internship and have a qualified master willing to guide them. After two years, with the master's approval, they can become full-time lawyers and obtain a real lawyer's license.
Becoming a disciple is a very particular matter, as it also represents one’s faction in the legal profession, the depth of one’s future network of contacts, and so on.
In my own firm, if we don't count Charlie Tang who jumped ship here, in fact, I am the only one who is qualified to accept an apprentice. Wang Daan, a junior lawyer, is not qualified.
Moreover, even if he had gained a little fame, he was still a newcomer in the legal world. Having him as his master would not provide any additional help to these trainee lawyers after they became real lawyers. They would be alone when they got their lawyer licenses, without any fellow apprentices, let alone any connections with big names in the legal world, judges, etc., such as their master or uncle.
Therefore, those who are willing to come to his firm to work as trainee lawyers are those graduates who have no foundation and are not very outstanding in college. The mentors have already introduced the outstanding graduates to the firms with which they have connections for internships.
The results of the interview were similar. Even though the few trainee lawyers selected by Wang Da'an to participate in the interview were the best among the worst, there was nothing that caught his eye.
Probably none of them are as good as Chen Qinghua, but Chen Qinghua is test-phobic, went to a crappy university, failed to pass the law school graduation examination, let alone the judicial examination, so he can only be a clerk.
When I got to the last one, I still didn’t like it. I shook my head and looked at the watch. It was already past eleven o’clock. It seemed that I had wasted the whole morning.
The phone suddenly rang, and Ji Ji's clear voice said, "Boss, it's lawyer Liu Hanming calling!"
"Well, answer it!" Lu Ming picked up the tea and took a sip. Liu Hanming would occasionally call to greet him recently, but he never mentioned the job transfer.
"Brother Qianxing, are you interviewing a trainee lawyer?" Liu Hanming's smiling voice came.
They are all in the Jiniao Building, upstairs and downstairs, so any movement cannot be concealed.
"Well, there aren't any good ones!" Lu Ming did not hide it.
"How about this, I have a niece who is quite talented and admires you very much. Can you give me some face and accept her? I promise that I am not just a sham. I like her very much, but I just want to learn from you, Mr. Lu!"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment, "Okay, I'll meet him first... Can you come over this afternoon?"
"No problem, no problem. I'll wait for your schedule!" Liu Hanming immediately laughed happily, then paused. "That Charlie Tang is the adopted son of the Tang family. Now Old Tang has a biological son. He loves his son so much that he is old. As a result, Charlie Tang said something behind his back, and Old Tang knew about it. That's why he wants to drive him out of the house. You can take him in. Old Tang doesn't want to kill him. After all, we have known each other for more than 30 years. But you also have to be careful. Old Tang's temper changes three times a day."
"Well, thank you Brother Liu for reminding me!"
Lu Ming had just hung up the phone when another call came in. It was from Wen Liangyu.
"Qianxing, will you accept a disciple?" Wen Liangyu asked the first question.
Lu Ming was startled and coughed: "I just finished the interview, nothing satisfactory!"
"Oh, that's great. I have a candidate. He's a very good young man. I've been supporting him in his studies. He just got his trainee lawyer card. How about learning from you?"
Lu Ming was speechless. Is he asking me to train a gangster lawyer for him? I wonder if there are any infernal affairs in the police force that you have planted
"Fourth brother, I can meet him! Let him come over this afternoon!"
"Okay, okay, I'll leave it to you then!"
After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming felt vaguely uncomfortable.
Suddenly I realized that these two apprentices, whether accepted or not, both represent the network of relationships of the upper-middle class and future elites with extensive connections.
As for myself, I prefer grassroots lawyers to excel in this industry, just like Han Annie in my previous life.
After thinking for a while, Lu Ming pressed the phone, "Jiji, call Qinghua in!"
Soon, Chen Qinghua knocked on the door and came in. His forehead was covered with beads of sweat. He was too busy today.
There are too many customers coming from outside, but to be honest, most of them are trivial matters, which are more tiring to deal with.
"Qinghua, are you willing to be my apprentice?" Lu Ming asked with a smile.
Chen Qinghua was stunned. "I, but I am not qualified..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "The judicial examination is not that difficult. I believe that with your qualifications, it is not difficult to pass it if you prepare well, unless you feel that you can't learn anything here!" He paused and said, "So, I ask you again, are you willing to be my apprentice?"
Chen Qinghua looked at Lu Ming's warm smile, and suddenly felt sad. He nodded and said, "Of course I am willing. I am willing..."
Boss, no, master, it is to give yourself an opportunity, and this kind of opportunity is not available to everyone.
From the day I came to this city, I knew how cold the human relationships here were. And I was a new graduate from an unknown school who hadn't even passed the law student examination. Who in the legal profession would look at me straight in the eye
Even though Gigi was hanging out with a lazy boyfriend, she felt inferior and never dared to say anything to her.
"Okay, go ahead. You've worked hard today!" Lu Ming made a gesture.
Chen Qinghua lowered his head and slowly backed out, but when he closed the door, his hand holding the handle was still shaking slightly.
Lu Ming sighed softly in his heart, the greater the hope, the greater the hope.
Was this decision of mine right? It gave him so much hope.
However, everything depends on him.
As a clerk, I could even give him 80 or 90 points, but as a qualified lawyer, I always feel like something is missing.
I hope he will work harder.
He picked up the teacup and took another sip. He felt that these three disciples were okay.
A gangster lawyer, a son of a famous family, and a grassroots with poor qualifications.
Well, it's my own style.
As for the regulations of the Bar Association, a lawyer can only have a maximum of two apprentices at a time.
It just so happens that I am supervising two interns, and as for Chen Qinghua, he will still participate as an affairs officer.
Having worked in this law firm for a long time, he should have no problem passing the judicial examination, but whether he can become a qualified lawyer depends on himself.