Chapter 43: A Day in the Life of Chen Lijun
On Saturday, June 10, Yan Xiwen got up early in the morning.
Since he hasn't bought his own car yet, Yan Xiwen usually doesn't take Bao Yujing with him when he goes out now.
On the one hand, Yan Xiwen felt that he couldn't get by with a woman squeezing the bus or taking a taxi, which was inconsistent with the "domineering" image he had established in front of Bao Yujing before.
On the other hand, the person Yan Xiwen is going to see today is inconvenient for others to contact, so he is going to meet a lawyer today.
Chen Lijun is a full-time lawyer or partner of ZJ Shengtang Law Firm, and he graduated from ZJ University with a master's degree.
Chen Lijun completed his undergraduate and graduate studies at Zhejiang University, majoring in law and minoring in English and accounting, and he received his bachelor's degree in all three disciplines.
At the postgraduate level, I studied for a master's degree in law. It is true that the education in China is not as comprehensive as the basic education of the law, which leads to the fact that many students who have graduated with a master's degree do not have a solid theoretical foundation.
But Chen Lijun is different, he studied law as an undergraduate, and he can get the National Inspirational Scholarship every year, and his basic knowledge is extremely solid.
After graduation, Chen Lijun found an NB law firm in order to work in his hometown.
No matter what industry newcomers are in, they start from small things, and Chen Lijun is no exception. When he first came to Shengtang Law Firm, he did some small tasks every day, serving tea and water, and cleaning.
Occasionally, when some colleagues are busy, they will let me do some file sorting and document output work. Over the past few years, Chen Lijun has slowly had several regular customers in his hands. However, these companies don't have many things to do on weekdays, and even fewer things to ask him to come forward.
As a lawyer, there are fewer clients and fewer things, and the income is naturally very affected.
Chen Lijun's monthly salary of more than 15,000 is considered a high salary in NB, but compared to his education and ability, it is considered low-end in the entire legal industry.
Although Shengtang Law Firm is the largest law firm in NB, it can generate as much as 20 million yuan a year.
However, income generation is not equal to income, income generation is only gross profit, and after deducting taxes, the law firm partners can only get between 35-75% in their hands.
It's 50%, that is, the annual income of the law firm is 10 million, and several of the barristers have to take the lion's share.
The firm has a total of 25 practicing lawyers, and there is a group of interns below who are also paid.
In the end, it was only 180,000 yuan per year in Chen Lijun's hands, and on average, he could have a salary of 15,000 a month.
Yesterday, an individual client contacted the law firm, saying that there were some contracts that needed to be reviewed by a lawyer, and the matter finally fell to Chen Lijun.
The main reason is that colleagues in law firms think that individual clients are very unstable, and although they have to look at several contracts, many individual clients will retreat after reading their charging prices. The volume of transactions is very small, and if it is a really rich person, it will not call their hotline.
Chen Lijun sat in the living room for breakfast, and his wife Wang Xia earnestly instructed on the side. The eldest son had already gotten up and was staggering to get dressed under his wife's fiddling, waving his little arms and legs while getting dressed. The mouth keeps calling "Daddy" and "Daddy", and when I am three years old, it is the time when children are the most clingy to adults, and at this time it is really hateful.
Chen Lijun took his son first, whispered a few words to him, and then took his son to the room to play, and then lied to his son that he went to the toilet before sneaking out.
tidied up his suit and tie in front of the mirror, and Chen Lijun went out at the behest of his wife.
The wife is only a college graduate and a native of NB, but unfortunately the houses of the two are not among the demolitions.
The house I live in now was bought by Chen Lijun with a loan, and I bought it when the NB housing price was still relatively low. The community is next to the subway, and you can get to the company by subway less than 3 stops.
Thinking of his wife, Chen Lijun thought about his son's schooling. The eldest son will be three years old in August this year, and it is time to get him ready to find a kindergarten. The youngest daughter was born in April this year, and the wife is now on maternity leave to take care of the child.
At 7:50 sharp, Chen Lijun walked into the office. He comes at this point every day and goes to work a little earlier to give himself a buffer time.
"Lawyer Chen, good morning!" "Lawyer Chen, morning!"
"Lawyer Li, good morning!"
"Lawyer Sun, good morning!"
Skillfully greeting colleagues along the way, Chen Lijun walked into his office.
Mr. Chen does not yet have a separate office, and he shares an office with a lawyer surnamed Lin. My colleague Lin Jishan hadn't come yet, so Chen Lijun picked up a legal document specially prepared on the table yesterday and read it with relish.
"Jingle bell, jingle bell!" I don't know how long later, the phone on the desk rang, and Chen Lijun was awakened in thought.
"Hey, hello!"
"Hey, hello. Lawyer Chen, my surname is Yan, and I contacted you yesterday. ”
"Ao, Mr. Yan, hello hello!"
"That's right. I've already arrived at the door of the law firm, Sheng Tang Law Firm is right, right?"
"That's right, you come in first. Just talk to the front desk and find lawyer Chen Lijun, I have said hello to the front desk, she will take you to the conference room, and I will come to receive you in a while. As Chen Lijun spoke, he unconsciously stood up and began to pace from side to side in the office.
Every guest who comes to Shine Law Firm will be brought to the conference room for reception, and tea will be served at the front desk. This is a rule set by the first partner of Sheng Tang Law Firm, lawyer He Tongli, under which all lawyers will discuss confidentiality with clients in a separate conference room. This not only shows that Shengtang Law Firm attaches great importance to its clients, but also protects the privacy of every client.
Five minutes later, Chen Lijun, who was fully prepared, walked into the conference room with a spring breeze on his face. The meeting room is small enough to fit a long table and two rows of chairs. At a glance, there was a very young and cramped man sitting inside, wearing glasses, and it was obvious that he was angry. He was playing with an iPhone in his hand, with two faint beards at the corners of his mouth.
This is a very self-educated, highly educated young man who has just left school for less than a year. This is Chen Lijun's first impression of his employer Yan Xiwen, the reason why he is a young man, not a young man, is because of the beard at the corner of his mouth.
As the saying goes, if you have no hair on your mouth, you can't do things well!
Many people's first impression of people determines their attitude towards this person, although Chen Lijun is not, he slightly raises his evaluation of the customer in front of him. Because the other party was not at a loss when he saw him, but a generous and equally ignorant scrutiny.
"Mr. Yan, you are really young and promising. ”
"Anywhere, just a little business. ”
Without a trace of temptation, the customer in front of him should be richer, otherwise he would not answer like this.
"Lawyer Chen, that's right. I may not have been able to make it clear on the phone yesterday, so I'll repeat my question again. I have now found a studio that acts as an agent to register Cayman offshore companies, and I asked you to help me identify whether they are really helping me register these companies in the Cayman Islands. ”
As soon as Chen Lijun heard it, the meat drama came!
He had already heard this phrase yesterday, so today he was well prepared.
"Mr. Yan, first of all, you need to determine whether the studio you are looking for is a legal business. Second, show me your contract with this studio and see if there are any pitfalls. Finally, let's look at whether the relevant documents of the company registered by the agent are valid. Chen Lijun was clear and authentic.
"Okay. …”
“……”
After communicating with the client for two hours, Chen Lijun finally determined that there was no problem with the studio, and that there were several points to be discussed in the contract signed by the client, Yan Xiwen, and him. After communicating with the studio that signed the contract one by one, the other party also corrected it in time.
In the end, Chen Lijun talked to Yan Xiwen about remuneration.
"Mr. Yan, that's right. We have two types of fees for dealing with contract issues, one is based on time and the other is based on the number of contracts processed. ”
"The contract you showed me today is relatively simple, and I will give you 500 yuan an hour. It is 2 hours from the time we inspected the contract to now, and the fee is 1000 yuan. If I count according to the number of contracts, the standard price of my inspection contract is 1,500 yuan per contract. ”
"Do you have any questions about the charges?" Chen Lijun said a little nervously, he was a gamble. He believes that this person should not be able to pay off his debts, which is why many colleagues do not like to receive independent clients who have not been introduced.
If there is only one person on the other side, ask to see the contract a priori before paying the fee. After the lawyer reads and gives an opinion, it will be troublesome for the other party to repay the debt. And there are still a lot of people who are shameless like this, and many of them are not contract problems, but other legal issues.
"Well, there's no doubt about the charge. But I want to ask, what if something goes wrong with this contract in the future? Who do I ask to be responsible? And I don't want more people to know about this contract, is there anything you can do??" the customer asked a little nervously.
Chen Lijun has seen a lot of this situation. A lot of people come here to deal with things because they want to be secretive and don't want to leak contracts or collaborations and the like.
The firm had a mature response to this situation very early, and I saw Chen Lijun take out a contract without hurry and said: "Mr. Yan, if you don't worry, we can sign a confidentiality contract." Under no circumstances shall I divulge information about this contract, and if there is a violation, you can call the police to arrest me. ”
"At the same time, if there is a problem with this contract in the future, I will help you to litigate the dispute arising from this contract for free. In addition to this, we cannot guarantee that there will be no problems. After all, the law is not set in stone. ”
The customer rhythmically taps his index finger and falls into deep thought.
At this time, Chen Lijun looked at his nose and nose, did not look at him, and let the customer make his own decision.
After thinking about it, the customer finally signed the contract, and chose to settle the settlement method based on the number of contracts processed.
Sure enough, that's right, this person is not short of money, young and promising. Looking at the other party's grateful appearance again, it seems that things in the future will inevitably trouble him, Chen Lijun gave himself a thumbs up proudly in his heart. Today's performance, perfect!