At the beginning of the new day, the partners, assistants and apprentices of the law firms in London are very busy. Although the staff of the law firms follow the working hours of nine to five, it is common for them to work overtime until 90 o'clock in the evening in case of cases. Even before the official work plan was released, most of them began to do the "preview and early reading" or browse the "industry information" of the previous day on the train or subway - every minute of working time is valuable for the firm.
There is a reason for this: in the big law firm in London, the charging standard is almost always calculated in the form of 12 minutes as a charging unit. If the settlement time of an accepted case exceeds the average standard of the industry, the relatively large attorney fees will make the client lose trust in the firm, and prevent the client from introducing new clients to the firm to generate revenue, Such consequences are not worth the loss. In order to pursue career progress or just keep themselves from losing their jobs, every assistant and apprentice has worked hard. After accumulating enough experience and reputation and acting on their own, the capital to get a promotion or pay rise or go out to work alone will determine their future. As a member of them, Lin Yilong's inborn weakness requires him to devote more energy to the laws of England and Wales.
This is a legal assistant in his thirties. He is of medium stature and somewhat strong in physique. His dark hair is matched with a pale face due to a long lack of sleep, thick eyebrows, a visible scar under the left eyelid, and a pair of ears. At first glance, people would regard him as a vulgar upstart in the new era, or a petty leader of idle people born in poverty. Only when he sat behind his desk did people realize that he was a practicing lawyer, forming a contrast from cognition. After that, out of aversion to the profession, the aversion to Lin Yilong increased. For Lin Yilong himself, this appearance has turned into his natural disguise, especially when dealing with the other party in work affairs. On the whole, whether colleagues or neighbors, Lin Yilong more or less expressed a sense of alienation. In this city with a permanent population of 5 million, this sense of alienation is quite normal. It makes people feel abnormal. Although Lin Yilong and his classmates occasionally have afternoon tea or dinner together, Lin Yilong is still a loner for so many years in London - rarely goes to Leicester Square, It is also rarely seen in the nightclubs of St. Paul's Cathedral. The only entertainment is to watch the plays in the West End and Regent's Garden. On the whole, this person has no interest in integrating into London society, and has also broken all connections with the original social life.
In Lin Yilong's long-term plan, his perception of reality over the years from receiving legal education to formal practice has limited his dream to becoming the compliance director of a large bank branch in a remote area or the compliance director of a small bank's headquarters. Such a position allows him to enjoy a fixed life from nine to five every day, They can let their future children go to private schools and have the ability to arrange their families to travel during the holidays. In order to achieve this goal, Lin Yilong has been working hard: he won two master's degrees, completed legal education and legal practice courses, and then completed a two-year internship contract in a citizen legal aid center outside Cardiff. Later, he stood out in the interview and defeated many candidates of Oxbridge graduates, Joined the top 20 Allen Binghamton law firm in London and served as a senior legal assistant. Of course, the main reason why Alan Binghamton recruited him is not his educational background, nor his ability to speak five languages, nor his qualifications in four jurisdictions; Instead, the firm needs to expand its client base in the Far East. They need a person who can let the firm's business touch this area and be familiar with this area.
"St. Paul's Cathedral Station, when you arrive, open the left door." The radio of London Metro said so. Soon, a stream of people appeared from this subway station, which only appeared queuing during the rush hour, but it only lasted less than half a minute. As for Lin Yilong, he left behind the whole rush to work and walked leisurely with a small trolley case. Today's busyness in London does not belong to him - this afternoon, he will fly to Yanjing for a 13 hour business trip. In addition to the necessary weekly meeting and morning meeting before leaving, his boss, law firm partner Anthony Davis, will listen to his travel plan report and give some guidance on possible problems. Finally, he will be given a credit card paid by the law firm, which is all his work for the three billing periods in the morning.
"I wish you a happy business trip!" After finishing the work he had to do, Karen Whitehouse, Lin Yilong's first subordinate and intern contract student, handed Lin Yilong a heavy folder. "The boss said that he would show this before you left. This is our work later."
"OK, thank you." Lin Yilong opened the summary page, which is a real estate business plan. The target plot is located at the foot of Bleken Mountain in South Wales. 250 square kilometers of woodland accounts for almost half of the eastern West Glamorgan County. As a former coal mining town, the mine was finally closed due to the "de stocking" policy in the 1980s, leaving less than 14 small villages with 26 people. Now the town is about to be completely transferred. A holiday company has taken a fancy to the lifeless town and offered 16 million pounds to treat it as a hunting ground. Coincidentally, the company wants to borrow money from the largest creditor in the town, Midsex Bank, and the land to be transferred has also been mortgaged by Midsex. The bank is also a major customer of Allen Binghamton. Considering that the assessment involved is closer to the assessment of enterprise mergers than the assessment of commercial real estate, Therefore, the enterprise department to which Lin Yilong belongs, rather than the real estate department, is required to make a risk assessment report for this project.
There are quite a lot of things to be investigated in this report. Now we just need to draw up an investigation plan. In this regard, the most important point of law firms in land rights transactions is the inquiry and evidence collection in the investigation. Other parts can be handled through legal insurance. It should be said that in terms of presentation materials, this plot is quite attractive if there are no other problems.
"Yi!" Mr. Davis saw Lin Yilong, who had been reading materials in the coffee corner, and reminded him, "I think my dedicated subordinate should go to the airport. If you are interested, I can ask the Secretariat to send you a copy of the data. You can continue reading on the plane."
"Thank you so much for your great help." Lin Yilong said goodbye to his boss and left the law firm when he realized that he needed to rush to the airport.
