Chapter 185 Personal Lawyer Team
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Hobert looked at Jessica, who was slightly nervous but overall dignified and composed, and his thoughts wandered: she should be a "Lawyer", otherwise Rafter wouldn't have used a "Barbarian's" potion formula as her reward.
But he wondered if her friend with the warhammer was also a Beyonder of the "Lawyer" pathway?
While thinking, he politely greeted Jessica.
Jessica warmly said to Hobert: "Hello, Lawyer Hobert, I've attended your defense as an observer, it was wonderful, and I hope to learn from you in the future."
Hobert smiled slightly: "Mutual learning."
Jessica obviously wanted to chat with Hobert a bit more, but it wasn't appropriate to say too much in front of everyone, so she had to go and greet other colleagues with some regret.
A few minutes later, Jessica went to other offices to meet other colleagues.
Hobert's colleagues were all male, and they immediately began discussing the new beautiful colleague.
Judging solely on appearance, Jessica was definitely a beauty, and she was dressed smartly, with a ponytail, giving off a very energetic feeling.
Just as everyone was talking enthusiastically, a colleague suddenly said: "What's the use of us talking about the new colleague here? She clearly has a good impression of the great lawyer Hobert."
For a moment, everyone lost the interest to continue talking.
Hobert, who was reading a letter, heard the sourness in that sentence, but he didn't respond, not even raising his head.
No matter what industry, as long as you do well, there will always be people who are jealous.
Hobert focused his attention on the letter in front of him, which was from Captain Ikanser, first conveying Bob's gratitude for receiving the compensation, and then briefly mentioning their arrangements for Bob: sending him to Constant and changing his identity and household registration.
The industrial city of Constant also has a large working-class population, and there are many clergy members of the Church of Steam and Machinery there, who will constantly monitor Bob's condition.
At the end of the letter, Captain Ikanser talked about the "Roselle Memorial Exhibition" which would open this Wednesday, that is, tomorrow, and enclosed 15 VIP exclusive tickets with the letter.
Hobert scratched his head, he had been too busy recently and had forgotten about it. Now that it was about to open, the matter of the "Black Emperor" card had to be put on the agenda. As a Beyonder of the "Black Emperor" pathway, he definitely had to obtain this blasphemy card.
Hobert put the tickets and letters in the drawer, and took out letter paper, preparing to write a reply to Ikanser.
But just after writing a few words, Barton appeared at the door: "Hobert, come here for a moment."
Hobert capped his round-bellied fountain pen and followed.
Arriving at Barton's office, a middle-aged man was also sitting in the reception area: the great lawyer Aslan.
Since coming to the law firm, Hobert had only seen this great lawyer with short brown hair and glasses twice.
He specialized in commercial dispute cases and had some fame throughout the country, so he usually traveled all over the country.
The simultaneous appearance of two great lawyers must mean there was a major issue to discuss.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Barton began to talk about the "Work Injury Compensation Case" that ended last week, and the impact of this case. Aslan occasionally echoed, expressing his affirmation of Hobert's achievements.
Then Barton mentioned that the firm intended to establish a lawyer team for Hobert, specializing in handling such work injury compensation cases.
Barton said very frankly: "There are two reasons for this plan. The first is that the defense you made had a huge impact. The letters on your desk are enough to illustrate this point. I think our firm will receive many similar cases in the future.
"The second is that in this lawsuit, you offended the gentlemen of Backlund. Besides this type of case, it may be difficult to receive other cases."
As for the treatment offered by the two great lawyers, it was very generous. Hobert would become the third partner of the firm, and he could receive 50% of the remuneration for the cases he handled, and receive 10% of the dividends at the end of the year.
Because Hobert was not yet a recognized great lawyer, and had joined the firm relatively late, he could only receive 10% of the dividends for now.
Hobert certainly understood that this was actually a choice and compromise made by Barton and Lancaster.
Their choice was not to abandon Hobert, but in order not to affect the firm's other business, they made a certain separation of Hobert's business, which was a compromise to reality.
With such good treatment, Hobert certainly wouldn't refuse. His current workload was not enough for him to establish his own law firm, and the key was that his "Lawyer" potion had already been digested, and he didn't want to go through such troublesome operations again.
Barton finally said: "I will arrange three independent offices for you, and you can also transfer three colleagues to help you."
After thanking him, Hobert immediately mentioned Rasga and Dico, two colleagues who were relatively familiar and had enough goodwill towards him.
But Hobert hesitated about the third candidate. He spent less time in the office and was not very familiar with his colleagues.
Suddenly, Jessica's name appeared in Hobert's mind. She was a "Lawyer" and might be helpful for future business, and could barely be considered "well-known".
After confirming the colleagues to be transferred, Lancaster got up to leave. After sending away this great lawyer, Barton took Hobert to see the offices. The three offices were two small and one large, with the large office opposite the small offices.
The people from the logistics department were already cleaning, and Hobert asked them to add some filing cabinets and other office supplies.
Then he talked to the three colleagues. When talking to Rasga and Dico, he didn't avoid the others.
Several other colleagues in the office looked at the colleague who had spoken sourly just now. That colleague seemed not to hear, and was still sitting there reading the materials, but he hadn't turned a page for several minutes, seemingly revealing that he was pretending to be calm.
Whether it was Rasga, Dico, or Jessica, they were all willing to join Hobert's team. For them, this was an opportunity. Generally, entering a professional team would have more opportunities to appear in court, and the types of cases handled would be similar, unlike now where they had to take on any type of case.
That morning, the four of them moved to the new office location.
The new office was on the first floor and close to the side door, making it easy to enter and exit.
Hobert divided the three offices: one was for his own use, one was for the assistant to use and also as a reference room, and the large office was used by the remaining two colleagues and also as a conference room.
After dividing the offices, Hobert asked: "Who is willing to be my assistant? In addition to handling cases, the assistant's job also includes organizing materials, receiving and sending letters, etc. Of course, the weekly salary will also be 1 to 2 pounds higher."
"Me!" Jessica's reaction speed was extremely fast, and she took the initiative to persuade the other two colleagues: "In addition to organizing materials, the assistant is also responsible for receiving visitors. Women are more suitable for this job."
Rasga and Dico both thought it made sense, so Jessica became Hobert's assistant.
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