Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

He Xingyun nodded happily at being assigned work, then hugged the documents and ran out of the office.

Wendy, who was standing by, also returned to her desk and sat down. She started to make phone calls and arrange for people to modify some information and post it online, revealing Lian Chuang's sinister intention of deceiving the public by pushing others to take the blame and cutting off his arm to survive.

However, this matter needs some time to ferment. Only after brewing and the fueling of the later court hearings, a storm will gradually gather and finally sweep across Lianchuang and Chengtai Law Firm.

Ding~ Congratulations to the host. He Xingyun, one of the heroines in the film and television world "Happiness to Ten Thousand Homes", has generated 30 points of goodwill towards the host. The total goodwill is 30 points. The system rewards 600 million. Please keep up the good work, be brave to contact the characters in the film and television, and complete the system tasks conscientiously!

The system's prompt sound made Han Tao frown slightly. He didn't expect that with the arrival of several new interns, a new drama would be incorporated. The most important thing was that he was not very familiar with this drama. He had only seen a few short videos.

The protagonists of this drama are played by Zhao Liying, Luo Jin and others. The main story is that He Xingfu, played by Zhao Liying, married to Wanjiazhuang. At the wedding, her sister He Xingyun was bullied by people who were "making trouble at the wedding". In desperation, He Xingfu injured the leader, who was the son of the village party secretary.

After that, not only did her husband's family not help them, they also blamed them for causing trouble and asked He Xingfu to take her sister He Xingyun back to her parents' home to hide for a few days.

In the end, He Xingfu was forced to go to the city to work, and continued to grow under the multiple tests of career and marriage, love and family affection.

And He Xingyun, the younger sister, had just graduated from university. She was clearly a young girl in her prime and a future elite in the law firm with a promising future. However, she never expected to encounter malicious wedding pranks on her sister's wedding day. From then on, Xingyun's fate seemed to have changed.

From a happy and cheerful college student to being pranked at her wedding and being abandoned by her boyfriend, this drama portrays He Xingyun's tragic experience vividly.

What puzzled Han Tao the most was He Xingyun, the intern he had just met. This law school graduate did not use legal weapons to protect herself after being wronged. Instead, she endured it in silence because of the influence she had received since childhood and her inner guilt.

Of course, from another perspective, he could also understand that He Xingyun’s ability to go to college was inseparable from the efforts of his family.

In order to allow her to study, her elder sister He Xingfu chose to earn money to support the family after graduating from junior high school. Later, her younger sister He Xingyun chose to find someone to get married after graduating from university.

If it weren't for her sister He Xingfu's sacrifice, He Xingyun would not have been able to go to college. So she always felt that she owed her sister. She was afraid that if the matter got out of hand, He Xingfu would have difficulty taking a step forward in her husband's family, so she chose to bear it alone.

Although Han Tao didn't know what would happen next, he understood but didn't agree with it. However, with his intervention, things would not develop according to the original plot.

Those people who dared to bully the people from their law firm had been doing so for at least five years, especially Wan Chuanjia, who used the name of a wedding prank to commit indecent acts against the bridesmaid He Xingyun against her will. He is suspected of the crime of forced indecent assault and there was a situation of gathering a crowd. Several other men are suspected of committing a crime together.

Han Tao plans to use this case as publicity material to remind other girls that if they encounter such things, they must use the law to protect themselves. Suffering in silence will only make the evildoers more rampant.

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Time passed, and soon it was time for the meeting. Wendy walked into Han Tao's office and said, "Boss, everyone is in place, the meeting can begin!"

"Okay, let's go!"

Han Tao nodded, packed up his documents, and walked towards the conference room accompanied by Wendy.

This was the first time since Han Tao came to Mingtang Law Firm that Team 2 was so strong. There were 15 partner lawyers, including 10 junior partners and 5 second-level partners.

In addition to the partner lawyers, the second group of salaried lawyers has expanded even faster and has reached 42 people.

As for the issue of whether the staff would be too large, Han Tao was not worried at all. These people would have to go through the process of survival of the fittest, and they would not all stay at the headquarters.

As the initial team, after they are trained, they will be sent out one after another to set up branches, which can fully guarantee that everyone has room for promotion.

After finishing her self-introduction, Wendy walked to the stage, motioned for silence, and began to speak:

"This is our second group's first meeting. I won't waste any time on formalities. Let's get straight to the point. I'll first talk to you about future management and promotion issues."

Wendy then turned on the projector and, holding a laser pointer, began to introduce each page. "From now on, the daily management of Group 2, and indeed the entire law firm, will fall under the responsibility of the operations department. All lawyers, including the repair staff, will no longer need to be distracted by management. Everyone will just focus on completing the cases at hand."

"The operations department will not be involved in any cases, and not under any circumstances. The administrative staff's role is to assist the lawyers and manage the law firm."

"Next are the HR department, the finance department, the planning department, etc..."

Wendy spoke incessantly on the stage. When she had finished introducing the responsibilities of all the auxiliary departments, Han Tao also saw Wendy's good intentions.

Her plan was very detailed, drawing on many characteristics of corporate management, as well as ideas she and Han Tao had discussed on a regular basis, and also incorporating some of Quan Jinglu's previous management model and advantages.

As long as this management system is implemented, all lawyers will not have to worry about management in the future, and can just focus on the cases, but they will still get the benefits they deserve.

Wendy quickly brought up the issue of lawyer promotions: "Everyone knows the criteria for interns becoming full-time lawyers, so I won't elaborate. Anyone who has worked for a year, completed the interview, and obtained a license can apply for promotion to salaried lawyer."

"For salaried lawyers to be promoted to junior partners, they need to demonstrate performance, and the number of positions is limited based on the pace of the law firm's expansion, so everyone needs to work hard, as promotions become increasingly difficult as time passes."

"For junior partners to be promoted to mid-level partners, what we internally call second-level partners, in addition to performance, they must also be assessed on their win rate. At this point, you are the face of the law firm. It's not just about making a lot of money; your win rate must also be guaranteed."

"The next thing everyone cares about is promotion to senior partner. This is every lawyer's dream. The only other option that can compare is owning your own law firm."

"As for the promotion of senior partners in our law firm, it must first wait until Director Han is officially promoted to Director of Mingtang Law Firm. The specific assessment criteria are very complicated, so I won't go into detail one by one. I will provide you with detailed information later."

"But everyone should remember that once you reach the rank of second-level partner, you have the opportunity to head a branch office and become a branch director. Only by becoming the director or deputy director of a branch office, and performing well, can you be promoted to senior partner and enjoy a share of the total profits."

Wendy's management model allows Han Tao to have complete control over the headquarters and branches, which is a microcosm of centralization, because he can make regular adjustments to positions to avoid a monopoly and a situation where the tail is too big to be controlled.

Therefore, the benefits of this model are obvious. As long as it is implemented, all branches and lawyers will be under control.

Of course, this type of management also has disadvantages, namely that the operations department has a heavy workload and is under much more pressure.

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Chapter 462: The Charm of the Outlaw Zhang San

After Wendy finished her introduction, Han Tao handed a stack of information to He Xingyun, who was waiting beside him, and then said to her and everyone else:

"Distribute the form. All salaried lawyers and partner lawyers, please fill in your areas of expertise. From now on, the law firm will be grouped according to your areas of expertise."

After that, Han Tao continued while watching He Xingyun hand out forms to everyone:

"From now on, all lawyers in our law firm will be assigned to four major departments. The civil department will mainly handle issues such as contracts, torts, marriage and family disputes, and inheritance disputes."

"The Criminal Department is primarily responsible for handling criminal cases, both public and private, and provides legal advice, representation for appeals and accusations, and applications for bail pending trial.

And accept the commission of criminal suspects, defendants, and their immediate family members, or the designation of the People's Court, to make defenses of guilt, innocence, or lesser charges for criminal suspects or defendants.

“The Administrative Department mainly handles administrative penalties, administrative measures, and administrative lawsuits against administrative agencies and staff members who are dissatisfied with their duties.

The Administrative Department will be jointly led by three directors. All lawyers joining the Administrative Department must have a firm political stance and possess strong psychological qualities, work ethic, coordination, and communication skills.

"Finally, there's the Public Welfare Department, but it's independent of the three major departments and is responsible for managing assistant lawyers. Partner lawyers and salaried lawyers serve as deputy directors and team leaders. Their responsibility is to arrange for all lawyers to take turns providing legal aid."

"These four departments are further subdivided. For example, the Finance Group is responsible for all financial cases, including property liquidation and legal consultation."

"Or the marriage team, which has been quite popular in recent years, is responsible for all cases, whether it's pre-marital justice, post-marital lawsuits, division of marital property, etc."

"Of course, although we are divided into groups, we are not separated. If each group has a case involving other departments, we can cooperate across departments."

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After Han Tao introduced the new structure one by one, he announced that the law firm would set up a moot court, a debate forum and a legal training room, and all lawyers would receive regular training from legal professors hired by the law firm.

After all, many fledgling law students may be able to talk about theory on paper, but they have no experience in handling cases and do not have enough understanding of many cases.

Only with appropriate training can they better expand their knowledge and enable them to grow rapidly.

Moreover, this training will continue to exist, including new lawyers joining the branch, who must come here for further training to ensure the loyalty of the branch staff.

In this way, the meeting lasted for a whole morning before it adjourned.

The reason why Han Tao makes such a subdivision is that each law firm has its own expertise. For example, some are good at criminal defense, some are good at civil litigation, some are good at administrative litigation, and some are good at corporate law or marriage law, etc.

Han Tao's next task is to build Mingtang Law Firm into a major firm covering all fields. Therefore, the current crop of lawyers, after the survival of the fittest and the sifting of the waves, will become his initial resource.

As for the problem of insufficient high-end combat power, Han Tao has also made arrangements. He has entrusted his teachers and fellow apprentices to help invite some alumni, and has personally reached cooperation intentions with several fellow apprentices.

After the meeting ended and everyone left, Chen Ran grabbed Han Tao and asked expectantly, "Han Lu, can Xu Jie really get solid evidence?"

Han Tao nodded and replied with a smile, "That's right. I used some connections to find out about Lian Chuang's offshore company. I also reached a consensus with their legal personnel. They are willing to report and provide evidence. Xu Jie will bring back the account books and bank statements in a week."

Hearing the good words, Chen Ran suppressed the excitement in her heart and said gratefully: "Thank you, Han Lu, thank you for taking so much trouble for my father's case."

Han Tao waved his hand and walked out of the meeting room, saying, "You're welcome, Lawyer Chen. Director Chen is Mingtang's founding partner and one of its hallmarks. I believe he won't destroy the Great Wall.

Besides, I'm now one of the senior partners of the law firm, and I care about the reputation and brand of Mingtang, so I don't want Director Chen to be framed."

"I don't believe my father would commit a crime for 20 million. In fact, no matter what the result is, I can accept it. The only thing I can't accept is that I didn't give my best effort during the process.

So I still want to thank Lawyer Han for giving me the opportunity to help my father. I can’t thank you enough. Please see how I perform in the future!"

Chen Ran nodded and followed Han Tao to the door of the meeting room.

"Lawyer Chen, I understand how you feel. This is why I handed this case over to you. I hope I can help Director Chen out of this predicament and you don't have to feel too much psychological burden.

Regardless of whether Director Chen is at the law firm or not, you must cheer up and work hard, so that Director Chen can see a brand new you!

After saying that, Han Tao pushed open the door and left without looking back, accompanied by Wendy. He knew that Chen Ran's greatest wish was to defend Chen Wenguang's innocence.

Judging from the evidence I have obtained now, it is not difficult to prove that Chen Wenguang is guilty of some crimes. The prosecution itself does not have conclusive evidence, otherwise the trial would not have been delayed until now.

Unfortunately, even if Han Tao helped Chen Wenguang escape, he wouldn't have many days left to live. Of course, this didn't stop him from doing a favor and bringing Chen Ran under his wing.

Speaking of which, Chen Ran may seem weak, but in fact, she has very positive ideas and a good outlook on life. Although she is sometimes a bit of a saint, fortunately, his ability can match her kindness.

At the same time, her kindness and ability make her very suitable to be the head of the public welfare department. It would be even better if she could recruit the senior brother who is passionate about and focused on public welfare. Tian Mao is also a very good talent.

Tian Mao's persistence is particularly valuable, as public interest lawyers are paid very little. But public interest lawyers are also human beings, with families to support. Currently, state financial support for legal aid is limited, so those who persevere are truly worthy of admiration.

After all, the gap is too big. For example, for a case, other lawyers may charge 20,000 yuan, but public interest lawyers only charge a few hundred yuan, even if they are representing different defendants in the same case.

It is precisely because of such disparity in treatment that few lawyers are interested in legal aid. At least at the current stage, almost no lawyers from well-known local law firms will actively participate. Even if there are, it is mostly done by their trainee lawyers.

Of course, the general public at this time was not so familiar with public interest lawyers. Even at the entrance of the Magic City Legal Aid Center, the public's awareness of legal aid and public interest lawyers was less than 30%. This shows how low the awareness rate of ordinary people in other areas would be.

The reason for this phenomenon is insufficient publicity, so Han Tao plans to vigorously promote Weibo and the Internet, as well as short videos and live broadcasts to popularize the law.

In addition to responding to the call of the Ministry of Justice, doing so can also increase the visibility of the law firm and the lawyers.

Han Tao believes that as long as the lawless criminal Zhang San comes online, legal education will definitely no longer be boring, especially Mr. Luo's interesting legal cases and his joke-telling teaching style. Once he appears, he can single-handedly set off a wave of legal learning among the whole nation.

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Chapter 463 Luo Yun asks for help

Han Tao had just returned to his office when his apprentice Luo Yun knocked on his door. "Master, do you have a moment? I took on a difficult case yesterday and I'm a little unsure. I'd like you to take a look."

"Okay, show it to me. You and Lingqi are both salaried lawyers now, so you really need some practice."

After that, Han Tao took the information from Luo Yun, glanced through it, and said, "Since you said this divorce case is difficult, then if I'm not mistaken, this person should have been married for many years and has been at home taking care of her husband and children, but now her husband doesn't love her anymore, so she suspects that her husband is having an affair, but she has no evidence.

The most important thing is that their living conditions should be good, and her husband has a lot of fixed assets in his name, but they are all premarital properties.

So there's no joint property between them. If she divorces, she'll get nothing, but if she doesn't divorce, she won't be willing to continue living like this, right?"

Hearing Han Tao's words, Luo Yun's eyes widened in surprise and said, "Master, you know so much just by looking at the basic information. Did she consult you before?

Otherwise, it would be too incredible. Your conjecture is completely consistent with the situation. Her husband does have many properties and shops under his name, but they were all owned before marriage and are not considered joint property of the couple.

"I've never met this person before. This is just my experience. You'll know more about him when you get to know him more."

Han Tao smiled and pointed to the chair in front of the desk and continued, "Sit down and talk. I want to hear your thoughts on this divorce case."

"Master, I just can't find a good idea. Her husband must have been prepared in advance. Also, this client had consulted many law firms before coming to me, but no one was willing to take her case."

Luo Yun thought hard but couldn't find a good solution. All divorce cases involving property division only required finding out the existing assets.

However, the assets of the husband of this client were all purchased before the marriage, so they are not considered joint property of the couple, making it difficult to win the lawsuit.

Seeing Luo Yun's gloomy expression, Han Tao asked, "What is the client's request?"

Luo Yun quickly replied, "The client's request is very simple. He just wants compensation, but he didn't ask for an amount.

Actually, she was introduced by my mom, who said she was a relative of a relative. She couldn't find a law firm willing to take over, so she looked everywhere for a solution. Finally, she found out that I was also a lawyer, so she came to me.

"I had guessed this was the case, because her chances of winning this case were very slim, so she consulted more than one law firm. But no one took her case. Who would be willing to take a case where they would not get any money and would lose?

"Premarital property belongs to the individual, otherwise her husband wouldn't dare bully her like this. She absolutely had no other options, so she finally came to you through connections. I think she even promised to reward you handsomely if she won the lawsuit!"

Han Tao was too familiar with this kind of person. Even in this situation, this woman didn't specify the exact amount of compensation she wanted. She was definitely a selfish and greedy person, so no matter how much was asked for, she would think it was not enough and would not be willing to pay too much.

Seeing that Han Tao had guessed right again, Luo Yun said embarrassedly, "What should I do, Master? After all, she was introduced by a relative. I really can't refuse her. Besides, she keeps coming to me to complain. I'm almost going crazy from her harassment!"

"Change your perspective and stop focusing on holding properties and shops whose nature cannot be changed. Her husband's income is enough to cover the family's expenses. He can't possibly have no income at all. After all, real estate can't be eaten."

After Han Tao's reminder, Luo Yun seemed to have caught an idea and said, "I think I understand. Her husband owns many shops in addition to real estate, so they should be living off the rent."

"So, the rental income from this shop and property is still considered joint property of the couple. As long as you have these certificates, it will be fine."

"I understand, Master. I'll go talk to the person involved right away. Why didn't I think of this before?"

Luo Yun finally caught up with Han Tao's idea. Since there was no common property of the couple to divide, he did the opposite and started directly with the post-marital income.

Looking at the excited Luo Yun, Han Tao shook his head and said, "You're still too impatient. Let's get the client to the law firm first and sign the agency contract before we start investigating."

"Understood, Master. I'll go now!"

After saying that, Luo Yun ran out of Han Tao's office happily. This was the first case she took on alone after getting her practicing certificate. It would be of great significance if she won, after all, it would be written in her resume.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, there was a knock on Han Tao's office door. Wendy walked in and said, "Boss, Liang Fei, the director of Lianchuang Group, wants to meet with you. He's waiting at the front desk now. Can you see him?"