"There are some companies that Earl Hall is involved in, such as the Constant Coal and Steel Complex, the East Chester Railway Company, Baker Lancer Investment Bank, etc. The shareholders and directors of these companies have been holding frequent banquets and dances recently.
There were more than a dozen land nobles among the participants at the banquet, but they were different from the group that participated in the bank. However, news came out that they had reached a preliminary agreement at the banquet, agreeing that those land nobles would take shares in the company, but after
The two parties have not yet reached an agreement on the specific share.”
The butler August was wearing a black day dress, his gray hair was combed very neatly, his hands were hanging down naturally, and he stood upright. In addition to his accent, which also had a hint of Haijun, he fit the requirements of an aristocratic butler very well.
Today, Backlund ushered in a rare sunny day. The wind blew away the haze, and the sun hung high in the sky. On the balcony chair, Rawls' eyes were half closed and half open, quietly enjoying this moment of peace.
Earl Hall's approach was within Rawls's expectation. Although he brought some land nobles into the new party's industry, it was absolutely impossible for these nobles to connect together.
Even the Marquis who appeared on the list only took shares in two banks, and may not even be as much as Earl Hall's fraction.
Rather than saying that the New Party has given in, it is more like throwing a clean bone to the Conservative Party. Its own core interests have not been damaged at all, but this has caused many conservative-leaning nobles to fight.
With this deal, how long can the nobles who rely on the land hold on?
It's only a matter of time before you fall to the new party!
"I understand, you go and book a ticket to Storn the day after tomorrow." Storn is the capital of East Chester County.
"Sir, are you going to Storn the day after tomorrow?"
The butler August looked surprised. He was Rawls's butler. In theory, he must know all of Rawls's schedule plans, and any arrangements Rawls had would need to be discussed with his butler.
This is a tacit understanding or unwritten agreement between the employer and the housekeeper, which is very important for the entire family or clan to maintain its operation.
Of course, it is okay for a master to change his itinerary temporarily when there is an emergency, but it is rare for Rawls to directly overturn his own schedule without any reason. This is not good for the master-servant relationship and will also affect Rawls' reputation.
, will offend many people who have already made arrangements with Rawls to meet and attend the party.
"Do you have something urgent to deal with?"
"No, I plan to go to Ston to check out local law firms and recruit a group of lawyers."
Butler August frowned and advised:
"Sir, I want to remind you that you have several banquets to attend next week, especially Thursday afternoon. You have an afternoon tea appointment with Lord Philip Negan."
"I know. I will come to apologize to everyone tomorrow. Except for Lord Philip, you will send the business card for me today."
The butler August was completely confused. He was very aware of Rawls's enthusiasm for politics and hired him as a butler for this reason.
After two or three months of hard work, Rawls finally got into the eyes of the Conservative Party bosses through the Vittor Gaude case, and even established a relationship with Lord Philip, the son of Duke Negan.
And now, when it is time to stabilize the relationship, Rawls actually gives up right away?
As a butler, August has the obligation to dissuade even a butler who has other agendas. He carefully considered his words:
"Sir, you need to know..."
"I know what you are going to say." Interrupting August's dissuasion, Rawls got up from the recliner. He could not let August continue speaking, otherwise a "lawyer" was persuaded by an ordinary person.
It is doubtful that "Lord Philip and I will rebuild Hillston Police Station together, so there is no need to worry that I will be forgotten."
But it is more important for them to remember that I am the boss of Adrian Law Firm than for them to remember that I am just a barrister. In their eyes, a barrister is not important, even a Queen's Counsel.
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Only the boss of a large law firm can be valued by them, and this is the identity I need them to remember."
Rawls's opponent in the Vit Gaude case was John Mueller, who had been practicing law for more than thirty years. So what could a Queen's Counsel do?
"Then you won't take Maurice with you?"
Rawls said angrily:
"I'm on an inspection trip, not a vacation. I'm not at the point where I can be served everywhere."
Morris was leaving, how could he sneak back quietly?
…
“Tuk tuk tuk”
"Please come in."
Rawls opened the door and entered with a smile on his face:
"Uncle Robert, it's me, Rawls."
Edmund Robert, who was sitting behind his desk and reading a document with a single-handled spectacles, did not raise his head, said nothing, and paid no attention to Rawls.
Rawls had a sly smile on his face, moved a chair, and sat directly opposite Edmund's desk. He leaned forward, crossed his hands to support his chin, and didn't speak, just staring at the documents in Edmund's hand.
It was an application list for trainee lawyers. Rawls rubbed his chin with his thumbs. It was early July and this year's new batch of interns from the Law School was about to arrive.
Most schools in the Kingdom of Loen have three holidays a year, from December to January, April, and July to September. These three holidays correspond to the goddess of the night, the god of steam and machinery, and the god of storms.
Important period for the three gods.
Most schools start in mid- to late-September every year, and this batch of lawyer interns from the Four Campuses are now in the stage of finding internship law firms.
"Uncle Robert, it seems to me that here are all interns from the three major law schools in Backlund? How about those from Lincoln College?"
Edmund looked up at Rawls, put his single-handled glasses on the table, and said angrily:
"It's not because of the agreement you made with Lincoln College to recruit 10 interns from their college every year. But for the sake of balance and for our firm not to be targeted, I have to recruit more than a dozen interns from the three colleges every year.
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Rawls, you have to know that many big lawyers are unwilling to take interns, but we recruit more than twenty intern lawyers every year, and the firm’s manpower is simply not enough.”
"So, I plan to recruit some big lawyers to come in."
Seeing that Edmund finally answered, Rawls put forward his own idea.
Edmund rubbed his brows and thought this was not bad. It would save him having to waste energy here:
"Where are you going to recruit from? Backlund is so big, those firms won't let you go easily."
"Ston."
"Why?" A puzzled look appeared on Edmund's thin face. Although Storne is the capital of East Chester County, it is still a local area, and there is a certain gap between him and Backlund's barrister.
In order to sneak back to play, Rawls thought about it for a long time yesterday before he thought of leaving Backlund in this name.
"I plan to recruit a group of well-known barristers from Ston. Although there is a certain gap between them and Backlund's barristers, it is not particularly big, especially in terms of training intern lawyers. You can also learn while doing so.
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Moreover, I plan to take advantage of this opportunity to promote the law partner plan and distribute some shares of the firm to several senior lawyers.
After the senior lawyers in the firm get their shares, Backlund will definitely have many lawyers who want to join our firm. Together with the recruited lawyers from Stone, we can form at least three levels.
If we divide it like this, there will always be five or six levels from trainee lawyers to senior barristers with shares, so that they will have the motivation to continue working hard."
While Rawls was telling his thoughts, Edmund kept rubbing his temples and looking at the law partner plan that Rawls had written before. When Rawls finished speaking, he leaned back in his chair and sighed.
Breathe a sigh of relief:
"When are you going to Stone?"
"Uh...ah" Rawls was stunned for a moment, a little embarrassed, "The day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow, hey, are you discussing with me?" Edmund threw the partnership plan on the table and looked at Rawls with a half-smile, "You have already made plans, right?
What if you don’t agree?”
Rawls showed a flattering smile and spoke righteously:
"Discussion, definitely discussion."
Edmund breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the partnership plan, and shook it:
"Okay, you are the boss of this firm, everything is up to you. I will complete your plan for you, but you have to be considerate of me, an old man who is almost sixty years old, and don't make it my decision every time.
To solve it for you, it is also time for you to find a suitable assistant to help you run the office."
Rawls began to panic a little. He had all the memories and emotions of being with Edmund. It was with Edmund that he could concentrate on doing what he wanted to do.
"Uncle Robert, if you don't want to, I can modify or cancel this plan. The firm was established by you and your father..."
"Okay." Edmund showed a kind smile on his face and waved his hand, "Your plan is very good and I am very satisfied with it. But as I just said, I am almost sixty years old. If Mason hadn't suddenly
After passing away due to illness, I went to live in Disi Bay a long time ago. You know, the weather in Backlund is not suitable for an old man like me, so you can't let me help you all the time, right?"
"But…"
"Okay, go do what you should do! I can still help you for a while."
Edmund waved his hand, but saw that Rawls had a strange expression on his face, and he frowned and asked:
"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"
Rawls was a little embarrassed and cleared his throat:
"Uncle Robert, I want to remove some funds from the firm's account. I don't have enough money. You know, the banquet cost too much. I only have more than a thousand pounds in my account."
"There isn't much money in the firm's account. If you want to implement your plan, the account must be clean. I'll call you how much you need. I still have five or six thousand pounds in my hand. I can give you more."
No more."
"Uh, is this good?" Rawls's impression was that he only took Edmund's money when he was a child.
Edmund stared at Rawls, pretending to be unhappy and said:
"Huh, aren't you going to support me when I get old?"
"How could it be? I promised you."
"Then my property is still going to be in your hands. Does it matter if it's earlier or later? How much does it cost?"
Rawls had nothing to say. Edmund had a wife, but her wife died early and had no heirs, so he gave all his fatherly love to Rawls.
Raising a finger, Rawls whispered:
"A thousand pounds will do."
"I will pay it to your bank account later. Is everything okay? Leave quickly, I still have things to deal with."
Alas, it was obviously his own law firm, so he was treated like an outsider, but looking at the documents to be processed on the table, Rawls left the office with good sense.
After greeting several familiar barristers who were passing by, Rawls walked out of his office. As soon as he walked out of the office, Rawls began to sigh.
Now it’s okay, originally I just wanted to find an excuse to go out, but the excuse turned out to be perfect.
Rawls has plans to expand the size of his firm, and he also has plans to recruit local barristers, but not now. Instead, he will wait until the Tingen incident is over in two months, and then he and Jürgen will go to Tingen with Lincoln.
The person in charge of the Law School, that is, the supervisor, went to discuss this matter.
The barristers in Loen are often from Lincoln's Inn. If you want to find an outstanding barrister, the best place is to go to Tingen.
But I really don't have the guts to go to Tingen now. Ince Zangwill is holding 0-08. As long as he steps into Tingen, the possibility of being arranged is too high.
Moreover, 0-08 is most likely one of the deals between the goddess and Adam. He did not win the favor of meow and destroy the goddess's plan. Every minute, you will feel what it means to be a "Queen of Disaster and Fear".
Now Tingen can't go, and Uncle Robert is preparing to implement the partnership plan, so Stoen must recruit lawyers.
Find a private detective and ask him to help him inquire about the more famous local barristers in Ston. Then wait until you are done playing the role before going to Ston to have a look.
In more than a month, the performance should have progressed. At that time, clues to Hermoshuin's manuscript appeared, and I just wanted to step in to see if I could gain anything.
Although Uncle Robert can give himself money, it is always not good to keep taking it, and it is hard to make up excuses!
"Go to Hillstown Police Station."
Rawls boarded his carriage and told the coachman his next destination. During this time, Lord Philip should be at Hillston Police Station.
Since speaking to Lord Philip on Friday, the Duke's son has been acting in accordance with the plan agreed upon by the two men.
Originally, Monday was the time for him to officially take office. But yesterday, he had already moved into the Hillston Police Station and directly arrested a senior superintendent on the grounds of dereliction of duty and accepting bribes.
With Duke Negan's backing, no one dared to say anything about this. What's more, although they didn't know the saying that a new official takes office with three things in mind, the truth was the same.
Most importantly, Hillston Police Station has been abandoned by the New Party.