商務英語談判對話 04 18

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Chapter 18

Friendly Helpful Lawyers友善助人的律師

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Tom:Hi,Pam. Thanks for coming.

Pam:Hi,'s good to see you again.

Tom:Have a seat and let's get right to it.

Pam:Okay,shoot!

Tom:I've never used you.....

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(For Your Information 背景介紹)

This book has information about layers and their priorites. It covers how they look out for themselves and their clients, why they say there's no conflict of interest, and how no stone is left unturned for client, regardless of cost. The attorney is tireless in checking every angle. This is basically because they are paid by the hour. The more time they spend on the case, the more they get paid.

這本書談到律師和他們處理事情的輕重緩急態度，也談到他們如何善於維護自身和客戶的利益，以及他們會不惜成本，強說事情沒有利益衝突，或堅稱客戶的情況會很順利的原因。在仔細調查事件層面時，律師從不感到疲倦，這是因爲他們按時數計費，他們花在案子上的時間越長，賺的錢都多。

The fact that an in-house attorney handles similar situations faster and cheaper than attorneys paid by the hour is one of those mysteries of life we mere mortals will never understand without the help of an attorney.

當企業僱有專屬的律師，處理類似案件的速度就會比較快，而收費在比以外面按時計費的律師低。爲什麼公司內部的律師處理案件的速度比較快，恐怕不靠律師幫忙，我們這些平凡百姓也不會懂。

The only way to avoid prolonged legal sessions and get your lawyer to do things quickly to hire one as an employee. Then, the mindset will immediately change to that of normal employee. The only problem is American lawyers don't work cheaply, and many companies don't have enough work to keep a full time lawyer busy. So most of us are doomed to hiring a large law firm and paying through the nose.

要避免冗長的法律程序，讓律師處理事情的速度快一點，只有一個辦法———就是僱用他爲員工。一旦他成爲你的員工，他的想法就會立刻改變，變得和其他同事一樣。惟一的麻煩是，美國律師的薪水都很高，多數公司沒有足夠的工作，可以讓一位全職律師保持忙碌。所以我們大部分的人沒有其他選擇，只好僱用大型大型法律，多付很多的金錢。