Chapter: 982

Xiao Changkun sighed: "It seems that the requirements for being a lawyer in America are extremely high, usually requiring a doctorate at least?"

Paul smiled slightly and said: "Uncle Xiao, you're right. In America, there are two professions with the highest educational requirements - one is doctor, and one is lawyer. Generally speaking, a regular licensed lawyer should have at least a master's degree from a law school."

Xiao Changkun nodded slightly again and asked: "What's your degree?"

Paul humbled himself and said: "My Ph.D. is from Yale Law School."

Xiao Changkun's eyes widened in surprise and he said: "Yale University, that's a top-tier institution! Being able to earn a doctorate from such an esteemed university is truly remarkable!"

Paul spoke sincerely: "Uncle, I'm not hiding anything from you - even with a doctoral degree, it's only a qualification to be a regular lawyer. True good lawyers need to go through long-term growth periods, some even needing over 10-20 years of experience and hundreds of cases to accumulate practical experience before they can truly excel. As for me, I'm just an entry-level student myself."

As he said this, Paul looked at his mother, Han Meiying, and continued: "Actually, I've only just graduated not long ago. If I were allowed to operate our family's law firm independently, my own experience would still be inadequate. So, I'm now just pretending to take on the role of general manager, but in reality, it's my mother who is secretly helping me with strategy and even guiding me in running the company - if she weren't helping me, this company might have been destroyed by my hands."

Oh!

Xiao Changkun's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at Han Meiying and asked, "Hey, Meiying, do you also have a deep understanding of laws and legal matters?"

Paul chuckled on the side and said, "Uncle Xiao, don't underestimate my mom. In fact, my mom is also a Ph.D. from Yale Law School. She met my dad in Yale University's law school and got married there. Later, my dad established our family's law firm, and my mom has been supporting him all along. If it weren't for my mom's help, my dad's career wouldn't have succeeded."

Then Paul couldn't help but sigh self-deprecatingly: "It's just that my abilities are not yet fully developed, so I still need to rely on Mom to take care of things for me."

Han Meiying smiled and said beside him: "Son, you're actually doing very well. Mom hopes you can grow up quickly and take over the company, then mom won't have to work so hard anymore."

As she spoke, Han Meiying couldn't help but sigh: "Mom is now back in China, back in Jinling, and mom's greatest hope is not to develop our family's business in Jinling, but to enjoy a quiet retirement life as an old lady in China."

She then glanced at Xiao Changkun with a hint of longing in her heart: She had spent so many years working hard in America, and she was already tired of the corporate world.

Additionally, she had never truly experienced the sweetness of love throughout her life, so now she longed to return to China, put aside everything, and devote herself to being an old lady. If possible, she also hoped to rekindle the romance with Xiao Changkun, which would make up for her regrets over the years.

She knew that being a lawyer in America was a very demanding job because many lawsuits in America had extremely high settlement amounts, often reaching tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

According to media reports, someone recently sued a famous American tobacco brand, Winston, claiming it led to death through smoking addiction, and the American court surprisingly awarded a whopping billion-dollar settlement.

Before, there was an Asian man who got beaten up by American Airlines security personnel on a plane. This incident had a very negative impact on the airline company, and eventually, the lawyer won him a settlement of tens of millions of dollars.

For lawyers, they at least need to get 30%~50% of the settlement amount, sometimes even more. That's why American lawyers are extremely professional and will literally do whatever it takes to win a case.

Because the benefits behind this are too great, there's a possibility that winning a big lawsuit could result in a direct compensation of hundreds of millions of dollars, making it much easier than what ordinary people earn.

So, in America, lawyers hold a very high status and are completely upper-class.

Especially for some well-known super lawyers like this, they usually become billionaires or even celebrities, wealthy individuals, and important dignitaries in the United States.

As a result, Xiao Changkun felt increasingly self-conscious because he guessed that Han Meiqing's family background was extremely rich, possibly enough to make them part of the high society in Jinling.

Compared to himself, there wasn't much they could brag about......

Especially for some well-known super lawyers like this, they usually become billionaires or even celebrities, wealthy individuals, and important dignitaries in the United States. JrNovels.com