PEOPLE in Hong Kong may think I am too naive if I say lawyers here are extremely concerned with money.
I've had a few years' experience working in a law firm here and am presently doing an external LL.B course.
Solicitors often reject cases because of ''conflict of interest'' when, in fact, it's because they don't pay well (such as divorce or probate cases which require a lot of ''boring'' work and pay little unless the client is a millionaire).
On the other hand, they are very keen to obtain or maintain good relations with clients, both prospective or existing, who are likely to provide profitable work.
Most of my LL.B classmates are only interested in how they can become rich lawyers while rote-learning the suggested solutions to past papers which have been photocopied from another classmate.
Your editorial (Post, July 29) said the adoption of a so-called cab-rank rule might be a solution, but I think many solicitors will find this hard to accept.
