Chapter 548

After that, Helen became even more motivated. Although she didn't have many cases, she put tremendous effort into every one assigned to her. It was her responsibility toward her clients, and she wanted to gain experience while training herself. Major cases in the firm were out of reach for junior lawyers unless a senior lawyer was willing to mentor them. Even then, junior lawyers would only get to do minor tasks, but that was better than nothing. Helen followed Alexander on a criminal case that garnered public attention and even made the local legal news. For lawyers at his level, their main cases were typically for large corporations. Criminal defense wasn't a moneymaker—it was more about professional responsibility and fulfilling societal obligations. She traveled for work with him, staying busy from morning till night. Besides, such cases often took a long time. One to two years were considered short. Similar to divorce cases, it was common for criminal cases to last several y