The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-13
!ng. and Il his huslness Is Of suff,ci.nt im.

Ing. and II his business Is Of SUFFICIENT i'm
managing clerk. This clerk appointments the
making out ~ I'll important papers, and his
scyss new lS %nS nj rrTS T%s
and turns them over to the assistant hc CON
sidrrs hest suited I" his 'casc. who hears the
story himself. and prepares tue ease Tor trial.
i is IL rorrsc. III ira ,>iit "tw"ru :Lc outer
railing nni the lazy clerk that OF" I the most
important rirts uf the business I" II, No. THIS
is tn" payment Of the retaining zee. The u"w
clients rockets is usnalty lishten"d midway
the ana I "lSrs ta "" I'll" rcIons s r"
liu' j. does not hwrll long WIKI him. H." passes
4 10 the cashier. who lut, il III tho sac, AMI
what 70 do with IT, II is "hy ia the ras" If
new q irnts. "t course. that this Formally is
way I" the fountain head without lifliu,lt.
IN "nc highly imiortint itcm the manage
msnt 81 such an "ii.r"as ms 1tllrrs lr"m the
,nnnngomcnt OF criminal lawyers office:
There large r""crntage vi the "lscs are n'
such character tia, they ma, safely he left
wholly 70 the assistants, tut here the eases all
irvolNr large sums Of money; and II Is the rrr-
tonal knowledge and shrewdn,ss of the part
ncrs TINT clients want md demand. Every
case here, must 90 bcfol" the hrm AMI nr
duly considered. 1t reaches them. in many
instances; ilaomEh tho assistants. VIII, throw
g"st it without loss If time. The hooks ,krr
besides the rriynt" uouS9 kept by cnrh assis-
tant and the hooks of the lshiNr, Lnr OF the
INV tl01kS uCIs Also rs an lNVtN fItfN 10 Keep
the 'lnckcts. IN" expense of maintaining smcI,
an office as thi. is inc koned Al Sr,.Ouu II year.
mind tho retaining fee Wa asked.
Tho managing clerk laughed. " Ii varies so
much under different circumstances. II. sail.
TINT 1t is impossible for m" 10 name any def
onc Of the criminal offices S.airOO was naned
as retainer that had recently iccn received.
.H nSS dwn Is
In three comfortable rooms. and tho man who
occupies i is familiar in face and name to all
There il no firm hire; the lawyer is II profess
snnal IachHoior though pc' sonaliy a harry
everything hcinG Superintendent by the lawyer
htGisclf bnt thcrearc 1--WE law clerks book;
kSSrs T,s Sa e.: Irs s oSSS an ns
$4,000. ThonGh this rule is sometmes
Charity may lie thought an odd word to use
within within, the portals q awy"rs office; but
iioiw many AMY visitors do You ' usually have in
day, was asked of one II the clerks. tho
lawyer himself not being present; Inn ,.
he replied. "A great many OF them come for
assistance"
Yes: and most OF them get It. too. Ioften
wonder how MIR. - makes living, Tor think
nun in New iork and not only n, in monSS. but
in limo md serv GEES. too
Tho EXPENSE Of maintaining this Office is es-
including what is given away.
Another form Of, the large metropolitan law
labor matters, both to the ann irs OF working
heope individually and OF labor unions.
In unT the Of they OF
surprising. Though most OF the cases are
conf arntivoly small. they amount in tn" ag-
one, one o., Of tho largest Of these Offices
i've T nw clerE su two ty"owritsrs. t enG
rooms, seven Of Which ar" consultation rooms
the preservation Of paper. and they. have
been tested. too" as the lawyer said. for |
was. burned ont not long ago but the saics
visitors number about fifty n day. The man
aging clerk here, MS elsewhere. hears tho
to,n"y." say. the lawyer. ito take IN equal in
oa sa IT, III sS"a1 b, be IKE they "6;
ranper as To to tho miiiionars;, He was vas
not prepared to say. professionally. however,
rinps. The retaining fec depends altogether
upon the nature OF the case. tho condition Of
be credited. he does not let, the lack OF re-
tniner interfere with his helping poor man
This Office includes nlso real estate depa !.
mHni and Collection dHpart%ent 10th *
the col lection department n day book contains
most OF tn" entries necessary The papsrs nre
kept in envelopes indexed and filed. The cost
Of The maintenance OF such an office Is estt-
mated at 21uOO year.
In non" Of these Instances have the services
the expenses. SO n lawyer who is said to he
making s5O.oona year or double that. rs
come. Even in the largest offices s23ooo re-
taincrs do not come in 40 often that the man
aging clerks are likely to forget them.