Inside the meeting room, a heavy silence hung. Old Tang took a leisurely sip of tea before continuing, "That's roughly my plan. Does anyone have any questions?"
His approach to handling cases has always been to strategize before taking action, though the so-called "on-the-spot improvisation" seems particularly impressive.
Yet for a lawyer, being forced to "improvise" can only mean you haven't done your preparation properly.
This is the difference between a real top lawyer and those brilliant ones portrayed in dramas.
The impressive lawyers in television shows seem like they don't need any preparation at all. Everything is in their heads; they can adapt in court, with extraordinary eloquence.
But in reality, competent lawyers prepare everything in advance, including organizing evidence, logical structures, applicable laws, potential arguments from the opposition, and strategies for countering them.
