[ Cadence is about halfway through her third cup of coffee that morning when she hears the high, short thrill of the email notification.
It has, without getting too candid, Not Been A Good Morning--she and the wider legal staff have been buried in ligation prep in response to some Gulf mogul suing the company over account mismanagement. She knows that the losses a half-wit on the 26th floor costed the half-brother of second cousin of the Emir of wherever is ultimately chump change--none of their foreign investors bet on a single investment house, no self-respecting client would--but it hasn't stopped said half-wit from being shown the door while Cadence finds herself neck-deep in paperwork. She's not even defending on this one (her assignment to baby sit the ever-needy Mr. Emerson remains in place,) the sheer amount of prep work is that daunting.
She scans the email with a critical eye, interested in its contents if only for the novelty of breaking up her review of piles of internal documents. ]
Mr. Emerson,
Thank you for your well-wishes, I hope I may say the same of you. I can ensure I am available for your event, though I would like to be clear that given its close proximity to the holidays, our usual billing rate will be doubled. Please confirm that this extra cost is acceptable to meet your needs for this event.
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It has, without getting too candid, Not Been A Good Morning--she and the wider legal staff have been buried in ligation prep in response to some Gulf mogul suing the company over account mismanagement. She knows that the losses a half-wit on the 26th floor costed the half-brother of second cousin of the Emir of wherever is ultimately chump change--none of their foreign investors bet on a single investment house, no self-respecting client would--but it hasn't stopped said half-wit from being shown the door while Cadence finds herself neck-deep in paperwork. She's not even defending on this one (her assignment to baby sit the ever-needy Mr. Emerson remains in place,) the sheer amount of prep work is that daunting.
She scans the email with a critical eye, interested in its contents if only for the novelty of breaking up her review of piles of internal documents. ]
Mr. Emerson,
Thank you for your well-wishes, I hope I may say the same of you. I can ensure I am available for your event, though I would like to be clear that given its close proximity to the holidays, our usual billing rate will be doubled. Please confirm that this extra cost is acceptable to meet your needs for this event.
Best,
Cadence Laine, J.D.
Partner | Investment Management Dept.
BNY Mellon Investment Management