The theme exchange meeting on "The Growth and Development of Comprehensive Law Firms and Specialized Law Firms" organized by the Xuhui Law Firm Working Committee was successfully held at Dehe Hantong

On May 9, 2025, the Xuhui Law Firm Working Committee and the Xuhui District Law Society successfully held a theme exchange meeting on "The Growth and Development of Comprehensive and Specialized Law Firms" at the Dehehantong Law Office. Ni Jingtao, the head of the Public Services Division of the Xuhui District Justice Bureau, Li Huaping, the director of the Xuhui District Lawyers' Working Committee and vice president of the Xuhui District Law Society, Gao Xingfa, the deputy director of the Xuhui District Lawyers' Working Committee, and the directors of various law firms within the district gathered together to have an in-depth exchange on the growth and development of comprehensive and specialized law firms. Gao Xingfa, deputy director of the Xuhui Legal Affairs Committee, presided over the exchange meeting. Dehehantong Law Office and Yuanye Law Firm, as representative institutions, shared their practical experiences in differentiated development.

Lawyer Hampton Zhang , the founding partner of Dehehantong, shared that Dehehantong has achieved a middle and back-office operation hub by establishing a flat governance structure, setting up six operation service committees and centers, strengthening talent attraction and cultivation through a "customized courses + practical exchanges" system, and accumulating brand credibility through systematic brand building and honors such as "National Excellent Law Firm". At the same time, we will strengthen the compliance bottom line with an intelligent risk control system.

Wen Chenjing, the director of Yuan Ye Law Firm, focuses on the specific fields of labor law and shares her 17 years of in-depth experience: Through the division of labor model of "front desk + delivery + customer service lawyer", efficiency has been enhanced. 45% of the employees are young lawyers under the age of 30, forming a young and innovative team. Having published a total of 17 professional books and conducted 55 training sessions, it has enhanced the industry's influence through public welfare services and provided a model for the professional development of small and medium-sized law firms.

During the exchange session, the representatives present discussed practical issues such as the partner decision-making mechanism and the construction of the risk prevention and control system. The "democratic centralism" decision-making case and intelligent risk control system shared by Dehehantong provide replicable experience for law firm governance. The specialized division of labor model of Yuanye Law Firm provides a new idea for small and medium-sized law firms to break through resource limitations. With the continuous deepening of policy support and industry collaboration in Xuhui District, the regional legal profession is expected to achieve an overall leap in differentiated development and contribute stronger professional strength to the construction of the rule of law.

Ni Jingtao, the head of the Public Services Division of the Xuhui District Justice Bureau, pointed out that the bureau attaches great importance to the growth and development of law firms, has introduced professional service industry support policies, and supports the comprehensive and specialized development of law firm brands. It actively builds industry development exchange platforms such as "Dynamic West Bank", MTCC Xuhui Agreement, and university student training bases, and strengthens talent exchange, introduction and cultivation. Enhance the level of foreign-related legal and intellectual property services, facilitate resource integration and business expansion, and promote the high-quality development of the legal service industry in Xuhui.

Li Huaping, the director of the Xuhui Law Work Committee and vice president of the Xuhui District Law Society, emphasized "professionalism as the foundation", proposed that large law firms "hold small hands" to drive small and medium-sized law firms, and supported the latter to deeply cultivate characteristic fields such as intellectual property rights and foreign-related law. The Legal Affairs Committee will regularly organize cross-disciplinary exchanges, cooperate with West Bank Group to promote brand activities, and advance the "Young Lawyer Training Program" to alleviate the talent pressure on small and medium-sized law firms, and strive to build a legal service highland with "prominent professionalism and distinct brand".

This exchange meeting provides a platform for regional law firms to learn from each other's experiences, marking that the legal profession in Xuhui is taking "differentiated development" as the engine and moving towards a new stage of high-quality development under policy support and industry collaboration.