Interview Record

Q: April 18th is undoubtedly a memorable "good day" and a significant milestone for the Qingdao branch. This day marks not only the flourishing of the Qingdao branch, but also the opening of a new chapter in "Protecting Tomorrow with Law". I feel immensely honored and excited to be a witness to this historic moment. First of all, congratulations to the Qingdao branch for moving to a new location. Everything is going smoothly in the new office environment, and our performance is constantly improving and thriving.

The new environment not only brings new opportunities, but also heralds new challenges. I firmly believe that you and every colleague of the Qingdao branch will embrace every challenge with enthusiasm and professional spirit, and confidently write a brilliant chapter for the Qingdao branch with practical actions.

Answer: First of all, we sincerely thank the legal community, academic community, government, and all sectors of society for their strong support, recognition, and expectations. We feel extremely honored and excited to have the opportunity to witness the new journey of the Qingdao branch and work together to light up the light of protecting the rule of law for minors. 'Protecting Tomorrow' is not just a brand logo, but also a solemn commitment from Gaopeng and its people to society.

The power of law is the cornerstone of maintaining social order and fairness and justice. We hope to rely on our professional knowledge and strength, work together with major universities, governments, and social organizations to build a long-term public welfare platform for the protection of the rights and interests of minors, and let the brilliance of law illuminate the future of every child.

Thanks to the strong support and selfless assistance from the headquarters, Qingdao Branch has stood on the shoulders of giants, not only possessing a broader international perspective, but also excellent professional skills and expertise. As a "new" member of the Gaopeng family, we are deeply honored and fully endorse the corporate culture and value pursuit advocated by Gaopeng. At the same time, we firmly believe in Gao Peng's concept of "one family, one heart, one goal, jointly building a new development pattern".

As practitioners in the legal industry, we have a responsibility and obligation to always maintain an honest and trustworthy service attitude, while constantly improving our professional skills and business capabilities. Our unwavering development goal is to provide our clients with the highest quality and most efficient legal services, and to address their legal needs. In the future, we will take this as our policy and combine it with the development status of multi-level and deep integration of regional economic transformation and legal construction in Qingdao. Based on the foundation of building a localized service market for traditional businesses, we will strengthen traditional businesses, expand emerging businesses, and optimize specialized businesses, creating a high-level lawyer service brand with Gaopeng brand and Qingdao characteristics. We will strive to write a beautiful blueprint for the "new landscape of Qingdao's legal industry" and become a benchmark law firm in Qingdao and even Shandong's legal industry.

Empowering public welfare with professionalism and driving development with responsibility ", we firmly believe that with the continuous optimization and improvement of our own services, we have the ability to repay the trust and support given to us by all sectors of society with more outstanding achievements. At the same time, we also look forward to and cherish every opportunity to work together with more partners in various fields and create a better future together.

Q: As the latest branch of Gaopeng, the Qingdao branch echoes the Beijing headquarters, injecting new momentum into the construction of a cross regional legal service network for Gaopeng system. The establishment of the Qingdao branch is an important step in the national and overall development strategy of Gaopeng brand, as well as an important upgrade of the legal service market in Shandong. We look forward to the Qingdao branch fully utilizing Gaopeng's powerful resource network and integrating local advantages to create a new type of legal service benchmark empowered by technology, providing comprehensive and meticulous legal support for government agencies, various enterprises, and individuals.

Answer: The value of building a cross regional legal service network through the Gaopeng system lies in breaking down regional barriers and establishing a resource linkage mechanism of "national unity". This measure not only promotes close cooperation among branch offices, strengthens internal professional collaboration, ensures maximum utilization of resources, but also significantly enhances the service quality, efficiency, and competitiveness of the firm nationwide and even globally.

The "complementary advantages" mechanism fully reflects the "1+N" development pattern with the headquarters as the core point and the creation of multi-point support. Through the establishment of cross regional professional committees, the professional strength of each branch and field can be effectively integrated, quickly forming a professional and efficient joint service team, and creating a seamless legal service chain from domestic to international for clients, meeting their diversified needs in different regions and fields.

As a pivot, the Qingdao branch plays a crucial role in promoting regional synergy. Through close cooperation with Bohai Rim and East China Branch, Qingdao Branch has not only effectively expanded its business scope, but also further improved its professional ability and influence in the field of legal services along the "the Belt and Road" and the Shanghai Cooperation Demonstration Zone. At the same time, with the help of the international network resources of the headquarters, each branch will be able to connect with more global legal partners, further enhancing its foreign-related service capabilities and providing clients with more comprehensive and professional international legal services.

The deepening of Gaopeng's nationwide layout is not only an expansion of scale, but also an aggregation of capabilities and values. Every step of the development of the firm cannot be separated from the efforts of every Gao Peng person. We look forward to the headquarters and each branch always being guided by the core concept of "professional progress, resource integration, and mission sharing", and writing a new chapter for the Gao Peng brand while serving national strategies and regional economies.

The Qingdao branch is willing to work hand in hand with colleagues from the entire system, taking professionalism as the boat and innovation as the sail, and jointly heading towards a more influential future. At the same time, we will actively embrace innovation, constantly explore new service models and technological means, and provide high-quality legal services that are one-stop, all factor, and multi choice for market entities.

Q: The Qingdao branch has certain authority in international trade disputes, maritime disputes, intellectual property rights protection services, as well as traditional fields such as real estate construction engineering, marriage and family wealth inheritance, corporate governance capital operation, forced liquidation and bankruptcy. At the same time, the branch has also trained a group of social stability risk assessors, data compliance specialists, and served as legal advisors to multiple local government agencies. Please share information on the branch's business areas, team building, and talent reserves, as well as how you innovate and adjust in response to new challenges and demands in the current legal service market.

Answer: In the current era of increasingly complex business and social environment, professional legal services have become a key support for the stable development of enterprises, and also an important way to properly and legally resolve conflicts for the people. In this context, efficient team division of labor in law firms is particularly important, as it is the key to professional, refined, and rational development of business.

In order to fully meet the legal service needs of all sectors of society, we have established multiple professional departments covering various fields such as marriage and family affairs, labor and personnel, criminal defense, bankruptcy liquidation, compulsory enforcement, foreign-related disputes, company legal affairs, capital operation, real estate construction engineering, etc. The establishment of these departments aims to provide clients with more professional, meticulous, and efficient legal services, ensuring targeted solutions and professional legal support when dealing with various legal issues.

The long-term development of a law firm cannot be separated from the injection of fresh blood and the cultivation of young talents, so we attach great importance to the introduction and cultivation of talents. We will regularly hold various professional training courses and encourage team members to participate in industry seminars and forums to broaden their horizons and enhance practical skills. At the same time, we actively recruit new members, provide them with a platform for growth and development, and encourage them to delve deeper into specific fields. Through clear career planning and regular performance evaluations, ensure that every lawyer can continuously improve at Gaopeng and achieve personal value and career goals.

In order to ensure the future competitiveness of the law firm, we also attach great importance to the training of young lawyers and intern lawyers. We have specially designed a comprehensive training program aimed at enhancing their legal practice ability and professional ethics level through a combination of practical operation and theoretical learning. For example, an intern lawyer will participate in at least 5 different types of cases during the internship, covering multiple fields such as contract review, litigation representation, and non litigation mediation. In addition to practical case studies, we also arrange regular internal lectures and external legal seminars, giving them the opportunity to be exposed to the latest legal theories and practical developments. At the same time, encourage them to actively participate in community service and legal aid projects to enhance their sense of social responsibility and public communication skills. We believe that through this training method, young lawyers can better adapt to the challenges of the future legal profession and contribute their strength to the development of law firms.

Question: 2025 is the final year of the 14th Five Year Plan and an important year for further comprehensive deepening of reforms. On March 25th, the Shandong Lawyers Association held a press conference to provide the public with a detailed introduction to the current development status of the legal industry in Shandong, the work achievements in 2024, and the key work plan for 2025. The association has formulated the implementation opinions for the "Six Actions" of party building leading reform and development in the legal industry, and put forward the new goal of "leading the high-quality development of the legal industry with high-quality party building and promoting the ecological protection and high-quality development of the Yellow River Basin with the power of the rule of law". The proposal of this goal not only reflects the support of the legal industry for major national strategies, but also demonstrates the important role that lawyers play in social development.

Subsequently, on March 29th, the 10th Qingdao Lawyers' Congress also put forward new requirements and expectations for the development of the legal industry. The conference particularly emphasized the three mentality that the legal team needs to possess in the construction of the new era: loyalty, enterprising spirit, and caring spirit. These requirements and expectations not only point out the direction for the development of the legal industry, but also provide guidance for the personal growth of lawyers. Please share your views on this.

Answer: The development of Party building plays a crucial role in leading the legal industry to achieve high-quality development. It not only reflects the political height of industry development, but also highlights the key role of the legal team in assuming social responsibility in the new era. As a law firm, in addition to providing professional legal services to clients, we also shoulder important social responsibilities, and we should actively participate in various public welfare activities.

I attach great importance to the party building work of the team. In the past year, we have not only organized multiple public welfare activities, but also personally participated in them, giving back to society with practical actions. In the future, we will continue to expand the scale and influence of public welfare activities, while strengthening coordination and linkage with the political and legal departments, deeply participating in reforms in the fields of legislation, law enforcement, judiciary, and legal compliance and popularization. Through more opportunities for cooperation and innovative forms of activities, we will closely integrate our professional activities with serving the people, consciously become defenders of a safe Qingdao, and contribute to the construction of a rule of law Shandong with good laws and governance.

Q: Professional legal services are an important guarantee for enterprises to move forward steadily, and also the "cornerstone" for standing out in the industry and winning customer praise and recognition. Please share your views on this.

Answer: For enterprises of different sizes, having professional legal services as support is a crucial factor in their growth and development process. In a highly market-oriented business environment, legal risks are ubiquitous and may be hidden in various aspects such as contract disputes, intellectual property protection, compliance management, and labor relations management. Any negligence or mistake in any link may cause serious economic losses to the enterprise.

Professional legal services can not only help businesses avoid these potential risks, but also create long-term and sustainable value for them through compliant operations and strategic legal layouts.

It is precisely based on our unremitting pursuit and practical operation of the legal service value concept of "integrity and excellence" that we have won the trust and support of our customers, which has become one of our core competitive advantages. In the process of providing legal services, we always adhere to the professional and friendly practice creed, always put the needs of our clients first, always follow the principle of putting clients first, always take solving their legal problems as our work orientation, and maximize their interests as our work goal. We are committed to providing clients with comprehensive and one-stop legal service solutions, helping them create excess value beyond expectations.

Question: Professional competence is the foundation of a lawyer's identity and the "lifeline" for the growth and development of the legal profession. It not only concerns the personal reputation and career of lawyers, but also serves as an important foundation for ensuring the quality of legal services and maintaining legal fairness. At the same time, "choosing a good law firm" and "standing on a good platform" are equally important "life events" and "important choices" for lawyers in their career development. An excellent law firm provides not only job opportunities, but also the soil and resources for professional growth. It can provide lawyers with broader development space and richer practical opportunities. Please share your views on this.

Answer: The essence of the legal industry is "knowledge intensive services", and professional competence is an important "touchstone" for the development of lawyers themselves, as well as a core element that tests the development of lawyers. Whether it's legal research, document writing, negotiation strategies, or courtroom performance, only with a solid legal foundation and rich practical experience can we accurately solve problems for clients. The legal industry has numerous sub sectors, and lawyers must deeply cultivate in a certain field to form differentiated competitive advantages. Otherwise, even if one relies on connections or marketing to acquire customers in the short term, they may still be eliminated by the market in the long term due to a lack of expertise.

Professional competence determines the 'lower limit' of lawyers, while platforms affect their 'upper limit'.

In today's fiercely competitive legal service market, the professional competence of lawyers is undoubtedly important and the foundation of their foundation. However, at the same time, a platform that can provide strong support and resources is equally crucial for the personal career development and business expansion of lawyers. Just as a thousand miles of horses also need Bo Le, behind an excellent lawyer, there must be an excellent team of lawyers and a good law firm as support. An excellent law firm can not only provide a good working environment for lawyers, but also provide strong support for their career development.

Adequate business resources, efficient administrative support, advanced office facilities, abundant talent reserves, comprehensive legal database information and case studies, etc., all constitute a powerful backing for lawyers to work efficiently and improve service quality. With these supports, lawyers can focus more on case handling and legal consultation, thus standing out in the fierce market competition.

In addition, the collaboration mechanism and team spirit within the law firm cannot be ignored. Mature training mechanisms, mentorship culture, and guidance from senior lawyers can help newcomers avoid detours, and harmonious team cooperation is a win-win situation for lawyers and the law firm. I believe that only in a positive and proactive professional environment can lawyers not only achieve personal growth, but also provide clients with more comprehensive and in-depth legal services, ultimately achieving a dual improvement in client satisfaction and personal abilities.