The 9^th Western Lawyer Development Forum (“Forum”) was held in Guiyang from 26 August to 27 August 2017.  The Forum themed on ‘Spirit of Law, Mission of Lawyers and Development of West China’ consisted of six sub-forums, namely, civil & commercial law, criminal law, administrative law, lawyer management & social responsibility, youth lawyers development and eco-civilization legal service.

Grandall Guiyang office, led by Ms. BAI Min (managing partner, deputy director of Guizhou Lawyers’ Associaiton and head of Guizhou eco-civilization legal service team), has actively participated in the Forum.   Ms. Bai, who was in charge of the Eco-civilization Legal Service Sub-forum, delivered a speech at the end, whereby she hoped for a more important role played by lawyers in Guizhou greater ecological strategy.

CAI Jin from Grandall Guiyang made a keynote speech on the Forum and her paper titled Impact and Meaning Imposed upon Youth Lawyers by Big Data and Internet.  Mr. LI Shangze, managing partner of Grandall Chongqing Office, exchanged ideas during the Lawyer Management & Social Responsibility Sub-forum.

Moreover, Grandall Guiyang Office actively assisted Guizhou Lawyers Association in receiving various lawyer delegates all over the nation.

After the Forum, Grandall Guiyang had a further discussion on law firm development and legal service exploration with delegates from Inner Mongolia, Hainan, and Ningxia.