1, the name conforms to the provisions of the Measures for the Administration of Law Firm Names of the Ministry of Justice;
2. Having a fixed office suitable for lawyers to practice;
3. The assets exceed 654.38 million yuan;
4. Having the articles of association of the law firm and written partnership (cooperation) agreement;
5. There are more than 3 promoters.
The name retrieval and application procedures for the establishment of a law firm by individuals are as follows:
1, search name. The applicant shall fill in the Application Form for Law Firm Name Retrieval, the Registration Form for Basic Information of the Sponsor in duplicate, and the original documents proving the identity, education and legal qualification of the sponsor;
2. The lawyer work management office of the Municipal Bureau of Justice has been audited and reported to the Shandong Provincial Department of Justice within one week;
3. The lawyer work management office of the Municipal Bureau of Justice shall notify the applicant to prepare the application documents of the law firm within three days after receiving the Notice of Name Retrieval of the Justice Department of Shandong Province;
4. The promoters who apply for the establishment of a law firm shall receive special training on professional ethics and practice discipline organized by the Municipal Bureau of Justice within the application period. If the training is qualified, the Municipal Bureau of Justice will issue a certificate of professional ethics and practice discipline of sponsors to the Provincial Department of Justice;
5. The lawyer work management office of the Municipal Bureau of Justice shall complete the preliminary examination within 30 days from the date of receiving the application documents. Upon examination, if the application materials are incomplete or do not meet the requirements, the staff shall inform the applicant of the opinions of supplementing and modifying the materials at one time;
6, with the consent of the leaders of the Municipal Bureau of Justice, issued the "audit opinion on the establishment of a law firm", and submitted it to the examination and approval authority together with the application documents.
Measures for the Administration of Law Firms Article 33 A partnership law firm that has been established for more than three years and has more than 20 practicing lawyers may set up branches outside the city or county where it is located according to the needs of business development. A partnership law firm in a municipality directly under the central government or a city divided into districts may also set up branches in districts and counties outside the city where it is located.
If a law firm and its branch offices are punished by suspension of business for rectification, the law firm shall not apply for the establishment of a branch office within the time limit; If a branch of a law firm is punished by the revocation of its practice license, the law firm may not apply for the establishment of a branch within two years from the date when the branch is punished.