{"id":73627,"date":"2023-09-07T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/?post_type=hd_report&#038;p=73627"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:55:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:55:33","slug":"how-to-hire-your-first-in-house-lawyer-in-china","status":"publish","type":"hd_report","link":"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/zh-hans\/report\/how-to-hire-your-first-in-house-lawyer-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: hire your first in-house lawyer in China"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-not-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/1707312574595-6247f498-c038-4466-b9dd-9cb81ab0cf22_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/1707312574595-6247f498-c038-4466-b9dd-9cb81ab0cf22_1-1.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.taylorroot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2024\/02\/1707312574595-6247f498-c038-4466-b9dd-9cb81ab0cf22_1-1-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-recruit-your-first-lawyer-in-china\">Why recruit your first lawyer in China?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are numerous reasons a company decides to recruit their first in-house lawyer in China. 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