On November 19, 2018, the strategic cooperation between Soochow University Wang Jian Law School and Lantern Law Firm was officially signed.

Xing Wenlong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of Suzhou New District, Lou Qiang, Deputy Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of New District, Gu Jing, Director of the Law Administration Department of New District Judicial Bureau, Fang Jianjun, Dean of Soochow University Law School, Professor Zhu Qian and Associate Professor Li Yang of Soochow University Law School, Xiao Lijuan, Director of our firm, Liu Lunshan, and Wu Weihua, Executive Director, attended the signing ceremony.

Xing Wenlong, Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee of the new District, gave a speech, firstly congratulating the "strategic cooperation between the university and Lantern". The establishment of this teaching and research practice base will have a positive effect on the cultivation of high-level, professional and applied legal talents who can adapt to the development needs of the new era and have the concept of socialist rule of law. It has also laid a good foundation for the introduction of talents and the achievement of sustainable and healthy development of Lantern Law Firm. Training, salons, professional guidance, research and other forms of communication and cooperation will also greatly improve the level of professional services of Lantern Law Firm, thus promoting the improvement of the overall service standards of the lawyer industry in our region.

With the signing of this strategic cooperation agreement, Wang Jian Law School and Lantern have formed a comprehensive strategic partnership in the field of teaching, research and practice, with comprehensive and in-depth cooperation in areas such as dispute resolution in cutting-edge legal practice, research and discussion of difficult and complex cases, thematic research, lawyer practice, practical teaching and teaching interaction.