The Education Practice Group at Jie Hua Law Firm, led by senior partners, is committed to providing standardized legal services to educational institutions of all levels, from primary and secondary schools to universities, establishing our signature "Campus Rule of Law" service program. The majority of our practice group members possess over a decade of practical experience across various educational sectors. Several senior partners serve on the Education Committee of the Shanghai Bar Association. The practice group currently acts as long-term legal counsel to more than 50 educational institutions and has produced significant research outcomes, including "Practical Research on School Legal Risk Management," "Legal Education Curriculum System," " Compendium of School Legal Governance Documents," and "Education Industry Observer."
Core Business
General Legal Counsel Services for Educational Institutions
- Institutional governance services focused on legal relationships among educational institutions and their key stakeholders (students, faculty, parents, and community), including systematic development of internal management protocols, enhancement of legal compliance frameworks, and strengthening of risk management capabilities
- Legal feasibility studies and risk prevention consultation for institutional cooperation, including school-enterprise collaboration and inter-school exchanges
- Assistance in emergency incident management, school-family dispute resolution, cybersphere public opinion handling, and personal/property safety incident response
- Development of themed legal education programs for school administrators, faculty and students; and organization of customized thematic activities based on institutional requirements
Private Education Institution Compliance Services
- Pre-establishment advisory services for private education investors including development planning and legal feasibility analysis, and assistance in licensing application
- Compliance management services including modern school system establishment and routine legal risk prevention
- Dispute resolution services throughout institutional preparation and operation phases
- Investment and financing legal services for eligible private educational institutions, covering mergers and acquisitions, sponsor changes, and domestic/overseas listing (excluding compulsory education schools and non-profit preschool institutions)
Training Institution Compliance Services
- Comprehensive legal services for training institutions, encompassing IPO assistance, debt financing, investment advisory, M&A transactions, restructuring, operational compliance, and regulatory compliance management
- Specialized services for diverse training institutions including higher education non-degree programs, arts education, sports instruction, technology training, and vocational training facilities
Intellectual Property Protection for Educational Achievements
- Design and protection of online education program structure
- Educational brand management, teaching materials licensing and rights protection
- Educational achievement commercialization and school-enterprise collaboration
- Comprehensive IP management including software copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets protection for educational institutions
Education-Related Dispute Resolution
- Student injury and accident claims
- Disputes over educational administrative penalty
- Disputes over sponsorship and governance rights
- Disputes over educational collaboration and joint venture
- Employment and personnel disputes
- School-parent relationship disputes
