The time limit within which a lawyer's office must notify the Department of Justice when hiring a foreign lawyer is specified in Article 16 Decree No. 123/2013/ND-CP as follows:

Hire foreign lawyers to work for law-practicing organizations

Law-practicing organizations can sign labor contracts to hire foreign lawyers who have been granted licenses to practice in Vietnam to work for their organization. The rights and obligations of foreign lawyers employed by law-practicing organizations are agreed upon in contracts in accordance with the Law on Lawyers, this Decree and relevant laws.

Within 07 working days from the date of signing the labor contract to hire a foreign lawyer, the law-practicing organization must notify in writing the Department of Justice where its operations are registered, along with the labor contract. .

Within 07 working days from the date of termination of the labor contract hiring a foreign lawyer, the law-practicing organization must notify in writing the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Justice where it registers its operations.

According to the above regulations, within 07 working days from the date of signing the labor contract to hire a foreign lawyer, the law office must notify in writing the Department of Justice where its operations are registered, along with the contract.