What do you think we need to do to get our new branch office running well ?   First , I'd make sure that we have a good , local , corporate lawyer . He or she will know all the local laws and regulations .   That ’ s very important . A friend recommended a good law firm to me . We ’ ll need someone to hire staff .   I think that we should send one of our HR people to do that . I don ’ t think we should use an agency , because they won ’ t be familiar with the type of people we employ . Have we decide on the location of   Yes . We have . We chose the location in the northeast of the city , not too far from the airport and on the edge of the CBD .   Why didn ’ t we choose an office in the CBD ?   The offices there were too expensive . Have we negotiated any contracts yet ?   Yes . We ’ Ve signed two contracts with companies that we already do work for in other countries . We hope to sign another three this month .   When will the branch office open ?   Hopefully next month . Everything is a little rushed . We should be able to set up our branch office and expand our business quickly . 