Internship Reference: DLLA03
Company description:
This partnership law firm provides professional legal services to both domestic and overseas clients with the key concept of âBeing professional with good integrity and presenting services with unparalleled hospitality â and earned recognition widely. The law firm focuses on law services in aspects of admiralty, maritime and other civil-commercial services, and they also have years of experience in this field as well as exceptional reserve of talents. The practicing lawyers the firm hires cover captains with rich experience, university lecturers and professors equipped with both law theory and practical experience.
The Maritime and Admiralty Group services focus on carriage of goods by sea, marine insurance, ship collision, personal injury and death at sea, sea pollution, ship building, ship purchase and finance and other litigation and non-litigation cases. The Civil and Commercial Law Group services focus on personal tort, intellectual property, marriage, inheritance, contract, corporate affairs and other litigation and non-litigation cases.
Internship description:
Legal Assistant
Internship description:
- Learn about the Chinese legal system
- Contact with international clients in English by mail or telephone
- Perform legal research and writing in English
- Assist lawyers in dealing with foreign cases
- Draft a variety of legal documents including contracts
Requirements:
- Law background / university major
- Positive working attitude and hard-working
- Good English proficiency
- Good ability to simultaneously balance multiple tasks
- Proficiency in Mandarin is an advantage – candidates would be
able to work on a wider amount of cases and tasks
Internship Reference: CDLA06
Company Introduction:
This Law Firm was established in 2002 as a nationwide law firm. With its headquarters located in Beijing, they have set up offices in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hebei. Since its establishment, they have adopted an international law firm organisation and management system and have been operating as a company with people-oriented management and professional teamwork. The law firm set up professional departments of account receivables collecting, corporate & securities, real estate & construction, finance, investment etc.
Number of Staff: 20 â 30
Internship Description:
Lawyer Assistant Internship
- Support lawyers dealing with foreign cases
- Meet customers of the firm face-to-face
- Work together with the advisor team to learn more abourt Chinese law and legislation
- Attend and prepare meetings
- Get a first class insight into the Chinese legal system
Requirements:
- Major in Law, Finance, Marketing or International Business Management
- Fluent in English
- Good communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Professional working attitude
- Ability to adapt to an international working environment
Internship Reference: CDLA02
Ni hao! My name is Ross, I have already completed my first year of the LLB at the University of Central Lancashire. I have been studying Law in Preston for three years now, and I have another three more until I complete my degree.
InternChina – Company BuildingI left the UK about a fortnight ago in search of new and exciting opportunities in China. I was selected and interviewed by a domestic law firm for a role which would require me to offer my knowledge of UK and EU law. One week in and I am absolutely loving it!
At my firm, I have been put to the task of preparing a report for the client who runs their business in a very complex and highly regulated market. They operate in multiple jurisdictions, and so I have had the responsibility of analysing law from multiple legal systems across Europe. I would love to tell you more about the research I am undertaking, but of course I am bound by a non-disclosure agreement.
My colleagues have been so kind and friendly to me throughout my first week. On my first day, I was taken out for lunch with my colleagues and was received one of the firmâs leather note takers. Going to lunch with colleagues is a regular occasion in the business world in China. Already I have tried a number of authentic Sichuan dishes suggested by my colleagues, including (very spicy) pig lung.
InternChina – Leather note takerI currently share an office with my supervisor who I am yet to meet. As the firm has offices across the country, I have been anticipating his return from Beijing this past week. We speak frequently on WeChat, and he is looking forward to teaching me how to play Majong! One of my other supervisors has brought in gifts to share around the office on numerous occasions, such as mango jelly and mung bean pastry. Sadly, she has now left for her trip to America and will be sorely missed by all.
InternChina – Mango JellyWeChat is such an important social platform for individuals. It is used to communicate with friends, colleagues and potential clients. It is a little bit like Facebook, where you can make pages, groups, post photographs and updates. Also, because many of my colleagues do not speak English, they find it really useful to communicate with me as it allows them to translate from English.
The receptionist has invited me to try a different tea each day, and has shown me how to prepare it the Chinese way. Tea is a valued commodity to the Chinese people, it is the nationâs favourite drink and the Chengdu office is home to a wide variety. It is unusual given the hot and wet climate to be drinking a scalding hot cup of tea, but it does somehow make you feel much more refreshed than bottles of cold water. Tomorrow I will be trying a type of Oolong tea!
InternChina – Chinese teaSo far I am getting on really well with my colleagues. They have said that I am âvery friendlyâ and have been told that the boss has been âlooking forward to [my] arrival for a long timeâ. I have found mutuality with my colleagues â they are impressed by my knowledge of Chinese history and politics and they enjoy discussing the BREXIT ordeal. They are also pleased with my open-minded approach to their culture.
InternChina has given me all the materials and support I need for my first week, including a SIM card, a travel card and even a personal introduction to the firm. The orientation was most useful for preparing for those nuances between western and eastern business culture well in advance.
There is so much more I want to share about the experiences I have had here already, but there is just too much to do in the little time that I have out here. InternChina regularly organises events for us whilst weâre out here, so I am eager to get involved with as much as possible!
Meanwhile, I will continue to share photos and blogs of this beautiful country on my Instagram account and blog page so please go ahead and follow that.
If you would like the opportunity to experience China, you can apply here
Internship Reference: DLLA02
Company Introduction:
Founded in 1993, this company is a leading comprehensive partnership law firm in north China. It has collected about 20 partners and nearly one hundred lawyers, with offices in Dalian, Shenyang, and Melbourne. With business teams of different expertise, the firm could provide legal services with high quality and high efficiency in comprehensive fields.
Since the establishment, the company has won widespread high praise from clients and legal profession. This law firm has been successively awarded as Ministry Level Civilized Law Firm by China Ministry of Justice, National Excellent Law Firm by ACLA (All-China Lawyers Association) and other laurels. And it has been repeatedly ranked First-Class Law Firm in Northeast of China by Chambers and continuously been awarded as North China Law Firm of the Year by ALB (Asian Legal Business).
Internship Position:
Law Assistant
Internship Description:
⢠To work with and assist the firms’ Chinese lawyers in the areas of corporate law, commercial law and criminal law
⢠Receive clients of the firm
⢠Attend and prepare meetings
⢠Gain an insight into Chinaâs legal system
Requirements:
⢠Major in law
⢠Professional and thorough work attitude
⢠Chinese language skills are an advantage
⢠Previous work / internship experience are desirable
Internship Reference: DLLA01
Company Introduction:
This law firm ranks No.1 in terms of corporate legal service and maritime legal service in Northeast China. The firm offers excellent legal service specialized in the following areas: Corporate and Commercial, Maritime and Shipping, Banking and Finance, Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution, Restructuring and Insolvency.
For the law firm substantial professional knowledge and extensive experiences are essential for providing high-quality legal services. Therefore they value the importance of recruiting and training intelligent and highly qualified personnel. Most of their lawyers have been engaged in judicial, educational and legal practice work for many years and have an overseas education background.
Internship Position:
Legal Assistant
Internship Description:
- Assist the firms lawyers to handle foreign-related cases
- Receive customers of the firm
- Attend and prepare meetings
- Consult on your home country’s legal system
- Gain an insight into China’s legal system
- Participate in other legal work, according to the requirements of lawyer in charge
Requirements:
- Major in law
- Students from a law school in Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia or Singapore
- Speaking good English, native English speaker preferred
- Professional attitude
- Willing to adapt to Chinese working atmosphere
Internship Reference (Ref.: CDLA02)
Company Introduction:
This Law Firm was established in 2002 as a nationwide law firm. With its headquarters located in Beijing, they have set up offices in Sichuan, Chongqing and Hebei. Since its establishment, they have adopted an international law firm organisation and management system and have been operating as a company with people-oriented management and professional teamwork. The law firm set up professional departments of account receivables collecting, corporate & securities, real estate & construction, finance, investment etc.
Number of Staff: 20 â 30
Internship Position:
Lawyer Assistant Internship
Internship Description:
- Support lawyers dealing with foreign cases
- Meet customers of the firm face-to-face
- Work together with the advisor team to learn more about Chinese law and legislation
- Attend and prepare meetings
- Get a first class insight into the Chinese legal system
Requirements:
- Major in Law, Finance, Marketing or International Business Management
- Fluent in English
- Good communication skills
- Good organisational skills
- Professional working attitude
- Ability to adapt to an international working environment
Reference (Ref.: QDLA05)
Company Introduction:
Founded in 1954, this law firm has been established as one of the largest law firms in China. It has established a quality legal service according to the international quality standard of ISO9002. The law firm itself has an impeccable reputation in Qingdao and has a variety of clients all over China. The companyâs core function includes: International Trade Law, International Investment Law, Real Estate Law, Maritime Law, Intellectual Property Law, Company Law, Civil and non-civil cases.
Number of staff: 130-200
Internship Position:
Law Internship
Internship Description:
The candidate will overall gain a good and broad understanding of the functions of a Chinese law firm and be able to gain insight in many different areas of work
- Helping to compose and manage correspondence to foreign customers
- Consult about home country’s legal system
- Research on cases for the lawyers
- Proof reading the English contracts, reading over clauses, documents and cases
Requirements:
- Law related major
- Positive working attitude and hard-working
- Good English proficiency
- Interest in international law, Chinese law and Intellectual property law would be ideal
Company Description:
This company is a multinational law firm which has its headquarters in Beijing. It is the largest China-based law firm measured by number of lawyers. According to The American Lawyerâs 2012 survey, it is the tenth-largest law firm in the world by number of lawyers, and the largest headquartered outside the English-speaking world.
They currently has 41 offices in China, and international offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, Moscow, New York, Paris, Singapore and Taipei. Approximately 94% of its lawyers are based in the PRC. Main practice areas include:
- Capital & Corporate Markets
- Criminal
- Employment
- Financial services regulation
- Intellectual property
- Litigation and arbitration
- Mergers and acquisitions
Internship Description:
- Consultation concerning law and legislation
- Translating foreign documents
- Dealing with daily legal documents
- Discuss with Chinese lawyers about the differences between the two countriesâ law system etc.
Requirements:
- Have good conversational skills
- Major should be related to law
- Some spoken Chinese would be advantageous
- Applications of Social Scientists and/or Regional scientists focused on Asia/China are welcomed
