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New year's day after two weeks, the Chinese have got offer also got a foreign offer, deliberation, decided to go to a Chinese law firm. Because wages and capital is not much difference, can solve the Beijing accounts, but I like a business, but feel that the development will be faster in domestic.

 

Undergraduate and graduate students spend in the UIBE law school, ultimately chose one of the traditional home of the Law School of law students, into the law firm to be a lawyer. This choice on the one hand is affected by the schoolmates and teachers, on the one hand have their own thinking, now write out the cause and the job I so choose, not to persuade others to follow this path, just want to provide some tips and tricks to try or want to go this road Shidishimei as reference.

 

Because of legal education has been accepted by all is the commercial law, practice law professional experience is non litigation, so the experience and experience the following all around the commercial law of non litigation lawyer occupation.

 

One, on the choice of attorney this occupation
 

Always think that, as a law student, especially as a study of international economic law, commercial law it is inclined to application / legal science students, the most ideal first step into the workplace should be to become a lawyer, but should be and the major comparison of matched field lawyer. Thus, the degree of positive law school students can ability, comprehensive knowledge degree, working in his study, as well as physical peak in lots of practice in the rapid accumulation of practical experience and summarize and continue to learn, so in the Law School of the knowledge and the cultivation of ability on the basis of rapid growth. After the exercise, the law school students both academic and practice, and academic and practice complement each other, mutual correction, form a comprehensive ability, and the comprehensive ability, can provide strong support for his future occupation career.
 

In general, other legal affairs office, all the more popular and experienced lawyer, such as practice before I had a fortune 500 company, Legal Advisory Department of almost all in famous law firm work experience, their legal director is to leave I will into the position of the Chinese a partner in a law firm, work easier, the treatment is very expensive; in UIBE law school application law such popular law school, the lawyer practice teacher There are plenty of people who, when she asks, as far as the founder Professor far not seen the shadow of the CIC's general manager Gao Xiqing, near to teach us the comparative contract law in the international KW Litigation Department Zhang Mei teacher; if the law school students and the dream, dream of professional officials, lawyers working experience in the process of screening interviews, work is in the process of use; other areas, banks, investment banks, insurance, private, wind hit, are commonly associated lawyers shadow.

 

But those law school students can set foot in the job, in addition to the public security system and civil service system will move college graduates (but have more strokes less), rarely move college undergraduate or Master graduate, even though such a position, also won't be get more exercise and reuse of the job, work up much some depressed.

 

But, in Beijing, a law school graduates to join a well-known domestic or foreign law firm after graduation, the basic salary at the beginning of the basic is in 7000 - 20000 yuan / month, and at the end of the year 1-4 month wages even more bonus, basic necessities of life the pressure is small, do not have so much pressure, perhaps the remaining money to spare my leisure can dream.

 

Of course, not everyone sees this occupation planning and compensation levels as choose the first job standards, those entering the commerce department CBRC students XXX bank XX court so the central enterprises should have different occupation ideal, their job is relatively easy, work pressure, relative stability, can make into law students stay up late to work overtime to envy them.

 

"Working overtime" this factor, is the main drawback of this job. As a lawyer, high intensity work is basically escape, heard the work a elder sister working in Hongkong for a day on Friday, only 20 hours of sleep; a classmate in a domestic, new year's day spent working all through the night; a Jin Du bankruptcy Department lawyers, in addition to the Spring Festival go home for a few days, the business trip abroad; the time to see a colleague MSN signature is: I work not only to let me see the stars, but also let me see the vigorous sunrise...... -- of course this is an extreme example, but the lawyer of high intensity work remarkable, under normal circumstances, a lawyer working eight hours a day time must be full to the brim to be filled, in the busy work overtime even late at night is very common situation. Of course, the work intensity is time segments and -- when there is no project, natural not so busy; as for the Department, general securities department is a law firm in overtime of most departments, some departments working pressure is not so big, for example I practice by exposure to the tax department, of course, these are not absolute, just to give you provide a reference.

 

The above is my own factors considered in selection of the industry, and I think as a law school graduates, almost have to consider these.

 

In addition, for a just graduated from law school, some law firm is the ideal choice to work, here to give you a brief list. But these are just my own understanding, may not be very comprehensive, but is generally at home and even world - famous, excellent business more competitive, salary and welfare level is relatively high, development foreground is clearly attractive, can help even help young lawyers development firm.

 

In general it is generally believed that good domestic large-scale law all Fonda, Jun, Haiwen, Kindu, Deheng, Jingtian & Gongcheng; relatively small but business is fine firms mainly Guoco, trade, Grandfield, Jiayuan, these types of basic is the securities business is a good. Compared with the well-known, in Chinese business and more generally to recruit students outside the main Freshfields, clifford chance, Baker, Mackenzie, Allen & overy, paul hastings, Jones day, O'Melveny & Myers, slaughter & may etc..

For the selection of outside or in the practice, it is Different people, different views. but according to the circumstances of the problem. Because the "Regulations" provisions are subject to the management representative offices of foreign law firms such as capital, business scope is limited, customers and business is narrow, cannot be engaged in legal services related to Chinese. For example, I know a foreign securities department, engaged in the Hongkong capital market, office is because of Hongkong listed companies or red chip company in Beijing in Beijing, partner and lawyer commutes between Hongkong and Beijing. In comparison, the domestic business and customers will fully into practice many, you can receive all-round exercise China method.

 

Now want to become a practicing lawyer in Beijing, Beijing accounts is one of important factors. At present, the sea, and Jun Jin Du some medium-sized firms each year as part of graduates to solve the account. These firms are generally in the offer will not promise to solve the account, but will go to the Personnel Bureau for, generally will give the news in winter. The sooner the better index determined, because after all limited, general in July after a hukou hopes

 

As for salary, a few years ago, the wage is higher than the absolute. But now some of the wage also gradually close to or even more than some of the wages, for example, Fonda, sea and JUNHE have been some outside.

 

Some outside there will be staff development program, for example one to a British firm who was sent to the Columbia University master, but it still need to be excellent candidates. Some Chinese also have such a plan, for example, I know a few partner Jin Du is supported by British firms to read Master's degree, but it is also very good and ascending partners may lawyers have a chance.

 

In addition, in the work and work in foreign invested enterprises, the basic will encounter a glass roof, to rise to partners is very difficult. But in other want to obtain the considerable development, obtain the Anglo American lawyer occupation qualification is a very important condition.

 

Two, about should do enter the occupation preparation

 

The reality is that schools and education, foreign law firms and the first-class domestic law firms have their own target university, in Beijing, Peking University, Tsinghua, people, politics and law and UIBE law school graduates, as well as the common good law school LLM basic filled them big part of the job.

 

In recent years, with master's degree has become an important condition for the domestic good firms recruit graduates; but some good foreign investment will recruit the University Law School's top undergraduate students, but has a master's degree also are more slowly as the terms of employment.

 

This standard is actually very good understanding of. The best professional services companies, such as the leading investment banks, leading consulting company, always want to recruit the best schools, the best related professional graduates, because such a high standard to ensure service and win the trust of customers, law firms are the same. Once aware of quinn emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan in November 17, 2010 "Economic Observer newspaper", llp (a America, focus on the procedure of structured finance and intellectual property litigation, was authoritative rating agencies for intellectual property litigation best law firm, and one of the processing business litigation best law firm), their website says the vast majority of lawyers are from Harvard, Yale and Standford USA 10 best law school graduate with honors from partners in 38%, graduated from Harvard, Yale or Standford; undergraduate when paul hastings to law school intern recruitment, recruitment conditions explicitly refer to top 3% students; Allen & overy to set up a scholarship in Beijing also only for four law school; three partners cooperation in training have asked my graduate and undergraduate school.

 

But this condition is not be broken, after all, this is a astepping-stone to success, if a non famous university law school or non graduate students have a strong professional quality and work ability, can enrich himself in the game, certificate, training, exchange, obtain the ideal law firm internship, in internship in the process of fully demonstrated its ability to obtain approval, partner, can get good job opportunity.

 

In addition, the judicial examination is certainly needed by the. Even how good a law school graduate, if it does not pass the judicial exam, partners and the human resources department will be hesitant to employ him. The conditions in the law school students graduate, and potential employers will become even more important under the condition of domestic law firm.

 

In addition, want to become a commercial law non litigation a solicitor, in addition to the professional is the best professional legal business related, such as the international commercial law, international economic law, civil and commercial law, economic law, financial law, best can in some business school or college of finance courses, such as accounting, financial accounting, international finance, usually pay more attention to some commercial finance and economics news, so both in the written examination and interview or after work is very favorable. For example, I in a guide lawyers practice time in telling us private partnership agreement, the agreement is the legal terms, but also in financial terms, customers asked us, we must make it clear to customers with comprehensive solutions given in the law and financial point of view, otherwise we in the eyes of the customer and the image will be frustrated.

 

Then said some, can get the economy, in the school business school courses in financial knowledge, is recommended to become commercial law law students read some financial newspapers and magazines, recommend the "Economic Observer newspaper" and "finance and economics", some financial magazine the other course can see, read can do some clippings, can make some notes. This is conducive to cultivate his interest in this field; two is conducive to show off in the time of the interview, if asked about the frontier, can blow, ha ha; three is in the practice and work would be useful, for example, when the internship in a law firm, a par suddenly asked me to write a report on the Hongkong RMB bond market regulatory environment on MEMO, I had to for Hongkong capital market of RMB business knowledge obtained in these magazines will come in handy; four have been accumulated in this area, will keep a leading position in the field of commercial law, not only short-term benefits long term, and will make their own benefit.

 

Finally, the better English ability is necessary, which is not only astepping-stone to success, but also is an important ability of survive for a job.
 

In the English certificate, the minimum requirement for law school graduates firm should is the English level six, of course, English level six is enough -- only the certificate not ability; if there is energy and opportunities the examination eight or, if you have the energy and the money to take the TOEFL is also very good; in addition to mention on the legal English is, the certificate is now seems to have no what recognition, also have not heard of any one firm require applicants to have what legal English certificate, but if have energy and economic capacity, of course can also prepare a test, the process of preparing is very good learning law the process of english.

 

In the English language proficiency, as a solicitor, the most important basic skills is the ability of legal writing (of course writing ability for intermediate advanced even partners are very important...). Because the solicitor and customers face-to-face less chance, do legal research, writing memo, drafting and modifying a few simple legal documents, translation, writing and customer communication work almost all the time all the solicitor, these all cannot do without English in writing, which is why all the firm's written almost all have English method in Translation, memo writing, case analysis or some open questions.

 

As for how to English exercise writing skills, I suggest that you can do some law translation (English version is the best lexis or Westlaw translation, or translation magic spirit is too "China characteristics"), read some English court case (you can find, case teaching can buy UIBE used in the study section of the international commercial law cases such as in the westlaw...... In fact, in some cases not so boring, some written or very readable, very logical and persuasive...) Then English summarize the case write about casebrief (in fact, this process can be the ability to exercise the legal analysis), read some English magazine usually use English writing diary (sounds very naive very is actually can exercise the writing ability, can expand the practical writing vocabulary and sentence), in addition, in the firm after the outside, and they generally have a writing norms, their own reading, lawyers e-mails, writing templates can be used to study.

 

English listening and speaking course is to exercise, at least at the door when it works, fluent and idiomatic English will give the interviewer to leave a good impression. How to practice English listening and speaking no details of it, you can go to your network to practice listening, oral English for TOEFL speaking test, recite some classic article, unremittingly will always have the effect.

 

Finally, some basic skills, such as solid legal knowledge, good communication skills and ability to cooperate, careful work ability and so on, of course, is the "default settings".

 

Three, how to enter the occupation

 

The words written on the feeling are written in fur, if you want to get a lawyer this occupation or a subdivision direction of macro or spiritual guidance, or ask to enter the occupation years par and senior lawyers, of course, the best way is to drill into the occupation to their own experience and look forward to......

 

Now tell me how to find internships and work ", this part should be a part of the most superficial and fur, if all the conditions and ability in front of all, just need to take your resume out good, is very simple. But now, after all, competition is intense, if some thing to do, may get a better chance.

 

First of all, your cover letter and resume in English must have. A good resume and cover letter can let a person shine at the moment; chaos resume and formats and various typos and non authentic English expression will allow HR and partner first feel super bad, think of the person is not a lawyer material.

 

The content, educational background, work experience, certificates and awards, extracurricular activities or exchange experience must have; self evaluation, big box format, life must not; academic achievements, such as can be installed.

 

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But these are also the fur, "good resume is not a pen to write out, but to do it step by step." In this sentence, I cannot agree more......

 

Second, methods of delivery letter and resume.

 

The conventional approach. You can find join us, career, human resource, link, in each firm website point in, find the HR mailbox, vote. Some will have regular internship program, everybody through various means of investment is also good. But before summer vacation we can throw out this time, whether in the outside there are people (mainly foreign lawyer or HK back) leave test Scott, internship positions will be more.

 

Resume time, mail name written in "apply for -XX professional name XX position in the -XX mobile phone number, the school" the cover letter attached, annex is a cover letter and resume version of word or PDF version, name and email subject name.

 

Unconventional way. A, a teacher or elder sister recommended, the probability of success is higher, but also need to go through the written examination and interview; two, delivered directly to the partner or the lawyer mailbox, this way has been some Comrades worry, will not be a partner or a lawyer objectionable? I think the most cases depends on your resume -- in this way your resume, must find their interest in the field of partner's mailbox, a hair, the message body cover letter head into the partner's name, and express themselves on the lawyer engaged in areas of interest, in your cover letter that, partner in the read time, will feel comfortable, if the department really missing intern time, he would consider your mail to the human resources department to find all of the partners; not all areas of the mailbox and mail sending your resume...... Didn't respect Riliwanji partnership people.

 

Third, written examination.

 

Still, have the strength to go, what also not ready. Before going to ask can take what things, some written examination is open book.

 

 The general is like this, written examination content usually have

 

1, the law or contract or other legal document translation. Method the words usually is company law, foreign investment law and securities law, the general is not law, comparison might be like "a foreign investor mergers and acquisitions of domestic enterprises, such as several provisions"...... Contracts and other legal documents, the comparison may be equity agreement, the articles of association of the company or.

 

2, case analysis. May Chinese may English, I think that our school students may be more good. But if it is Chinese case, may be more complicated, the provisions will generally involve some regulations of very fine, if you don't know that sometimes a headache......

 

3, some of the open questions, more naive...... It seems only Jin Du? For example, describe your career plan and the like.

 

4, MEMO or legal opinion writing. May Chinese may English. You can search the web for general memo and legal opinion is how to write, pay attention to the written examination when at last to add a sentence, we are outside the law, not Chinese Legal Disclaimer formal legal opinions issued by such.

 

5, pure writing. Sometimes the problem is LSAT. Note the idea, clear logic, using plain and fluent language to write out.

 

Fourth, interview.

 

Sometimes HR will first face up, ready to English in self introduction, and put their resume ready, can fully explain the related content, shows their ability to resume is good, the general will is one side.

Then it will be associate or par, before they interview, it is best to ask HR, who will interview you, what is the Department, which would have a psychological preparation, and can even be cramming for a professional knowledge, but in the interview will rarely ask professional knowledge. The Chinese are associate or par not only has Chinese interview also have English interview, ask all the basic situation, main experience before, now interest, occupation planning as well as some of the ability of strange questions. Foreign words, are generally full English surface, is almost the.

 

After the interview, the Chinese general will give the news in a week or two, some foreign words, the general will be very cautious, a bunch of your "due diligence", the message from quite a long time before.

 

Four, on entering the workplace

 

Actually entering the workplace, any work are the same, to escape the active and serious two words.

 

Just practice or work best, sent a message to the group of colleagues to introduce myself to you, especially when we sit more dispersed. His extension number mobile phone number that you said that, although there will be updating the mail list, but this is not the more conspicuous...... And probably will immediately encounter brother or sister ebullience to invite you to dinner back in the mail.

 

But at the beginning may be idle for a short period of time, because you don't know you, or if you live not for the things you do. This time can ask the lawyer asks familiar with a group of business.

 

Must hold the attitude of learning and extremely serious attitude to work. After any legal texts can be a he completed the revision of the text to a lawyer, you will know where the defects; when doing any work holding extremely serious attitude, and sometimes is important, sometimes serious attitude is more important, if a legal text to make mistakes frequently, you in the lawyer's image will be greatly reduced, then may not give you more meaningful things to do the core.

 

Most firms when the end of practice of considering whether to formally retained an intern. In this regard, I always feel I at present is the best, when they are two months internship internship is coming to an end, and intern he did all the lawyer and partner issuing retained opinion table, see everyone on the evaluation of the trainees, interns get consistent if the evaluation is very high, and there is a kind of intent, will be two or three days before the end of practice arrangement exit interview, in the exit interviews, two competent human CMC partners will ask during the internship experience and interested in the Department, and provide the practice during the period of "works" to them is their further assessment. After leaving the interview students, two or three weeks can get their offer, and do not need to go to practice before graduation, only waiting for graduate entry formal work can. The whole process more humane, let a person feel valued and respected. This is my first final selecting one of the reasons now.