史密夫奖学金讲座的通知

 

时间：10月22日（星期三） 下午2：00

地点：yh1122银河国际学生活动中心

介绍：

Herbert Smith LLP is a Limited Liability Partnership registered in England and Wales with registered number OC310989. A list of the members and their professional qualifications is open to inspection at the registered office, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London EC2A 2HS.  We use the word partner to refer to a member of Herbert Smith LLP, or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. Herbert Smith LLP may monitor e-mail communications in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

 

Herbert Smith LLP is licensed to operate as a foreign law firm in China by the Ministry of Justice. Under Ministry of Justice regulations, foreign law firms in China are permitted, amongst other things, to provide consultancy services on non-Chinese law and on international conventions and practices, and to provide information on the impact of the Chinese legal environment. Under the same regulations, foreign law firms in China are not permitted to conduct Chinese legal affairs, including rendering legal opinions upon Chinese law. The contents of this email do not constitute an opinion upon Chinese law. If you require such an opinion you should obtain it from a Chinese law firm (we would be happy to assist in arranging this).

 

Herbert Smith LLP, Gleiss Lutz and Stibbe are three independent firms which have a formal alliance. Further information is available from www.herbertsmith.com.

 

The Herbert Smith Scholarship

A Scholarship to Qualify as a hong kong or English lawyer

 

Herbert Smith is an international firm of solicitors, with its head office in England.  Worldwide the firm employs over 2,000 staff including over 240 partners and over 1,300 lawyers.  The firm provides a full range of legal advice and services across all major practice areas, including dispute resolution, securities, M&A, banking and finance, corporate/commercial, TMT, energy, China investments, and real estate.  For more information visit our website at www.herbertsmith.com.

 

The Scholarship

 

Herbert Smith wishes to award a scholarship to an outstanding law student to qualify as a Hong Kong or English Lawyer.  The student will first study the Graduate Diploma in Law (“GDL”) at a recognised institution in England (http://www.lawcabs.ac.uk/).  Upon satisfactory completion of the GDL the student will be sponsored to study the Professional Certificate of Law (“PCLL”) at The University of Hong Kong, The City University of Hong Kong or The Chinese University of Hong Kong or the (“Legal Practice Course”) LPC in the UK.  After passing the PCLL/LPC the student will commence a two-year training contract at Herbert Smith Hong Kong or Herbert Smith London (September 2011 – September 2013) which will lead to qualification as a Hong Kong or English lawyer.  At the end of a two-year training period the candidate may be offered a permanent position in Herbert Smith‘s Beijing or Shanghai office.

 

Who can Apply

 

You must have consistently outstanding academic achievements.  You should also be a dynamic individual with an outstanding extra-curricular record.  An excellent command of the English language (both written and spoken) is absolutely essential.

 

The scholarship is aimed at law students who wish to pursue a long term career with Herbert Smith.

 

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD DETAILS

 

The scholarship requires the successful student to commence the GDL at a recognised institution in the United Kingdom in September 2009 and commence the PCLL in Hong Kong or the LPC in England in September 2010.  After completing the PCLL/LPC the student must undertake a two year training contract at Herbert Smith London or Hong Kong.

 

The value of the award includes tuition fees and allowances for lodging, maintenance and books.  The award will also include an economy class air ticket to and from London at the beginning and at the end of the GDL.

 

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