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作者: cableplus    时间: 2009-4-8 00:58:11     标题: To JD wannabe in Hong Kong

本帖最后由 cableplus 于 2009-4-8 05:25 编辑

Congrats on your admission to selective JD program in Hong Kong, the principal purpose of this abbreviated note is to share my honest thoughts with you about the pros and cons of choosing  to engage in a law qualifying degree in Hong Kong or like jurisdiction. This note is drafted primarily with mainland LLB graduand in mind, therefore,if your background substantively diverges, it probably would not be a apposite piece of advice for you.

The first practical and sensible question which you will naturally confront is:"Will I be able to land a job as solicitor or barrister in Hong Kong after having embarked on years of lengthy and highly expensive JD+PCLL+Training Contract/Pupillage ritual?

My apology to set our my message with a potentially negative overtone. There is no shortage of qualified legal professional in Hong Kong,yeah, it's wonderful to envision a wonderful and decent career await you when you when you have the first opportunity to complete a JD program, I think it pays for you to include some risk factors into your current planning and decision,this is of paramount importance in getting where you want to reach eventually.

Let us know our composite strength and weakness, for student originating from mainland with previous educational background in civil law bloodline,you would definitely be competitive in HK job marketplace, if you can produce tangible benefits for the firms, to help them woo mainland related business or take care of their highly prestigious and high net workth clients based on mainland, mainly those big shots with typical shrewd Chinese businessman mindset,to be able to communicate with their mainland clients without any encumbrance in all form.

Let us boldly face the crude reality, not great many of graduates of mainland background will be able to gain quick offer from local law firms,this is probably attributable to our cultural,linguistic and other cognate barriers,for students with intimate Hong Kong connection,they usually will have an unbeatable edge in ferocious contest for limited job offer from high-paying law firms,there is no doubt, I am not blatantly ignorant of the fact that we have quite a number of high-caliber and top performing graduates of purely mainland origin, unfortunately, at this point of time, people of Hong Kong descent/link (those born in HK/abroad of Chinese ancestry,properly educated overseas for their high school and college etc) seem to get a salient headstart in their JD studies,summer internship search and post graduation employment opportunity.I think they derive a significant advantage from high English competence and thorough familiarity of western culture,practice and traditions, as we are fully aware, common law ultimately embodies the tradition,customs and practices of the Anglo-American  world.More importantly, employer hire people who can network with their clients on the same plane,preferrably with some shared value and experience.

This introductory note does not serve to discourage you from taking JD program, I just want to urge you to be mindful and vigilant of various scenarios which might happen to you either during study or after completion of it,thus you can think of different career paths and options in the process of undertaking JD program, I hope you can be proactive in your career mapping,which should be carried out sufficiently in advance,with an open and practical mind.

If I have time, I will continue to flesh out my thoughts on doing legal professional qualification in HK. I hope this is the first installment ,not the only and last one.

Good luck and best wishes with your academic endeavor ahead!
作者: 阿泰    时间: 2009-4-8 08:16:45

U wrote this passage by urself?
作者: flyliby    时间: 2009-4-8 10:55:43

期待楼主继续更新~
作者: whatthefxxk    时间: 2009-4-8 11:54:34

LZ說了這么多不過就是2點啊,優點就是大陸JD學生懂得大陸法和一些操作的流程,幫助他們BLABLABLA的,缺點就是英語人際不夠那些ABC,CBC,XBC好不是。而且讀JD的一大部分都是想當律師,我想請問LZ說的different career path是哪些方面?
作者: cableplus    时间: 2009-4-8 12:38:58

是的,自己写的

U wrote this passage by urself?

阿泰 发表于 2009-4-8 08:16

作者: cableplus    时间: 2009-4-8 12:40:52

需要你自己想想,这个问题,要根据自己的情况。我后面,继续写点这方面的看法

LZ說了這么多不過就是2點啊,優點就是大陸JD學生懂得大陸法和一些操作的流程,幫助他們BLABLABLA的,缺點就是英語人際不夠那些ABC,CBC,XBC好不是。而且讀JD的一大部分都是想當律師,我想請問LZ說的different career  ...
whatthefxxk 发表于 2009-4-8 11:54

作者: 阿泰    时间: 2009-4-8 12:54:01

谢谢楼主,如有更新请继续
作者: samisaboy    时间: 2009-4-8 14:38:40

嗯~~~说的很好~~~,语言和文化是mainland student最主要的2个缺点。例如想要在local firm找summer intern之类的,不会广东话会是个很大的问题,特别是你英语不怎么样的时候。。
作者: flyliby    时间: 2009-4-8 15:42:27

嗯~~~说的很好~~~,语言和文化是mainland student最主要的2个缺点。例如想要在local firm找summer intern之类的,不会广东话会是个很大的问题,特别是你英语不怎么样的时候。。
samisaboy 发表于 2009-4-8 14:38


请问:如果会广东话,英语也还不错是不是比较容易找到Local firm的summer intern呢?
作者: 饼饼rita    时间: 2009-4-8 16:19:07

华丽丽的英语。。写的真好。。期待下文。。谢谢。。
作者: lawyer33    时间: 2009-7-9 17:08:16

顶一下~~~LZ呢?~
作者: lawyer33    时间: 2009-7-9 17:08:28

顶一下~~~LZ呢?~
作者: hollydiao    时间: 2009-7-21 15:52:31

那广东人不就没有语言的困惑了吗
作者: 与自己私奔    时间: 2009-8-28 01:13:47

快开学了

忽然间感觉很迷茫

LZ怎么不写下去了呢?
作者: costaG    时间: 2015-8-24 22:15:51

THX!!!!!!




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