City University Law School. 15 October 2016

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1 City University Law School 15 October 2016

2 Event Rundown Programme Leaders sharing Q & A Session 2

3 Common Questions Admission requirements Admission quota Admission interviews Job opportunities of LLB graduates How to qualify as a solicitor or barrister in HK 3

4 LLB at CityU Law School Full-time UGC funded 4 year LLB Programme (JUPAS Code:1061) Proposed intake quota 60 4

5 5 LLB at CityU Law School Contd.

6 Pablo Picasso, The Actor ( ) Metropolitan Museum, New York

7 Paul Leffman $13,200 (1937) Hugo Perls/ Paul Robenberg $22,500 (1941) Thelma Chrysler Foy Thru NY Gallery Gift (1952)

8 Leffman Duress -? Donation Perle Title Secure title? Defeasible title? Foy Secure title? Relationship with contract? Secure title? Relationship with contract? Purchase in good faith without notice of defect in title

9 LLB at CityU Law School Contd. Career Options Join the legal profession as solicitor or barrister (after doing PCLL & further training) Private & public sector 9

10 LLB at CityU Law School Contd. Admission Requirements An applicant must satisfy the following: 1) General entry requirements of CityU For further details, visit: 2) In addition to satisfying CityU s General Entrance Requirements, applicant should achieve Level 5 or above in English Language For further details, visit: 10

11 LLB at CityU Law School Contd. Admission Interviews o Interview will be in the form of a group discussion on a current topic o Interview scheduled tentatively for HKDSE students in July after the HKDSE results announcement 11

12 Law School Admission Scholarship* LLB at CityU Law School Contd. Maximum value of the scholarship is up to HK$60,000 12

13 CityU Experience the Difference Globalised Learning Environment International Mooting Competitions China Legal Placement G-LEAP HK HK

14 Experience the Difference Contd. 1) Global Legal Education & Awareness Project (G-LEAP) In addition to semester-long exchanges, you could spend about one month to study law courses on an intensive basis at reputed foreign law schools 14

15 Experience the Difference Contd. Monash University, May 2016 University College, Oxford, July

16 Experience the Difference Contd. 2) Overseas Exchange Opportunities Opportunities to go on overseas exchange at universities in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe and the US for one semester 16

17 Experience the Difference Contd. 3) Legal Placement First law school in Hong Kong to offer a creditbearing Legal Placement course Opportunity to gain practical work experience in local or international law firms, corporations and banks Opportunity to obtain invaluable experience through internships in the People s Courts of the diverse provinces of China 17

18 Experience the Difference Contd. Legal Placement (Mainland) 18

19 Experience the Difference Contd. 4) Mooting Opportunities To develop advocacy skills of students, the Law School offers mooting course & also participates in several international mooting competitions We provide extensive academic & economic support to students 19

20 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. Susan J. Ferrell Intercultural Human Rights Moot Court Competition (29-31 January 2016) Championship Best Memorial Awards (Applicant & Claimant) Best Oralist Second Best Oralist Third Best Oralist Fifth Best Oralist 20

21 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The 2016 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition Hong Kong Regional Round (20 February 2016) Best Respondent Memorial 21

Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The Vis (East) Pre-Moot Hong Kong and The 13th Annual Willem C.

22 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The Vis (East) Pre-Moot Hong Kong and The 13th Annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot (6-13 March 2016) Honorable Mention for Eric Bersten Award Best Claimant Memoranda Honorable Mention for Fali Nariman Award Best Respondent Memoranda He Yi: Honorable Mention (Neil Kaplan Award for Best Oralists) Ranked 10th out of 115 teams after General Rounds Eighth Finalist for the David Hunter Award for Prevailing Team in Oral Arguments Chang Ching Kwok Godfrey: Best Speaker Award (The Vis (East) Pre-Moot Hong Kong) 22

23 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The 6th Annual Budapest Pre-Moot for the 23rd Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (14-17 March 2016) Championship (out of 52 teams) 23

24 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The 23rd Annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (18-24 March 2016) Honorable Mention for Werner Melis Award Best Memorandum for Respondent 24

25 Achievements in International Mooting Competitions Experience the Difference Contd. The International ADR Mooting Competition 2016 (5-9 July 2016) Quarter-Finalist 25

26 Programme Directors You may also contact: Professor Alexander Loke (Programme Director) Tel.: Ms Alisa KWAN (Programme Associate Director) Tel.:

Ceremony of Admission Scholarship, Sir Oswald Cheung Memorial Fund PCLL Scholarship & Outstanding Performance in Mooting Competitions

Ceremony of Admission Scholarship, Sir Oswald Cheung Memorial Fund PCLL Scholarship & Outstanding Performance in Mooting Competitions 8 February 2018 Vivian Tsoi Ceremony of 2017-18 Admission Scholarship, Sir Oswald Cheung Memorial Fund PCLL Scholarship & 2016-17 Outstanding Performance in Mooting Competitions The School of Law, City