Law Firms

This law firm was established in 1994, and is under the direct administration of the Justice Bureau of Qingdao. Since 1997, it has received many honours such as “Qingdao Excellent Law Firm”, “Qingdao Third-Class Merit of Collective” and the title of “Shandong Satisfactory Judicial Administration Unit,” in recognition of its high quality of service and the expertise of its partners. It has a team of 40 practicing lawyers and paralegals who possess a variety of social skills and experience from fields as diverse as government and higher education to corporate business, in addition to an advanced understanding of the Chinese legal system. Furthermore, through its partnership with other organisations such as the Shanding Zhenqing Accountant Firm, it is able to offer a more comprehensive service which is tailored to the individual needs of its clients.

Number of staff: unknown

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 countries’ law system etc.

Requirements: Major should be related to law.

Payment/Compensation: o be negotiated

This law firm is an established full-service law firm with an international focus. Its practising attorneys have many years of experience in legal matters, with its stated aim being to offer a higher quality, more efficient and more professional service than its competitors. It operates the following departments:

• Financial Legal Business
• Real Estate Legal Business
• Foreign Economy & Trade Legal Business
• International Commercial Legal Business
• Company Legal Business
• Maritime Legal Affairs
• Intellectual Property Legal Business
• Criminal & Civil Legal Affairs
• High-tech Legal Business
• Legal Advisor

Number of staff: 30 - 50

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 countries’ law system etc.

Requirements:

• Have good conversational skills.
• Major should be related to law.
• Applications of Social Scientists and/or regional scientists focused on Asia/China are welcomed.

Payment/Compensation: Free lunch cooked by the firm's chef and a transportation allowance to get to/from work

Established in 1995, this law firm provides a comprehensive service which is focused on cooperation law, investment law, real estate law, international trade law and marine law. In recent years it has made great strides in the fields of maritime, sea trade and Korean investment affairs by protecting the lawful rights and interests of its clients, and it received economic losses on their behalf exceeding one hundred million yuan. To further advance its international scope the firm has also developed close working relationships with partner companies in Korea, Japan, Hongkong, Taiwan and U.S.

Number of staff: 20

Internship Description:

• Discuss with Chinese lawyers about the differences between the two countries’ law system etc.
• Dealing with daily legal documents.
• Translating foreign documents.
• Help lawyers contact foreign customers
• Consulting on foreign laws

Requirements:

• Fluent English is a must.
• Interns studying law or with a relevant background will be preferred.
• Basic Chinese knowledge would be a plus.

Payment/Compensation: A small compensation (e.g. paying part of the accommodation) can be discussed.

Founded in 1954 and resuming operation in August 1980, this law firm has a long tradition in Shandong province and indeed is one of the largest law firms in China. It has established a quality legal service according to the international quality standard of ISO9002 and within Qingdao, it has become the only law firm to obtain ISO verification.

Number of staff: 50-200

Internship Description:

• Proof read the English contracts.
• Help lawyers connect with foreign customers.
• Help write letters to foreign customers.
• Help to deal with some records.
• Communicate with Chinese lawyers about the differences between the two countries’ law system.

Requirements: Law majors preferred

Payment/Compensation: None offered

This firm is the biggest Chinese company in EPC, BOT and BOO construction and development of power plants including nuclear, coal, gas, oil, solar wind and biomass. The company designs, engineers, procures for, constructs and sometimes operates and maintains the installations, either independently or in cooperation with other international firms such as GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Black & Veatch and Kepco. This is a global firm and is one of the largest companies globally in terms of international revenue. It is a Chinese state owned corporation with a staff of 7000 workers, consisting predominantly of engineers and university graduates.

Number of staff: >500

Internship Description:

• Risk management.
• Contract management.
• Joining discussions on contracts.
• Research on laws of key markets.
• Requirements:
• Fluent English or Chinese.
• Must be motivated, hardworking and with a positive and flexible working attitude.

Payment/Compensation:

Free Lunch and an allowance of 1000 RMB per month.

Potential for further full-time employment in China or in other countries after the internship is completed; the company is expanding quickly and offers international trainee programmes.

Founded in 1996, this full-service law firm has over twenty experienced lawyers. It enjoys considerable expertise in many areas of legal practice, such as venture capital, investment, real estate, construction, development, finance, securities, bankruptcy, reorganization, intellectual property, legal defence and appeal, in addition to criminal defence and litigation.

Number of staff: unknown

Internship Description:

• Dealing with daily law documents.
• Consulting for our foreign laws.
• Representing for our Chinese clients if possible.
• Other jobs related to the daily practice of law.

Requirements: Ability to communicate in Chinese is a big advantage.

Payment/Compensation: None offered.

This law firm was founded in December 1993 and has grown rapidly to become one of the largest law firms in China, serving its clients in Qingdao, Jinan, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong as well as in overseas departments such as Seoul, South Korea and Berlin, Germany. The firms' services include the following: transfers of the ownership of state-owned enterprises, delimitation of the property rights of collective science and technology enterprises, evaluation of state-owned property rights, the administration of employee share schemes for foreign economic and trade enterprises and the legal aspects of inviting & offering bids for major infrastructure projects. In addition, it has lawyers qualified as transaction brokers, independent directors of listed companies, insurance agents and future brokers.

Number of staff: 200-500

Internship Description:

• External communication with customers.
• Translating foreign documents.
• Consulting on foreign laws.

• Other jobs related to the daily practice of law.

Requirements: Law majors preferred

Payment/Compensation: None offered

Founded in 2003, this full-service law firm has over ten experienced lawyers. Its daily business is mainly related to foreign investment, international trade and real estate, with a focus on the high quality of its personal service.

Number of staff: 3-10

Internship Description:

• Learning about Chinese law by daily communication with its lawyers.
• Translating foreign documents.

• Gain familiarity with the Chinese law industry and communicate with the firm's clients.

Requirements: Law majors preferred

Payment/Compensation: None offered