培训时间：2017年5月30日至7月14日

本项目是在伦敦进行的侧重于国际商法的免费培训。项目时间为期7周。申请者需为在国际商事争议解决领域从业两到十年的中国籍执业律师，并具备良好的英语口语和写作能力。

项目内容包括：

• 2017年3月20日至3月24日，一周，于北京

中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会举办的预培训及面试

• 2017年5月30日至7月14日，七周，于英国伦敦

在英国英博夏尔大学进行的法律培训课程，在英国律师事务所的实践课程，以及法律事务和法律技能研讨会，社会及校友活动，协助取得签证并且确保在伦敦的住宿等相关支持，获得拥有300多名律师的校友网的会员资格。

申请的截止期限为2017年2月24日

项目介绍与申请表格见附件。

该项目的更多信息和详情，请联系Jessica Crofts-Lawrence，邮箱：JCrofts-Lawrence@BarCouncil.org.uk，电话：+44 (0) 207 611 1357

贸促会培训中心 陈晓辉 邮箱：chenxiaohui@ccpit.org,电话:010-82217262

附件1  Information Form

Bar Council training scheme for Chinese lawyers

Information for applicants

 

1. Background

 

The Bar Council training scheme (BCTS)for Chinese lawyers offers a unique opportunity to Chinese lawyers to experience practice at the English commercial Bar. The scheme includes a pre-training course in Beijing provided by the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), a short bespoke academic programme provided by BPP University, a series of legal seminars and vocational training sessions and, for a large part of the programme, a placement in barristers’ chambers. There will also be visits to key legal institutions including courts, and a social and networking programme.

 

Scheme participants have the opportunity to experience first-hand international commercial dispute resolution in practice (both litigation and arbitration) and to build close relationships with the barristers they work with and meet. The scheme aims at continuing and developing the relations between the Chinese legal profession and the English Bar once the Chinese lawyers return to China. There is an active alumni network that all participants are invited to join.

 

The Bar Council is confident that the programme will enhance participating lawyers’ legal skills and knowledge, enable them to develop valuable contacts and assist them in building a successful international legal practice. In addition the lawyer’s law firm can expect to gain valuable international contacts and an insight into the international legal market.

 

The scheme is aimed principally at Chinese lawyers with a dispute resolution practice and the focus of the training and the placements will be on international arbitrationand litigation.

 

The scheme, developed in 2011, builds on the success of the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme (LCTS) which ran from 1989 to 2011 and has many successful Chinese lawyers in its alumni network.  

 

The 2016 scheme will take place over 7 weeksfrom 30 May to 14 July 2017.

2. Programme aims

 

• Increase Chinese lawyers’ understanding of:

• How the English Legal System operates
• English law with a focus on international commercial areas and dispute resolution
• What barristers do, and how to work with them

 

• Provide Chinese lawyers with an insight into the management and organisation of barristers' chambers.

 

• Enable English barristers to better understand the Chinese legal system

 

• Facilitate professional networking between barristers and Chinese lawyers

 

3. Programme Summary

 

The programme will take place over 7 weeksfrom 30 May to 14 July 2017and includes the following activities:

 

• Pre-training course at CIETAC

 

The course will take place from20 to 24 March 2017in Beijing. The course will include lectures on international commercial arbitration, investment arbitration, evidentiary rules, and etc.

 

The pre-training course in Beijing will be offered free of charge to participating lawyers. Participants are responsible for all other costs, including travel to Beijing and accommodation in Beijing.

 

• Induction

 

The programme will begin with a daylongintroduction to the programme, the Bar Council and the work of barristers.

 

• English law course at BPP University

 

BPP University will provide an academic course at the beginning of the programme. The course will include lectures on commercial international law including dispute resolution and some sessions on legal skills.The course has been specially designed for the Bar Council Training Scheme.

 

• Barristers chambers placements

 

The BPP academic course will be followed by six weeks in a barrister’s chambers. The chambers’ practice areas will be commercial with an international dimension to their work and will be located in London. A barrister from that chambers will act as mentor and will assist with coordinating the placement and ensuring a wide variety of activities is undertaken with different members of chambers.  With the daily support of the mentor there will be opportunity to follow cases, be involved in client meetings, attend court and arbitrations, learn about different areas of English law, witness advocacy and see how chambers is managed and marketed. Through these activities there will be opportunity to learn about:

 

• The role of barristers and the nature of their work
• Case management
• Court procedures
• The common law system
• Alternative dispute resolution, including international arbitration
• What constitutes effective advocacy
• Cross-examination of witnesses
• The code of conduct, ethics of the bar and regulation of the profession
• Chambers management

 

And enhance the following skills:

 

• Communication
• Research
• Analysis
• Drafting legal documents
• Negotiation

 

• Seminar programme delivered by practitioners

 

Each week there will be one seminar on a legal topic of an international commercial nature,legal skills such as advocacy and negotiationor a business skill such as chambers management and marketing. These will be delivered by barristers and chambers managers.

 

• Legal visits

 

There will also be a programme of visits to key legal institutions such as the Supreme Court and the Commercial Court.

 

• Social programme

 

The social programme will include a welcome reception, lunch in the Inns of Court and chambers drinks. This will enable networking with English barristers and other legal professionals in informal surroundings

 

4. Selection criteria

 

• The programme can accommodate roughly ten lawyers. Programme participants are selected on a competitive basis, based on their application and an interview and must meet the following criteria:

 

1. BeChinese nationals
2. Begraduates of law who have passed the national lawyers’ examination in China and have practised law for between 2 and 10 years on the date of application
3. Have excellent written and oral English demonstrated by an overall score of 6.5 or over in the IELTS test, ideally with a score of 6.0 or over in every test, or an equivalent qualification.
4. Be currently working for a Chinese law firm, and besupported by their law firm to participate in the programme
5. Have strong personal motivation and ability to adapt to different environments
6. Have experience in commercial law, in particular in international work
7. Have a practice that principally focuses on dispute resolution (arbitration and/or litigation), in particular international dispute resolution
8. Have excellent communication skills
9. Demonstrate continuing  commitment to participation in development of the Chinese legal system

 

5. Finance

 

• The programme, including the academic course, chambers placements and othereducational and social components will be offered free of charge to participating lawyers.

 

Participants are responsible for all other costs, including visas, travel to London and living expenses whilst in London (accommodation is around £600 to £1,000 per month).It is hoped that participants’ law firms will give some financial support to their lawyers. Some guidance will be given on accommodation options.

 

6. Immigration

 

The Bar Council is licensed by the UK Border Agency as a Government Approved Sponsor under Tier 5 (Government Approved Exchange). This means it is able to issue programme participants with certificates of sponsorship for a fee of £190. A certificate of sponsorship is a unique 11 digit reference number which enables application to the UK Border Agency for leave to enter under Tier 5 (Government Approved Exchange).

 

It is the individual’s responsibility to apply and pay for the visa from the UK Border Agency.

 

Please also note, the fact that a certificate of sponsorship has been issued does not guarantee that the migrant will be successful in obtaining entry clearance or leave to remain. This decision is made by the UK Border Agency.

 

For more information on how to apply for a visa under Tier 5 please see the UK Border Agency’s website: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/countries/china/?langname=UK%20English

 

7. How to apply

 

To apply for the programme please email as one scanned document or one electronic document copies of the following documents to IntlEvents@BarCouncil.org.ukbyFriday 24 February.

 

1. Completed and signed application form
2. Reference from senior partner in law firm, signed and dated (in English and Mandarin)
3. Practising certificate/lawyers licence
4. English language test certificate (IELTS)
5. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
6. Main page of passport

 

A wider selection of candidates (approximately 80 lawyers)will be offered the opportunity to attend the pre-training course delivered by CIETAC. Candidates who attend the pre-training course will be invited to a face-to-face interview. This will be a chance for us to learn more about your experience and motivations and for you to ask us any questions you have about the programme.

 

Short listing will take place after the CIETAC pre-training course. Only the candidates short listed at this stage will be invited to a telephone interview, which will be the final stage of the selection process. Selection of participants will be made by the Bar Council according to the selection criteria and will be basedon the application form and supporting documents and the face-to-face interview in Beijing.

8. Health and Insurance

 

Please note that the Bar Council does not take any responsibility for your health, safety, security or welfare whilst you are in the UK.  We strongly recommend that successful applicants take out adequate insurance or are otherwise independently covered for any health issues or other emergency which might befall them during their time in the UK.  You should not assume that you will be able to obtain free medical care whilst here.  We cannot advise you in relation to medical services available to you in the UK.  If you are or may be pregnant at the time of making the application or, if accepted, by the time of coming to the UK, we would encourage and consider favourably any request to postpone your visit.  We are not in a position to assist you to obtain visas for entry to the UK for any of your family members, and you should not apply unless you are able to come to the UK alone for the period of the scheme.

9. Contact details

 

If you have any queries relating to the programme please contact Jessica Crofts-Lawrence, International Policy Analyst at the Bar Council at JCrofts-Lawrence@BarCouncil.org.ukor on 0044 207 611 1357.

 

附件2  Application form

Bar Council training scheme for Chinese lawyers

Application form

 

Please complete all parts of this form in black ink or by typing it. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

 

1. Backgroundinformation

1.1. Personal details

 

Family Name/Surname (in English and Mandarin characters)
First name (English and Mandarin characters)
English name (if applicable)
Nationality
City of Birth
Date of Birth (dd/mm/yy)
Gender (male/female)
Country of Residence

 

• Passport details

 

Passport number
Issue Date (dd/mm/yy)
Expiry Date (dd/mm/yy)
Place of issue of passport

 

 

 

 

• Contact details

 

Home address
City/Town
Postcode/ZIP code
Country
Email address
Telephone number (with international code)
Mobile phone number (with international code)

 

2. Legal qualification

 

Date of qualification as a lawyer
Number of years since qualification

 

3. Current employment

 

Please be aware that one of the conditions of application is that you work for a Chinese law firm.

 

Job title
Law firm name
Law firm address
Number of qualified lawyers working at law firm

 

 

• Please describe your current job and legal specialisms

 

 

 

 

 

• Please indicate what percentage of your work is international and involves dispute resolution on a scale of 1 to 100%

 

	Percentage %
International (1-100%)
Dispute resolution (1-100%)

 

 

• Please provide a brief description of the core work of your law firm?  

 

 

 

• Please describe any work you have done with foreign clients?  

 

 

• Please summarise a recent contentious case you were involved in and describe what role you played in it.

 

 

 

4. Career history

 

Please list all positions held since completing your secondary or further education:

 

Position	Organisation	Start date	End Date

 

5. Academic record

 

Please list academic qualifications obtained since completing your secondary education, stating the institutions attended, the main subjects of your study and when the main courses started and finished.  

 

Please indicate with anasterisk (*) those courses which were entirely or mainly conducted in English – i.e. where the language of instruction or supervision was English:

 

Qualification (including class or level)	Institution	Subject	Start date	End Date

 

6. English Language skills

6.1. Have you achieved a 6.5 in the IELTS?

 

Yes
No

 

If not, please detail what equivalent English language qualification you have achieved (and include the certificate with your application)

 

 

 

6.2. How often do you use English for the following activities?

(double click on the box to tick it)

 

	Regularly	Occasionally	Never
· To read documents
· To draft contracts/legal documents
· In written correspondence with clients
· On the telephone/in meetings with clients

 

 

• Please detail any time you have spent studying or working in an English speaking country.

 

 

7. Personal Statement

In not more than 400 words, please state why you wish to participate in the scheme and explain how you think you will benefit in terms of career and personal development once you have returned to China.  Please also say how your training will benefit your law firm and China’s legal development:

 

 

• Which areas of law would you like to gain experience in if you participated in the scheme. Please list in order of preference with 1 as favourite.

 

1
2
3

 

• What legal skills would you like to gain experience in if you participated in the scheme. Please list in order of preference with 1 as favourite.

 

1
2
3

 

• Please tell us where you heard of the Bar Council Training Scheme (e.g. through a colleague, from my lawyers association)

 

 

 

8. Declaration

 

I confirm that the information I have provided is correct and that I understand the terms and conditions of the scheme, as detailed in the guidance document.

 

 

Signature
Date

 

 

 

9. Application submission instructions

 

Please email as one scanned document copies of the following documents to IntlEvents@BarCouncil.org.uk byFriday 24 February 2017.

 

1. Completed and signed application form
2. Reference from senior partner in law firm, signed and dated (in English and Mandarin)
3. Practising certificate/lawyers licence
4. English language test certificate (IELTS)
5. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
6. Main page of passport