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Quick Look
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Location:
Shanghai - China
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Language of Instruction: English
Overview
 Our Law placements in China are based in the busy, vibrant city of Shanghai. In this ever-changing destination there are many new western companies taking advantage of an increasingly open Chinese economy to set up a Chinese division. Most of these firms need legal assistance to satisfy local business requirements and your law project in China will undoubtedly reflect corporate life in this modern, evolving and fast-moving society.
Companies arriving in China need to adapt to the new environment and a different legal system. Day-to-day you'll work alongside English speaking local lawyers, one of whom will also act as your supervisor. Your language abilities and understanding of western culture and law will be interesting and useful to Chinese law firms.
Law Work Experience Opportunities with Projects Abroad
Projects Abroad will find you a placement that fits with your own areas of interest. Volunteers have worked in areas including banking law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate intellectual property, taxation and insolvency. Please let us know of any preferences you may have.
Volunteering on a Law Internship Placement in China
To apply for one of our Law in China placements you must have some legal experience. Most of our volunteers are part way through a law course or have completed their studies and are interested in gaining practical work experience in a law firm abroad.
A voluntary placement with a well-respected law firm in Shanghai could be a valuable addition to your résumé in this notoriously competitive profession, and might just secure you that lucrative first job once you graduate.
All law volunteers live in shared apartments in the city with other Projects Abroad volunteers.
This placement is also offered as a two-week summer special for high school students between the ages of 16 and 19.
Law Experience in China with Projects Abroad
Highlights: China is a country of staggering contradictions. A hybrid of western influence and a strong Eastern identity. There are skyscrapers that dwarf traditional noodle-houses, old tramlines run past new metro stations. The Chinese economy is flowing at breakneck speed leaving billionaires and the destitute in its wake. It is a new dawn in China, and exciting time to live and work there.
You will be housed in private apartments rented by Projects Abroad. You will usually share with other volunteers, with anywhere from one other to 4 others in an apartment.
In Shanghai you will gain first hand experience of how quickly business is growing and adapting to western influence. In this city you will be able to sample local dishes and Shanghainese entertainment or dance at the newest nightclub - the choice is yours.
The lakeshore of Hangzhou, the gardens of Suzhou, the beaches of Putuoshan - all of these offer a break from the pace of the city. Further a field you can visit Beijing or go off the beaten track along the silk route or even spend some time in a Buddhist monastery. The possibilities are as wide ranging as the country itself!
All accommodation is organized, paid for and monitored by Projects Abroad. All project placements are regularly visited and checked. We require high standards of supervision and accommodation, which are verified before you arrive.
This project offers the opportunity to become fully immersed in the culture in a manner which even the most hardened of backpackers could never hope to do.
Eligibility
Minimum age = 16 years old; To apply for one of our Law in China placements you must have some experience of law; most of our volunteers are part way through a law course or have completed their studies and are interested in gaining practical work experience in a law firm abroad.
Housing/Accommodation
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Apartment / Flat
Program Costs
$ 3,895 for 1 month, $ 4,595 for 2 months, $ 5,345 for 3 months, and $ 1,345 for each additional month.
Costs
Include: Food, Accommodation, Health & Travel insurance, placement, in country staff support, and airport transfers.
Dates
Dates are flexible, for any length of time over 2 weeks. Please apply at least 2 months before you'd like to start
Contact
Projects Abroad
347 W 36th Street
Suite 903
New York NY 10018
USA
Tel:
1 888 839 3535 or +1 212 244 7234
Fax:
212 244 7236
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