First Day in Legal Practice Organized by The University of Hong Kong Law Alumni Association The “First Day in Legal Practice” organized by The University of Hong Kong Law Alumni Association (“the Law Alumni Association”) was held on 26 March 2007 from 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm at LG 102, KK Leung Building. Our sincere thanks to the following speakers for their valuable and inspirational sharing at the session:-
Introduction and opening speech
Professor Johannes Chan, SC Dean, Faculty of Law, HKU
Ms Lucy Yen President, The University of Hong Kong Law Alumni Association
Speakers
Ms. Josephine Tjia Barrister-at-law
Mr. Henry Ma Trainee Solicitor Haldanes
Mr. Lewis Law Government Counsel Department of Justice
Participants Application was open to all law students. A total of 26 students attended the talk. A breakdown of their profile is as follows:Year LLB 1 LLB 2 LLB 3 LLB 4 BBA (Law) BENG (Law) PCLL LLM MPhil Total No. of attendees 10 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 26
Feedback To facilitate further improvement of the talk and the planning of future activities, participants were asked to complete a feedback form. A total of 19 feedback forms were received. The feedback from the students has been positive and encouraging. Most of the students commented that they have found the talk interesting, informative and well-organized. There were also helpful suggestions regarding areas for improvements and other talks/activities which the Law Alumni Association may consider organizing in future.