INTERNATIONAL LAW FACULTY DIPLOMATIC ACADEMY OF VIETNAM LAWYERING SKILLS Nguyen Manh Dzung, MCIArb Managing Partner Dzungsrt & Associates LLC Hanoi – 17/09/2014
QUESTIONS 1.Professional Lawyers – Who are they? 2. What is lawyering skill? 3. How to gain such a professional skill?
WHO WE ARE! 1. Dzungsrt & Associates LLC Shipping Law Dispute Resolution 2. Our Staffs: -Vũ Thị Thu Phương - A32 ( ) -Nguyễn Thị Thu Trang - D34 ( ) -Lê Quang Hưng - A36 ( ) -Đặng Vũ Minh Hà - A35 (2008 – 2012)
HOW TO BECOME A QUALIFIED LAWYER? 12-month training by Judicial Academy. 12 months training by a law firm. Pass a bar exam organised by VBF. Register with a local bar association. Practise in a law firm
CAREER OPTIONS? Trainee of a large law firm. In house counsel for a legal department of a foreign company/organisation. Government Agency or the Court/the Prosecution Authority or the Enforcement Agency. Legal department of a Vietnamese company/organisation. An academic position of a training provider. Administrative position of a small law office
SKILLS FOR LAWYERS writing and drafting; legal research; interviewing and advising clients; negotiation; and advocacy
LEARNING TECHNIQUE What does the client want? What does international law provide? What does Vietnamese law state? What we cannot find in the law? How to identify the relevant provision in international law ? Where can we investigate the practical issue ?
Text books Professional training course providers Collection of court judgments and arbitral awards Appropriate professionals: judges, arbitrators, lecturers, colleagues, friends, etc.
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TRAINING COURSE PROVIDERS BPP's Law School, The College of Law, London Metropolitan University Oxford Legal Institute of Legal Practice Thames Valley University University of Westminster
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RECOMMENDATIONS A Standard LPC Program A Good Lecturer A Suitable Study Method Active Students
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