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Dr Mark Kielsgard, Programme Director

Dr Jojo Mo, Programme Associate Director

20 January 2018

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Scheme of Presentation

A) Introducing the School of Law

B) Information about the JD Programme

C) Special Features of JD @ CityU

D) Career Opportunities and Support

A) Introducing CityU Law School

Established in 1987

Rich experience of law teaching and research

Global faculty and curriculum

Introducing CityU Law School Contd.

Legal education with overseas

opportunities

Exposure to world-renowned

professors

Collaboration with top law schools

and legal institutions in the world

Introducing CityU Law School Contd.

The first law school in Hong Kong to offer the JD

programme in 2004

We offer many other programmes

LLM

PCLL

LLB

PhD

B) Information about the JD Programme

Why JD?

International recognition

Faster gateway to PCLL

Law for other professionals

Information about the JD Programme Contd.

Entry Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in a non-law discipline, or

A bachelor’s degree in law from a non-common

law jurisdiction

Proficiency in English


English Proficiency

If the medium of instruction in bachelor’s degree was

not English, then applicants must have:

o a TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based test) or 100

(internet-based); or

o an overall band score of 7 in IELTS, with no individual

score lower than 6.5; or

o a total of 520 in mainland China’s College English Test

(Band 6)


Study Period

A full-time programme requiring total commitment

Recommended

period of study

Normative

period of study

Maximum

period of study

3 years 2 years 5 years


Programme Structure

Total 72 credits are needed for graduation

9 credits for compulsory law subjects

remaining credits comprise law electives


Compulsory Courses

Legal Systems of Hong Kong and Mainland China

(3 credits)

Legal Methods, Research and Writing (3 credits)

Jurisprudence (3 credits)


Elective Courses

PCLL required courses Free electives

PCLL-required courses

Law of Contract

Law of Tort

Constitutional Law

Administrative Law

Criminal Law I & II

Land Law I & II

Law of Evidence

Equity & Trusts

PCLL-required courses

Company Law I & II

Commercial Law

Civil Procedure

Criminal Procedure


Specialisation

One can choose a

set of electives to

specialise in

different areas

JD

Chinese & Comparative

Law

Air & Maritime

Law

Alternative Dispute

Resolution

International Commercial

Law


Credit Transfer

May be allowed – discretionary

Credit transfer cannot exceed 30% of the total credits

Must be for equivalent courses


Teaching Format

Three direct contact hours for each course every week

2 hour lecture + 1 hour tutorial, OR 3 hour seminar

Full-time commitment mostly daytime classes


Assessment

May vary from course to course

But normally, the following three components:

Assignment

Class participation

Final exam


Tuition Fee

HK$5,220 per credit (2018-19)

The fee will be:

HK$5,220 (2019-20)

HK$5,220 (2020-21)

HK$5,390 (2021-22)

HK$5,560 (2022-23)


Scholarships & Prizes

Several scholarships and prizes

JD Admission Scholarship

in 2018-19 (max 7: HK$100K each) *

* Pending renewal

HK

C) Special Features of the JD Programme

Go Global @ CityU

HK

China Legal Placement

G-LEAP / Exchange

International

Mooting Competitions

1) Two Degrees in 3 Years

Study one semester in Paris and get LLM from

University of Paris 1 (in addition to JD from CityU)

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Special Features of the JD Programme Contd.


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2) Study Intensive Courses in UK/Australia

Students spend about one month during summer

to study elective law courses on an intensive basis

Current options are:

Monash University (Australia) *

University College Oxford (UK)

* Pending renewal

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Melbourne G-LEAP

(June 2017)


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Oxford G-LEAP

(July 2017)


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3) Independent Research course at the University of

Belgrade, Serbia

Students spend about one month during summer at

the University of Belgrade to take Independent

Research

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Independent Research

University of Belgrade, Serbia

(June 2017)


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4) Overseas Exchange Opportunities

Additional opportunities to go on an overseas

exchange at universities in Asia, Canada, Europe and

the US

5) Exposure to Overseas Legal Scholars

World-renowned professors from overseas law

schools give seminars and/or guest lecturers in

regular courses

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6) Legal Placement

Credit-bearing Legal Placement course

Opportunity to gain practical work experience in:

Law firms & chambers in HK

Courts in mainland China

NGOs (e.g UN Office of the High Commissioner for

Human Rights in Geneva)

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Legal Placement (Mainland), 2017


7) Mooting

To develop advocacy skills of students, the Law

School organises internal mooting competitions &

also participates in several international mooting

competitions

We provide extensive training and economic support

to students

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Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition

in Adelaide, Australia, 18 - 21 April 2017

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We won: • First Runner-Up • Second Best

Memorial • Oralist Award

8) One-credit elective courses

A wide range of one-credit elective courses

taught by the renowned legal scholars around

the world

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One-credit elective courses 36


9) Editing a Law Journal

Students will have an opportunity

to edit – under faculty’s

mentoring – a law journal: City

University of Hong Kong Law

Review

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D) Career Opportunities & Support

Some Options

Legal profession

Public sector

Private businesses

Media reporting

Higher education

Career Opportunities & Support Contd.

Professional Support

Professional Career Service School of Law (PCSSL)

provides multiple professional support to JD students

Career & recruitment talks by law firms

Resume drafting seminars

Career advice

Internships assistance

Further Information

Law School Website: www.cityu.edu.hk/slw

SGS’s website: www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk

Email: [email protected]

Tel.: 3442 8008

http://www.cityu.edu.hk/slw

http://www.sgs.cityu.edu.hk/

mailto:[email protected]

Thank you very much.

Time for your questions!

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