Herbert Smith Freehills has announced its new Asia International Arbitration Internship Programme. The programme, sponsored by arbitration partners Alastair Henderson and Justin D'Agostino, is aimed at both civil law and common law graduate and post-graduate students with a qualification in law, who want short-term experience in a leading international arbitration practice.
The scheme offers successful candidates an opportunity to experience international arbitration in practice. Interns will gain a first-hand understanding of both the legal and commercial aspects of this practice, and may be involved in a variety of projects such as assisting with current arbitration matters, conducting research, writing papers and journal articles, and producing internal know-how. This is a unique opportunity to be coached by leading international arbitration lawyers, for some of the world’s largest organisations, in one of the major arbitration centres of the region.
Alastair commented: “Hong Kong and Singapore are global arbitration centres and important hubs for the firm's international arbitration practice. We are keen to give young people who aspire to a career in arbitration a short-term opportunity to join our teams and to gain their first exposure to the legal and commercial aspects of arbitration in daily practice. We hope that in due course we will extend the scheme to other regional offices such as Japan and Australia."
Justin added: "This is an exciting programme for the practice, the firm and the wider arbitration community. We hope that this will encourage the Asia arbitration stars of the future, for the benefit of all engaged in arbitration in and beyond this region.”
The Asia internship programme complements Herbert Smith Freehills' existing London International Arbitration Internship Programme. Launched in September 2010, the London internship programme has attracted civil law and common law qualified interns from, amongst others, the United States, Italy, and Spain, and has benefited the practice enormously.
For further information and details about how to apply for the programme, please refer to your preferred location:
Key contacts
Simon Chapman KC
Managing Partner, Dispute Resolution and Global Co-Head – International Arbitration, Hong Kong
Kathryn Sanger
Partner, Head of China and Japan, Dispute Resolution, Co-Head of Private Capital, Asia, Hong Kong
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