Candidates should have a basic familiarity and interest in contracts, finance, and corporate law.
No Vietnamese language skills are required.
Interns gain international legal experience, experience first-hand the second fastest growing economy in Asia, and work in areas such as contract litigation, securities, corporate and finance law, and international investment.
There were 2 UWLS JD students last summer (2007) and 1 JD student from the fall of 2007 who went on the internship. The experience seems to have been a very positive one! If you want to contact one of the previous students for more information, write skatcher@wisc.edu and ask for the contact information.
To apply for this internship, submit
- your resume,
- a cover letter, and
- a transcript (unofficial, requested by email through "MyWisc")
as soon as possible by attachment to Susan Katcher, Associate Director of the Center, skatcher@wisc.edu .
Alternatively, drop the application materials off at the East Asian Legal Studies Center's office, room 4312, or in its mailbox (near room 5106).
Applications will be reviewed by Professor Irish as they are received and then forwarded to the law firm in Vietnam; the law firm will make the final decisions regarding acceptance and placement. The deadline for consideration for summer internship is March 24, 2008. If you are interested or have questions, please contact crirish@wisc.edu.
For more information on YKVN Lawyers, see www.ykvn-law.com