Legal Internship in Vietnam

YKVN Lawyers, a widely respected Vietnamese law firm formerly the affiliate of White and Case in Vietnam, is recruiting spring and summer semester interns for both their Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices. There are also possibilities for fall 2010 semester interns.

The East Asian Legal Studies Center assists YKVN by collecting applications and interviewing applicants. Final decisions are made by YKVN Lawyers. Information about and assistance with housing, visas, and work assignments are given through YKVN Lawyers.

Candidates should have a basic familiarity and interest in contracts, finance, corporate law. No Vietnamese language skills 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. The internships provide the potential opportunity to do international legal work for important Fortune 100 clients and to review documents as an English proof-reader, as well as the ability to live in a quickly developing country in Asia and an unusual addition to your resume, which previous interns say is a good 'talking point' during job interviews.

Summers in Vietnam are hot and applicants should familiarize themselves with the climate so they know what to expect.

There were 4 JD students who went on the internship last summer. 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 the spring 2010 semester, submit the items below by November 15, 2009.

To apply for the summer 2010, submit the items below between January 19 and February 4, at the beginning of the spring semester. Please do not submit these application items before January 19.

1. A "top sheet" that you make yourself, as follows:
At the top of the page, type APPLICATION FOR VIETNAM INTERNSHIP. Below this, include:

• Your name, full mailing address, email address, telephone number, and UWID number;
• Your current year in Law School (1L or 2L) and your expected graduation date;
• Your passport status: Do you have one? If yes, from what country and when does it expire?

2. Cover letter addressed to Professor Charles Irish and Professor John Ohnesorge explaining why you are interested in the program.

3. Current resume.

4. Unofficial Law School transcript requested from your "MyUW" web site and sent to you as a pdf file, which you then forward to the Center.

Applications for the spring 2010 semester will be reviewed as they are received. Applications for the summer 2010 will be reviewed starting in February 2010. If you are interested or have questions, please contact crirish@wisc.edu. For more information on YKVN Lawyers, see www.ykvn-law.com