Hong Kong Training Contract Application Form

We are currently accepting direct applications for 2028 Training Contracts.  If you have applied for our 2025/2026 vacation placement, no need to complete this application as all our 2025/2026 vacation scheme applications are considered as training contract applications.

 

Please complete the following personal information.
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Work Visa required? *

 

Have you applied for our firm's vacation placement or training contract in last 12 months? If so, please provide details. 

 

Term time and home address.

Please indicate the dates that you can normally be contacted at each address.

 

If you have previously taken part in work experience at Reed Smith Richards Butler, please provide the name of each supervisor and the period of your placement.

If you have not had work experience at Reed Smith Richards Butler, skip this question.

Supervisor's nameDates of placement
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Please indicate your level of written and spoken languages on a scale of 1-4: (0 = No Proficiency, 4 = Native / Bilingual Proficiency).

0 (No Proficiency)1 (Elementary)2 (Intermediate)3 (Advanced)4 (Native / Proficiency)
English Speaking
English Writing
Cantonese Speaking
Traditional Chinese Writing
Mandarin Speaking
Simplified Chinese Writing
 

Secondary Education

SchoolDate fromDate toLevel achieved
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Public Examinations

Please indicate the public examinations taken (ALL DSE, GCSE, O Level, A Level, HKCEE, HKALE, or equivalent):

 

Please provide results of the examinations with details:

SubjectDateGrade
 

Education

Please list your undergraduate and postgraduate qualification(s):

InstitutionQualificationFrom (MM/YYYY)To (MM/YYYY)
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Please provide all subjects and results (if known).

All first year subjectsResultsAll second year subjectsResults
 

Please provide all subjects and results (if known).

All third year subjectsResultsAll fourth year subjectsResults
 

Please provide all subjects and results (if known).

All fifth year subjectsResults
 

Please give details of any scholarships, academic prizes and/or awards:

 

Please provide your latest CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average), WAM (Weighted Average Mark) or Classification Mark.

 

Intended PCLL completion date:

   DD/MM/YYYY 
 
 

Work Experience

Please include details of both paid and voluntary work, including vacation or temporary jobs (most recent first):

CompanyDatesJob titleDepartment
 

Open Questions

How would you define success in a legal career and how would you equip yourself to be a successful solicitor? (Max 300 words)

 

If you and your competitor together appear before a potential customer to pitch for a business opportunity, and after both of you have presented your respective proposals, the potential customer raises his voice at both you and your competitor, how would you handle the situation?

 

What factors do you consider most important in a training contract? Why? (Max 300 words)

 

Academic Referee

 

I declare that all of the information is true to the best of my knowledge.

 

Please upload your CV, official high school transcripts, public examinations results, latest transcripts and any other supporting documents.

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