Hong Kong – Arbitration Internship 2024

The Programme

Herbert Smith Freehills invites applications for internships with the firm's international arbitration group in Hong Kong.  
 
Four internship positions are available for three-month periods. 
 
Interns will work alongside our international arbitration team and will be involved in a varied workload including assistance with current arbitration and other client work; arbitration-related research; writing papers and journal articles; production of arbitration-related internal know-how; and similar projects.

Required Skills and Abilities

Qualifications: Applicants should be an undergraduate or postgraduate student not yet admitted to practice (civil or common law jurisdiction) and a demonstrable interest in international arbitration.  
 
Fluency in spoken and written English is required. 
 
Location: Hong Kong (The Landmark, Central) 
 
Benefits: Interns will receive an internship salary and (where applicable) MPF contributions. We do not provide relocation support or accommodation and subsistence allowances. 
 
Visas, permits: Where applicable, internships will be conditional on successful applicants obtaining an appropriate visa/work permit. We will provide assistance with visa applications. 
 
Applications should be submitted online through our website. 
 
Closing date: 31 August 2023. 
 
ABOUT US: 
 
With nearly 5,000 staff, including 2,800 lawyers, Herbert Smith Freehills is one of the largest, fully integrated law firms in the world and is the leading firm in Asia Pacific. 
 
We advise many of the largest and most ambitious organizations across all major regions of the world. Our reputation for providing outstanding legal expertise is thoroughly deserved: we are globally pre-eminent in all forms of dispute resolution and an international leader in corporate and finance. We are one of the world's top-ranked energy and resources firms. We offer our clients top-tier capability across a single global platform with a distinctive focus on industry sectors and an un-paralleled depth of expertise. 
 
Join us, and you will work with inspiring people, many of whom are leaders in their fields. You will be faced with demanding and intellectually stimulating work that will require more than just technical ability. You will need to have a sense of the bigger picture, the ability to cut to the heart of the matter and a gift for developing exceptional working relationships.  
 
With more than 20 offices across the globe in fast-growing markets like China, Indonesia and Russia and established centers like the UK, Europe, the US and Australia, we can offer you the international opportunities that only a leading global practice can provide. 
 
We recognize that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people. Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals