Law students who formulate personal career plans will surely be able to carve out their own niche in the legal world in the future. The following is what I compiled for you: a professional career planning book for lawyers.
Career Planning Book for Lawyers (1)
1. Foreword
I am used to letting others help me make decisions, from buying clothes to big ones. When I choose a major, I always follow my parents’ arrangements. Fortunately, they love me and understand me, so the decisions they make always suit me, so I gradually rely on them and don't like to use my brain to make difficult choices. Get used to doing things that have been arranged, and getting used to walking on the path that has been set. Just like doing homework, I consider myself an obedient student. I will definitely do the homework assigned by the teacher, even though sometimes I know very well that it is completely useless to me. For over ten years I have been like a puppet without a mind or soul of my own, only following orders. All my efforts are just to make my parents who love me and those who care about me not to be disappointed.
It wasn’t until I went to college that I realized that this was my own life, and that I should fight for my own ideals and life, not to meet anyone else’s expectations. When I break away from their protection, I have to learn to be independent and strong, to be responsible for my future, and to know who I want to be in the future.
Career planning can help me understand myself and society more clearly, realize the gap between my abilities and the requirements of my ideal career, and enrich and improve myself with goals in my future studies. . Through career planning, I can clarify my direction of struggle, and under the guidance of this goal, I can improve my abilities in a targeted manner, so that I can continue to improve to adapt to social needs and lay a solid foundation for future employment. You will not be unprepared and helpless when facing opportunities and challenges. Only by knowing our destination and the route to the end can we not get lost in the pursuit of success.
2. Self-analysis
The ideal career must not only meet your material needs, but also consider your spiritual pursuits. An ideal career is one that has superior conditions and is reasonably feasible. Therefore, before choosing a career, you must have an objective and clear understanding of yourself.
1. My personality:
My personality is cheerful and extroverted. I like to contact and communicate with others. I am often proactive in the process of communicating with others; I am willing to help others and hope to Ability to use one's own actions to bring happiness and warmth to others; good at observation, able to capture details that are easily overlooked, able to quickly grasp the environment and atmosphere in which one is, and able to quickly detect changes in the emotions of people around him; to focus on Work seriously and responsibly, do not relax on details, and strive to achieve perfection.
But I also have some flaws in my character. Sometimes you care too much about other people's feelings and force yourself to do things you don't want to do. Being too insightful and sometimes too sensitive will add unnecessary troubles to yourself. Sometimes too much pursuit of perfection leads to slow and inefficient work.
2. My interests:
I am more interested in the application of logical thinking. I like to conduct in-depth analysis of a problem and sort it out at a certain level. The job that a lawyer has to do is to analyze the problems that the parties or clients want to solve, and use their own knowledge and skills to strive for the best interests for them, so I like the profession of lawyer very much.
In addition, I am also very interested in working in English and hope to apply the English skills I have learned to my future work.
3. My abilities:
As a French and English major, I have basic legal knowledge and English listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities. In addition, studying and working in school have improved my communication skills, interpersonal skills and organizational skills.
4. My values:
I am a person with strong moral values ??and social responsibility. I hope to use my knowledge and skills to fight against the injustice and darkness of society. Fight to protect the legitimate rights and interests of law-abiding citizens.
I believe that a person's career is not only a tool for making a living, but also a channel for realizing one's own ideals and social value. We cannot give up the original dream we pursue for fame and fortune.
3. Analysis of employment direction and prospects of French and English majors
French and English majors are majors that cultivate compound talents with abilities in both law and English. It provides students with more choices and creates a broader career direction for students.
1. Law:
The law major is a rising discipline. With the continuous development and progress of society, it has great development prospects in terms of social needs. Judging from the employment status of law graduates, they have a solid professional foundation and can engage in legal services in procuratorial organs, judicial organs, administrative organs, enterprises, institutions and social groups, arbitration institutions and legal service institutions. Employment prospects are very broad, including being a police officer, prosecutor, judge, civil servant in an administrative agency; being in charge of legal affairs in a large company; being a lawyer; being a law teacher in a university; being a law researcher in a research institute are all good choices.
The legal profession has a high demand for high-quality and highly educated talents. They must not only have good professional ethics and qualities, but also have a deep professional knowledge background and interdisciplinary industry knowledge. As the academic requirements for legal talents have become higher and higher in recent years, the employment situation of undergraduates graduating from law majors is not optimistic. However, highly educated law graduate students, especially graduate students in majors related to economics and international communication, have broad employment prospects.
2. English:
After joining the WTO, economic globalization and market internationalization have further deepened, and all fields are inseparable from English talents, so the development field of English major is very broad. . It can be roughly divided into translation, teacher, foreign trade/overseas marketing, tour guide and overseas labor services. Graduates can engage in translation, research, teaching and management work in foreign-related institutions, foreign-invested enterprises, banks, insurance, customs, border defense, press and publishing, education, scientific research, tourism and other departments. In addition to employment, English majors also have opportunities to go abroad. There are relatively many options, and you can also choose to study abroad, take postgraduate entrance examinations or work abroad.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Labor and Personnel, the employment rate of English major graduates has always been among the top 10 in various majors. Even with the general slump in employment among college students in recent years, the employment rate of English major graduates in most colleges and universities still remains above 90%, and the employment prospects are optimistic. After graduates enter the workplace, most of them can use their foreign language advantages and are valued and welcomed by employers such as schools, foreign affairs departments, and companies. As China's economic development further accelerates, the connection between China and the world will also be strengthened. In a relatively long period of time, English majors will continue to maintain their good employment prospects.
Since joining the WTO, China has taken steps towards internationalization and is slowly integrating into international standards. As reform and opening up further deepens, China's demand for foreign language talents will increase year by year. More importantly, as our country integrates with the world economy and trade and continues to develop, the demand for foreign language, especially English professional talents, continues to grow. This includes talents in English translation, English education, and daily use of English. Various factors are promoting the growing demand for foreign language professionals and international communication professionals. Employment prospects are positive.
4. Career Choice Analysis
1. Personal career options:
The career options I have determined are lawyer, university professor and legal translator. .
First of all, being a lawyer is a profession that I have always longed for. I dream that in the future I can use my own efforts to maintain social fairness and justice, and use my efforts to defend the dignity of the law.
Secondly, I think teaching is a sacred profession. An excellent teacher can have a great influence on students. I have also experienced the confusion and hardships of college life. I hope that I can be an excellent teacher and not only teach students knowledge, but also solve their confusion about their majors.
In addition, my interest in English prompted me to seek some development in the English major. Based on what I have learned in our major, I hope to become a legal English translator, combining these two aspects and applying them to in actual work.
2. Choose a path:
First of all, I will definitely take the postgraduate entrance examination after graduating from university.
I believe that the postgraduate entrance examination is not only an improvement in academic level, but also the learning and application of a new research method. Our study and work methods at the postgraduate stage are different from those at the undergraduate stage. In addition to the in-depth exploration of professional knowledge, The mastery and proficient use of this research method is the real purpose of studying for graduate school. After studying for graduate school, I may find a job or study abroad. Specific issues will be analyzed in detail, and the final choice will depend on the actual situation at that time.
3. Reasons for selection:
(1) Strength
A. I have a cheerful and outgoing personality and strong communication skills with others;
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B. My speech has clear ideas, clear views, and is very contagious;
C. I have keen observation skills and am good at capturing details;
D. Be serious and cautious in doing things, do not slack off on details, and strive for perfection;
E. Analyze things calmly and clearly, and consider problems from multiple angles;
F. Suitable for team work, with strong ability to cooperate with others, Will not affect teamwork due to one's own reasons;
G. Have strong organizational and coordination skills and be good at motivating colleagues to work;
H. Have basic literacy in law and English, The selection opportunities are greater;
I. Our school has a superior geographical location and rich learning and social resources;
(2) Weakness
A. There are too many aspects to consider, and sometimes you are indecisive and not suitable for making decisions;
B. You require too much perfection in doing things, which sometimes leads to inefficiency;
C. Practical activities Not many participants and little social experience;
D. Although they have basic abilities in two majors, they may not be as professional in the same field as students in a single major;
(3) Opportunity
With the rapid development of our country's economy and the continuous improvement of comprehensive national strength, the quality of our citizens has also risen to new heights. People's legal awareness is gradually increasing, which increases society's demand for legal talents and provides us with more employment opportunities.
Due to the improvement of our country's economic level and the continuous advancement of reform and opening up, China's connections with the world have become closer and closer, and China has become a very important part of the international community. Our country is slowly integrating with international standards and gradually moving towards internationalization. Therefore, our country’s demand for foreign language translation talents is also increasing, which expands our development space.
(4) Threat
The number of legal talents in today's society is increasing sharply, and those with a bachelor's degree or above account for the vast majority. As the bar for judicial examinations has been raised, new lawyers joining in the future will The academic qualifications of the team's talents will only get higher and higher. Coupled with the entry of foreign-funded firms and the development of domestic lawyers on the same stage, the competition between lawyers will always be a dialogue between the strong. Therefore, the competition for law majors is quite fierce.
A piece of news not long ago stated that there are currently more than 300 million people learning English (professional and non-professional) in my country, accounting for about 1/4 of the country's total population. Experts predict that in a few years, the number of people learning English in my country will exceed the total population of English-speaking countries. With English so popular, it is necessary to reach a relatively high level in order to have a certain degree of competitiveness in the future job market.
4. First career goal
My first career goal is to become a foreign-related lawyer.
Foreign-related lawyers generally handle various types of foreign-related litigation and arbitration. They need to be proficient in relevant international and domestic laws and regulations, and have knowledge of finance, international trade, etc., as well as excellent foreign language expression skills.
The main work contents are:
1. Act as an agent for domestic and foreign anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures investigations;
2. Provide information on World Trade Organization laws and policies Consulting services;
3. Assist relevant government departments in participating in WTO dispute settlement;
4. Act as an agent to participate in various foreign-related litigation and arbitrations, and cooperate with overseas law firms to plan and participate in international Litigation and international business arbitration;
5. Responsible for the legal argumentation of foreign investment projects in China;
6. Help foreign investors to establish permanent representative offices and foreign-funded enterprises in China, draft, Review contracts, articles of association and other documents of foreign-invested enterprises, and assist in the approval procedures;
7. Provide comprehensive legal services for foreign-invested enterprises in the reorganization and participation in state-owned enterprise acquisitions;
8. Provide legal advice on the daily operations of foreign-invested enterprises, including foreign exchange, taxation, labor, purchase and sale, import and export, and intellectual property rights;
9. Represent enterprises or banks in participating in international syndicated loans, project financing, and financial leasing and foreign-related bond issuance and other foreign-related debt financing projects;
10. Represent domestic enterprises in participating in foreign-related equity financing projects such as overseas stock listings, equity transfers, and absorption of venture capital;
11. Assist in establishing Sino-foreign cooperation funds and foreign investment fund management companies;
12. Provide legal argumentation and coordination for overseas trade and investment projects of domestic enterprises;
13. Provide services to foreign trade enterprises Provide consultation on international goods sales contracts, technology transfer contracts, letters of credit and collections and other international payments, bills of lading and international risk prevention, and assist foreign trade companies in overseas account collection.
The professional requirements are as follows:
1. Education and training: Generally required is a bachelor’s degree or above in relevant legal majors such as international law, private international law or international economic law. Passed the national unified judicial examination and obtained the lawyer's qualification certificate.
2. Work experience: More than 3 years of foreign-related legal work experience in a law firm; good English oral and written expression skills, rigorous thinking, strong oral expression ability, strong logical thinking ability, careful writing, and legal knowledge Solid, with very strong ability to analyze, process, respond to and solve legal problems; strong ability of independent analysis and comprehensive judgment; strong organizational coordination ability and innovation ability.
5. The gap with career choice goals
Through understanding of your ideal career, you know that your abilities are still far behind. Foreign-related lawyers not only require us to have basic legal skills It also requires us to have good oral and written English expression skills. Referring to the qualifications for foreign-related lawyers, I found that I had too many shortcomings.
1. The basic legal skills are not solid, the theoretical knowledge is not firmly grasped, the overall legal thinking is not flexible enough, and the amount of legal books read is too small. We usually don't study the law courses in depth enough. We don't study the content carefully after class. We just take notes in class and read the books. We don't spend more time and energy to organize the knowledge we have learned and use it. Organize and systematize it and turn it into your own knowledge.
2. No systematic legal social practice, no clear concept of the specific matters that lawyers need to handle, lack of work experience, disconnection between theory and practice, and no application of law to real life training and lack of clear and thorough understanding of the work of lawyers.
3. Law and English have not been combined. They are just two separate majors, and the two skills have not been organically linked together.
4. Lack of professional skills. As a lawyer, you must have solid writing skills. When writing documents such as indictments, statements of defense, and defense statements, you must be concise and precise, with precise wording, clear ideas, and careful structure. I still need more practice in writing formal documents. In addition, my English ability needs to be further improved. My English level is still far from the requirements of foreign lawyers, and I still need to do a lot of practice to meet the requirements.
5. Action plan for the next three academic years
My current knowledge reserves and abilities are far from meeting the requirements of my ideal career, and there are still too many things to learn.
In order to enrich and improve myself and get closer to the standards of my ideal career, my action plan for the next three school years is as follows:
1. Do extended reading in English every day to accumulate vocabulary; do listening exercises to improve listening level and comprehension ability ; Read and recite some short English passages to improve your speaking and writing skills. Do grammar exercises regularly to standardize usage; write some short essays to improve your ability to control English. In the second half of my sophomore year, I passed the CET-4 exam in English major. Try to pass the English major test level 8 in my senior year.
2. Preview the law courses before class, listen carefully in class, organize notes after class, organize and summarize the overall structure of knowledge, and internalize the learned knowledge into your own abilities; read more laws Monographs and other books on the subject will lay a solid foundation for legal theory and pave the way for the flexible application of laws and regulations in the future; usually pay more attention to hot issues and popular cases, and pay attention to the latest developments in legal research; practice more case analysis and paper writing to improve legal Knowledge application skills. Try to take the judicial examination in my senior year and obtain the lawyer qualification certificate. And in my senior year, I was preparing to take the postgraduate entrance examination in law.
3. Actively participate in social practice during the winter and summer vacations, and go to law firms or courts for internships to learn about the various matters that lawyers have to deal with.
4. Read extensively books in various fields, including economics, politics, marketing, etc., to enrich your understanding of various fields, so as to face various challenges in future employment, and also for Expand the breadth of future business.
5. Continuously correct your own shortcomings in interpersonal communication, no longer care too much about the opinions of others; have your own independent consciousness, no longer hesitate, improve decision-making ability; improve work efficiency, and strive to achieve success in the future Increase speed while ensuring quality.
6. Conclusion
Ideals cannot be realized with planning. No matter how many roads you have walked in your dreams, you will not leave any footprints when you wake up. Only by working hard in a down-to-earth manner and fighting unremittingly for your ideals can you have a chance to achieve success. The fate of tomorrow is in our own hands. It is up to us to decide what we can do and who we can become. Everyone is an artist, and I hope we can all hold today’s brush and paint a better tomorrow.