The UM Law Career Convention 2010 (LCC 2010), an annual legal career fair organized by the Law Society of University of Malaya was successfully held on 10 October 2010.
The LCC 2010 was officiated by the Associate Prof. Dr. Yong Chiu Mei who gave a warm welcome speech to all present. This convention was organised annually to provide opportunities for students to interact with representatives from law firms, government departments, organizations, both corporate and NGOs.
As usual we, eLawyer, are the regular participant and media partner in this event.
“Our friendly legal recruitment consultant, Ai Nin, was ready to provide consultation to the jobseekers”
“Candidates were signing up at our booth”
“The Director of this Convention, Mr Edmund and Prof Yong Chiu Mei were visiting our eLawyer booth”
“Eddie Law of eLawyer was interviewed by a reporter from the local press – News Straits Times”
This year, apart from us, the other participants consist of Albar & Partners, Kheng Hoe & Partners, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, Lee Ong & Kandiah, Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh, Michael Chai & Co, Shahrizat Rashid & Lee, Skrine, Thomas Phillip, Zaid Ibrahim & Co, the Bar Council, Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association, MyConstitution and Centre for Independent Journalism.
“Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill”
“Skrine – who has the biggest sign board and a pop-corn machine at their booth”
“Kheng Hoe & Partners, the new participanting law firm”
“Sharizat Rashid & Lee, another new participating law firm”
“Lee Ong & Kandiah was also new to this fair”
“Zaid Ibrahim & Co”
“Mah-Kamariyah & Philip Koh”
“Albar & Partners”
“Thomas Philip – lawyers conducting an interview on the spot”
“Michael Chai & Co”
“The Judicial and Legal Service Commission”
Those who attended the LCC 2010 ranges from law students from University of Malaya, as well as those from other universities eg: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Multimedia University, etc. and private institutions eg: Taylor’s University College.
Informative talks were given by the representatives of participating law firms and organizations. The Bar Council started the first session with a talk on “Expectations of the Bar”, followed by Sharizat Rashid & Lee on “The Next Step”. The after lunch session consisted of talks by Skrine on “Legal Practice: What your mother didn’t tell you”, the Bar Council on “Professional Ethics”, Thomas Philip on “Dispute Resolution: The Way Forward”, and MyConstitution on “Merakyatkan Perlembagaan”. There were also scheduled talks from Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill, and the Malaysian Corporate Counsel Association.
Volunteers from the student body, mostly first year and second year law students, have assisted in making this convention a success. Much appreciated assistance was rendered in setting up consultation booths, tending to the participants’ needs and enquiries.
Awareness was also generated for the Global Youth Symposium 2010 (GYS 2010), LawNite 2010/2011 (LawNite), and VOX Magazine 2010/2011. This GYS 2010 event “Empowering Youth – Meeting Global Challenges” with the aim to tackle global issues like poverty, violence against children and global warming, will be held on 16th to 20th of December 2010. LawNite will be held on 26th February 2011. The organizing committees for these events were diligent and innovative to create awareness as well as to raise funds for these events.
“Eddie Law of eLawyer was receiving token of appreciation from the Director of this convention”
The closing ceremony was held in Auditorium Tun Mohamed Suffian, officiated by Yang Arif Tan Sri Dato’ Zulkefli bin Ahmad Makinudin, Judge of the Federal Court of Malaysia. The Dean of the Faculty of Law Professor Dr Choong Yeow Choy also made a speech where he thanked all participants’ support, as well as extended his congratulations to the organizing committee of the Law Society, headed by Edmund Cheuk, the Director of this LCC 2010 for making this event a great success.
eLawyer is proud to be the media partner for LCC 2010, and we congratulate the Law Society of University of Malaya for successfully holding this event.
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