December 26, 2018
On May 16, 2017, China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) held its 65th Anniversary at Changping campus in Beijing. Headed by Zhao Yang, Chairman of its Management Committee, Jingtian & Gongcheng’s delegation extended its congratulations and signed a joint agreement for the development of legal talent. With this agreement in place, Jingtian & Gongcheng aims to support CUPL in building a world-class law discipline.
The ceremony began with a video of General Secretary Xi Jinping visiting CUPL on May 3rd and delivering a speech to the student body. Following the video, CUPL Party Secretary, Shi Yajun, delivered the event’s opening speech, followed by letters of support and speeches from Jiang Wei, Vice President of the Supreme People’s Court; Xu Xianming, Deputy Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate; and Wang Shuangquan, Vice Minister of Justice and Director of Political Department. Wang Junfeng, Chairman of All China Lawyers Association, also delivered a speech. The event concluded with Professor Huang Jin, CUPL’s President, signing agreements with ten of the leading law firms in China, including Jingtian & Gongcheng.
As part of the Joint Legal Talent Agreement, Jingtian & Gongcheng will work with CUPL on the following areas:
- to modify and complete development plans for legal talent;
- to develop legal training courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
- to serve as part-time professors and mentors;
- to guide the future of legal education;
- to hold seminars on legal practice and legal start-ups;
- to jointly establish off-campus training and internship sites;
- to jointly carry out research on practical legal professionals;
- to establish recommendations and recruiting mechanisms for graduates;
- to jointly conduct follow-up studies on talent quality;
- to jointly develop public interest programs for legal training and education.
The ceremony was chaired by Professor Feng Shiyong, CUPL’s Vice President, and joined by over 100 people consisting of university trustees, alumni, faculty and students. Partners Lang Yuanpeng, Xie Ruoting participated in the event as members of the Jingtian & Gongcheng delegation.
