At the seminar "Developing students' legal practice skills to meet job market requirements" recently organized by Hanoi Law University, Dr. Tran Kim Lieu, Director of the Law Practice Center, said that the rate of students having jobs after 12 months of graduation is quite high, although the rate of working in the right profession is not as expected.

The school is concerned about students' ability to adapt to the working environment, but there is currently no survey on their ability to maintain their careers after entering the job market. "Getting a job after graduation is good, but being able to survive in the working environment is a much more difficult problem," said Ms. Lieu.

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Dr. Tran Kim Lieu, Director of the Center for Legal Practice, Hanoi Law University. Photo: TH

According to Ms. Lieu, the school cannot be satisfied with the students' practical skills, because some students have difficulty finding jobs.

In addition, the current job market context has changed rapidly; fierce competition from digital transformation with AI, Chat GPT… requires students' qualifications and professional capacity to be improved. “In the context of streamlining the payroll in the state sector today, to compete and get a job position is very difficult,” said Ms. Lieu.

Therefore, the school desires and seeks ways for students to have better and better professional skills.

Lawyer Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of the ICA Legal Training Academy, said that most legal businesses need diversity and versatility from applicants rather than specialized skills.

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Lawyer Nguyen Trong Nghia, Director of ICA Legal Training Academy.

Mr. Nghia believes that students need to change their mindset about when to start working. "Usually, you think that you will start working in your 4th or 3rd year. But I think you need to start earlier. Start with the smallest jobs in the business to have a foundation and know what they need... These things can be done from the first or second year. Not to mention, you can also use the knowledge you gain from work to apply it to the knowledge you learned in class, from which your experience and skills will be greatly improved," Mr. Nghia said.

Judge Vu Quang Dung (People's Court of Gia Lam District, Hanoi) said that the rate of practical training is very important and needs to be increased. The school can invite those who have been and are performing tasks and have practical experience to teach alongside regular lecturers, so that students can both learn theory and receive practical experience.

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Judge Vu Quang Dung (People's Court of Gia Lam District, Hanoi).

According to Ms. Lieu, in order to develop students' practical skills, Hanoi Law University is revising its training program, increasing the number of credits for practical skills and increasing internship and experience activities.

Along with that, the school organizes many activities for students, such as mock trials in model courtrooms in the form of presentations, promoting and diversifying practical activities, experiences, rehearsals, etc. or aiming to organize students to participate in free legal advice for corporations, industrial parks, etc.

The school also invites experienced experts from agencies that promulgate, implement, and protect laws as well as experts from organizations and businesses in the legal field to share knowledge and legal skills with students.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/boi-canh-tinh-gian-bien-che-truong-tim-cach-nang-ky-nang-nghe-cho-sinh-vien-2413307.html