GlobalLawyersConnect - Gordon Chung - S3E2

Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 3 a.m.

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This week on the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Rob Hanna was joined by the amazing Gordon Chung.\\xa0

Gordon is the Founder of the GlobalLawyersConnect a global platform that makes navigating law career paths easier for lawyers across the world. He is a LinkedIn Legal Influencer, he was raised in Hong Kong, moved to Cambridge University to complete his postgraduate Master of Corporate Law (MCL) degree in 2017. A year after his graduation, he secured a training contract with Baker McKenzie's London office. In the same year, he flew to New York and passed the bar exam. He has also published 2 book chapters by Springer and numerous articles in a range of peer-reviewed law journals in Europe and Asia.

In this episode:

  • Gordon talks about his international journey into law
  • Travelling to New York, to take the New York Bar Exam\\xa0
  • Different types of legal work experience - at high street firms, international law firms, barrister chambers and document review roles\\xa0
  • The long-term ambitions he has for the GlobalLawyersConnect\\xa0
  • How this can help aspiring and current practising lawyers globally!
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