Jones Day names eight winners of its 2024 International Legal Fellowship Award in China

Eight outstanding law students from top universities in China were chosen as recipients of the 2024 Jones Day International Legal Fellowship Award.

Launched in 2001, the annual Legal Fellowship was created to support students in the pursuit of their legal education and experience as part of the Firm’s commitment to advance to the rule of law. The winners were selected from a pool of hundreds of applications and are students at China University of Political Science and Law, East China University of Political Science and Law, Fudan University, Hong Kong University, Renmin University of China, Southwest University of Political Science and Law and Tsinghua University.

"The Jones Day fellowship includes universities throughout China with law schools,” said Angel Huang, Partner-in-Charge of Jones Day's Mainland China Offices. “After the first winning student from Hong Kong last year, we are proud to have the first student winner from the Midwest region of China this year, which fully demonstrates the reach of the Fellowship. “At the same time, we are also looking forward to a deeper cooperation with the universities to provide students with more opportunities to learn about what a career in private practice is like at a global law firm.”

This year’s winners are (in the alphabetical order of surname):

"I’m deeply grateful to Jones Day for putting so much effort into nurturing legal talent, said Anni Lu, a Fellowship winner from Fudan University.. “Being part of the Fellowship program not only enriched my learning experience but also allowed me to forge valuable connections with experienced lawyers and exceptional peers. In addition to its financial support, the Fellowship serves as a tremendous source of encouragement, brings joy through the recognition of hard work, and inspires me to keep progressing.”

The Jones Day International Legal Fellowship Award program is open to all graduate students studying law at universities in China. It is also open to undergraduate students in their third year or above studying law at universities in China. Since the program’s inception, the Fellowship has rewarded hundreds of outstanding law students from more than ten universities in China.

Top Row: Beijing, from left to right – Lawrence Wang, Angel Huang, Weimiao Fan (China University of Political Science and Law), Songlin Liu (Tsinghua University), Ruizhe Liu (Southwest University of Political Science and Law), Qihao Wu (Renmin University of China), Melissa Zhu, Flora Fan

Bottom Row: Shanghai, from left to right - Ross Keene, Anni Lu (Fudan University), Lingyun Chen (Fudan University), Xiaohan Guo (East China University of Political Science and Law), Angel Huang, Po-Chien Chen. Ching Wong (Hong Kong University) was unavailable for photo.