On May 23, 2025, the “Zhenghan Open Day” event was held at the firm’s Shanghai office. More than 40 student representatives from various universities gathered to gain an in-depth, zero-distance understanding of Zhenghan Law Firm and the dispute resolution field through a full day of series activities. This event also marked the official kick-off of the 2026 campus recruitment.
In the morning session of “Face-to-Face with Partners”, three partners delivered detailed analyses to the students from three perspectives: an introduction to Zhenghan Law Firm, core skills for lawyers, and career choices for law students.
Lawyer Wang Zheng gave a presentation titled *What Makes Zhenghan Law Firm Unique*, guiding the students to understand the firm’s distinctive features from the current industry landscape, development trends of dispute resolution practices, the firm’s unique corporate lock-step model, case types, and internal talent development systems.
Lawyer Zhang Wen lectured on *Core Skills of Lawyers in Complex Dispute Resolution*, introducing to the students how to cultivate the core competencies of a complex dispute resolution lawyer from five aspects: “Listen – understand and sort out objective case facts”, “Read – identify client needs and set litigation objectives”, “Analyze – conduct thorough legal research and formulate litigation strategies”, “Write – draft legal documents”, and “Speak – persuade clients and adjudicators through diversified approaches”.
Lawyer Yao Huiyun delivered a speech on *Career Choices for Law Students*, starting with the three questions “Who am I”, “What do I want to do”, and “What can I do” to help students analyze their career development directions. Meanwhile, by sharing the hardships and rewards of being a dispute resolution lawyer, she allowed the students to experience the real life of a legal practitioner.
During the subsequent lunch session, the firm carefully arranged trainees to accompany the students. Senior peers exchanged experiences with the students from the perspective of those of the same age and those who had walked the path, not only narrowing the distance between each other but also letting the students feel the joys and sorrows of being a newcomer in the workplace.
In the afternoon Lawyer Q&A session, Lawyers Xiao Yi, Zhu Siheng, Wang Chu and Li Tongyu, as representatives at different career stages, answered students’ questions, shared their professional experiences and life insights, and provided workplace problem-solving perspectives from different angles. At the same time, the lawyers also raised questions to the students, hoping to listen to the workplace demands and genuine thoughts of Generation Z, helping the firm keep pace with the times.
Finally, the Human Resources Department gave a systematic explanation of the firm’s talent growth system and recruitment process to the students.
This event marks the starting point of the 2026 campus recruitment. We firmly believe that young lawyers are the key variable driving the innovation of the legal industry. We hope to take this opportunity to help students gain a deeper understanding of the dispute resolution practice and the legal career path, and obtain some inspiration and encouragement as they are about to step into society. Meanwhile, we sincerely hope that more students will get to know us and join us.
The 2026 campus recruitment channel has been officially opened, and all students are welcome to actively submit applications. For other recruitment positions, please follow the job introductions to be released subsequently.