Souvenir display cabinet of St. Mary's Law School's interaction with China
February 16th, the sixth day of the judicial exchange program to the United States. The weather was cloudy this morning, but it did not stop the Chinese lawyers' enthusiasm for learning. The first three days, the Chinese lawyers visited the court and discussed legal issues with the judges. It was time to return to the law school for learning.
Professor Jennifer Stevenson led the students to study cases
In the morning, Professor Jennifer Stevenson taught the Chinese lawyers the thinking of handling criminal cases in the United States. After graduating from the University of Washington Court JD, Professor Jennifer Stevenson practiced in Perkins Coie LLP, an international law firm providing full range of legal services in Seattle, Washington for nine years. She also served as a volunteer lawyer for many international public welfare projects. Professor Jennifer Stevenson has rich practice experience and theoretical knowledge. The day before the class, Professor Jennifer Stevenson sent the case materials, judgment cases and relevant codes to the Chinese lawyers for preview. Based on the concept of lifelong learning, the Chinese lawyers will certainly prepare well and have group discussions in advance. Professor Jennifer Stevenson gave a lecture in the form of case discussion and combined with case practice. Her lecture was very vivid, easy to understand, and very clear and systematic to the Chinese lawyers about the processing thinking of American criminal cases. In the class, all the lawyers and Professor Jennifer Stevenson had a heated discussion, and the collision of professionals' ideas sparked. Finally, Professor Jennifer Stevenson told the Chinese lawyers: The most important is thinking like a judge. This is the legal thinking that legal people need to have.
Dean Patricia Roberts took a photo with the students
At the end of the morning course, Professor Patricia Roberts, Dean of the School of Law at St. Mary's University, came to the classroom of the Chinese lawyers and expressed her warm welcome to the Chinese lawyers.
In the afternoon, Professor Hu Haibin of the School of Law gave a lecture to the Chinese lawyers on the comparison of the Chinese and American legal systems. As a tenured professor of the School of Law, he currently teaches advanced legal research and legal conflicts. In research and writing, he focuses on intellectual property law and legal history in the United States and China. He is a member of the American Law Institute (ALI), the American Bar Association (ABA) and the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL), and is also a visiting professor of two Chinese universities. The Chinese lawyers felt very friendly to meet Professor Hu at St. Mary's University. Professor Hu arranged the class in a meeting room, and brought chocolate and customized cups to the Chinese lawyers. The atmosphere was very relaxed and gave everyone a good opportunity to interact. The students raised many questions about the legal process in the United States. Professor Hu not only answered everyone's questions, but also explained the problems in detail from the perspective of Sino-US comparison. Professor Hu also discussed with the Chinese lawyers about the important events in the United States combined with the law, and the atmosphere was very warm. Professor Hu's lecture really answered many doubts about the American law of the Chinese lawyers.
Professor Hu discussed with the students
Professor Hu took a group photo with the students
In the evening, the wife of Mr. Chen, director of Well Bond Law Firm, came to join the Chinese lawyers. In order to welcome her, the Chinese lawyers held a welcome party in the dormitory yard. We gathered together and talked about everything, which was very happy.
The party is an essential part of campus life
