Baker & McKenzie Scholarship

On the Donor

In 1994, Baker & McKenzie established the “Baker & McKenzie Scholarship” at The University of Hong Kong. In 2005, the Donor established another Scholarship to BBA(Law), BSocSc(Govt&Laws) and BEng(Civ-E-Law) students. In 2005, the Donor revised the amount of both scholarships to match the tuition fee payable in scholarship recipients' final year of the LLB programme. 
 

From the academic year 2022-23, the “Baker & McKenzie Scholarship for Full Time LLB Students” and “Baker & McKenzie Scholarship for Full Time BBA/Law and BSS/Law Students” shall be merged under the name of “Baker & McKenzie Scholarship”.

Purpose and Scope

A maximum of two scholarships shall be awarded in each academic year on the basis of academic merit, and other qualities including leadership and personality, as follows: 
 
a) One scholarship, at the value of HK$45,000, shall be awarded in each academic year to a year 3 LLB student; and 

b) One scholarship, at the value of HK$80,000, shall be awarded in each academic year to a year 4 student studying one of the following double degree programmes: 

• Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (BA&LLB); or
• Bachelor of Business Administration (Law) and Bachelor of Laws (BBA(Law)&LLB); or
• Bachelor of Social Sciences (Government and Laws) and Bachelor of Laws (BSocSc(Govt&Laws)&LLB); or
• Bachelor of Sciences and Bachelor of Laws (BSc&LLB). 

The Scholarship shall be awarded subject to the student: 

a) Completing a Clerkship Programme with Baker & McKenzie in the year in which he/she is selected to receive the Scholarship; and   

b) If offered, having accepted a solicitor’s traineeship contract with Baker & McKenzie and undertaking to commence in the September following the student's successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) Programme.