On the evening of March 20, the eighteenth online lecture of the Law School Talent Salon was successfully held on the Tencent conference platform. This lecture invites attorney Ma Xiangxiang, a 2001 undergraduate alumnus and partner of Anjie Law Firm, to conduct an online lecture on "The First Step, Bringing You to the Private Equity Investment and Finance Lawyer". Teacher Zhang Dongxiao, deputy director of the Employment Guidance Office of the School of Law, attended the lecture, and more than 200 students listened to the lecture online. The event was presided over by Yang Zihao, a Master of Law in 2018.

At the beginning of the lecture, Ms. Ma first expounded the basic structure and business process of the private equity investment and financing business from the basic relationship between the fund and the invested company. In the role and responsibilities of private equity investment and financing lawyers, Ma believes that a private equity investment and financing lawyer is a combination of multiple roles, and uses a series of vivid metaphors such as "investigator", "clerk", "host"and so on introduce the working characteristics of lawyers in different roles. She pointed out that the life of private equity investment and financing business lawyers is a combination of "bitterness" and "learning". It is necessary to deal with various endless problems under the short and fast working mode and more pressing time pressure. When completing a work item, the sense of accomplishment will make people feel more relieved. In this process, we must learn to constantly reflect on the problems in our work in order to better correct and improve our work.

Later, Ms. Ma introduced the average growth chart of private equity investment and financing lawyers in stages based on practice time. She emphasized the importance of cultivating good professional qualities of legal persons, and encouraged her students to adhere to "a bit of hard work and a bit of gain", actively overcome difficulties, and maintain a passion for continuous learning.

Finally, Ms. Ma introduced the professional skills and character qualities required by private equity investment and financing business lawyers in light of the professional confusion of students and the practical requirements of lawyers in the workplace.On this basis, she detailed how the students should lay a solid foundation in professional learning, ability training, and accumulation of practical experience, so as to make full preparations for entering the workplace. The students frequently consulted with lawyer Ma, and the online communication atmosphere was warm and strong.

This online talent salon activity aims to continue to build a bridge of communication and interaction between employers and students, outstanding alumni and young legal persons during the epidemic, helping students to further strengthen their professional foundation and enrich practical experience. Through a lively explanation by an industry cultivator, guide students to continue to develop excellent skills in practice, maintain diligent and rigorous, pragmatic and realistic attitudes towards academic study and professional development creeds, and actively help the career growth of young legal professionals.

Translated by: Qiu Yiting