Wide open job opportunities for Law students

High demand for human resources in the legal industry

According to information from the Ministry of Justice, it is estimated that Vietnam's judicial positions alone need about 13,000 lawyers, 2,300 judges, 2,000 notaries, 3,000 bailiffs, 300 civil judgment enforcement examiners and bailiffs. The above figure increases many times when taking into account the number of civil servants working in ministries, branches and enterprises.

Thus, the Law industry in Vietnam is in great need of human resources, especially in judicial positions and positions related to law enforcement and management.

This creates many attractive job opportunities for students and professionals in the legal field, and affirms the position of Law as one of the "valuable" fields of study and professions of the era.

Wide open job opportunities

Law graduates have wide-open job opportunities with diverse job positions such as in state agencies, public service units, companies, private enterprises in all fields. There may be the following groups of job positions:

Group 1:Working at Party agencies, socio-political organizations; legislative and administrative agencies from central to local levels, especially law enforcement agencies (judicial) such as: Courts, Procuracies, Enforcement agencies, Police (Judges, Prosecutors, Police...).

Group 2:Practice independently or work for organizations providing legal services such as: Law offices, law firms, notary offices, bailiffs, administrators, asset management and liquidation enterprises, commercial arbitration centers... in Vietnam and abroad (Lawyers, notaries, commercial mediators, administrators practicing asset management and liquidation...).

Group 3:Working for domestic and foreign enterprises, banks and credit institutions as specialists, legal staff, legal consultants, human resource managers, debt collectors...

Group 4:Teaching and researching at training and research institutions on law, administration and politics such as universities, colleges, high schools, research centers, research institutes, etc.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dai - Deputy Head of the Faculty of Law, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vinh University shared: It can be seen that with the development of the economy, the demand for legal personnel in units, organizations and enterprises is increasing, opening up great career opportunities. Therefore, many young people have chosen to study Law to improve themselves, as well as to have a good career with an attractive income. The salary of the Law profession is usually paid by the law practice organization depending on the contribution of each lawyer but will not be lower than the minimum wage prescribed by the State.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dai also said that currently, Law training institutions such as Vinh University and top universities in the country have built modern training programs, focusing on professional skills, in line with the output standards of the working world and global trends. The teaching staff of the Faculty of Law and Economic Law of Vinh University is quite strong with 38 lecturers, including 01 associate professor, 22 doctors, 15 masters. Many people have received postgraduate training at home and abroad.

In addition to theoretical classes, training institutions also regularly organize practical career programs, mock trials, and connections with alumni and industry experts to give students the opportunity to gain exposure to the profession and create a wide network of relationships in the legal community.

In fact, among more than 3,000 graduates of the Law Department of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities - Vinh University, many have become experts in fields such as finance and banking, many have been recruited into agencies such as the Court, the Procuracy, the Internal Affairs Committee at all levels; many have also become lawyers, established businesses, offices, law firms...

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Due to the increasing demand for the Law industry and attractive job opportunities, in recent years, the admission scores for Law majors at Vietnamese universities have been very high.
In 2024, most of the highest benchmark scores for the Law majors at schools are in the admission combination (block) C00 (Literature, History, Geography). Of which, the University of Law (Hanoi National University) has a benchmark score of 27.5 points, falling into the Law major (admission by block C00); Hanoi Law University 28.15 points; University
Vinh, the standard score for all majors of the Faculty of Law and Economic Law is 18 points for block C00 (Literature, History, Geography) and 22 points based on High School Transcript.

Dr. Nguyen Van Dai - Deputy Dean of Faculty of Law, Vinh University