Prequalification Results for Legal Alliance’s Pan-Ukrainian Scholarship Contest Announced

On 6th April, Legal Alliance Law Firm announced results of the prequalification round of its scholarship contest for law students of Ukrainian higher schools.

The prequalification that ran by correspondence offered applicants to present written papers with solutions to four practical tasks.  Each task was based on a theory of one of the real cases of Legal Alliance.

The highest number of scores out of the maximum 1,600 was awarded to Inessa Letich (Kiev National University of Internal Affairs, 1,489 scores), Olga Lepyokhina (Kiev Mohyla Academy, 1,443 scores), Marianna Makhotniuk (National Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy, 1,303 scores), Igor Dyshlovenko (National Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy, 1,228 scores), Alyona Stanishevskaya (Kiev University of Law, 1,226 scores), and Mikhail Fedorichko (National Yaroslav the Wise Law Academy, 1,165 scores).

The scholarship contest that started on March 2 initially attracted 47 students from different parts of Ukraine.  During the prequalification 20 applicants withdrew so only 27 papers were submitted for review.

The Jury who evaluated the contest works included the following Legal Alliance staff:

• Ilya Kostin, senior partner;
• Anatoly Menshikov, partner;
• Yevgeny Shcheglov, senior lawyer; 
• Natalia Lavrenova, lawyer.

In accordance with the contest guideline, scores were awarded for each task by five criteria: knowledge and command of current Ukrainian laws, analytic skills, originality and depth of thinking, logic and motivation of judgements, and general literacy.

The qualification round of the contest where applicants will have to be present in person is scheduled for 23rd April.  At this stage the students will have to resolve legal tests developed by Legal Alliance lawyers, as well as to demonstrate their skills with electronic law databases, art of advice, and ability to work with clients.

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