| 1 | These guidelines are designed to promote international academic exchange, to allow foreigners to do internship at ROC law firms, and to serve as a basis for their visa applications at ROC embassies,consulates, representative offices, or other agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. |
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| 2 | The term “foreigners”, as mentioned in these guidelines, refers to persons without ROC nationality. |
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| 3 | The term “attorneys”, as mentioned in these guidelines, refers to ROC attorneys and foreign attorneys. |
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| 4 | To allow a foreigner to do internship at a ROC law firm, the advising attorney should submit the following documentation to the Ministry of Justice:
(1) A copy of the advising attorney's Attorney License;
(2) A copy of the intern’s academic qualifications or a certificate of bar exam qualification;
(3) A copy of the intern’s identification documents;
(4) An internship project.
The following information must be stated in the internship project, as mentioned in subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph:
(1) The advising attorney's name and the address of the law firm;
(2) The intern's name, gender, birth date, nationality, identification documents number, address in Taiwan, or address in home country, or permanent address outside of home country;
(3) A description of internship work and the workplace;
(4) The start and ending dates of the internship;
(5) The amount of the grant or living allowance paid during the internship.
If the documentation for Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 2 is in a foreign language, a Chinese translation should be included in the submission. |
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| 5 | The internship duration for a foreigner at a ROC law firm shall not exceed 6 months; if it is necessary to extend the internship when it is expired, the advising attorney may file an extensionreport with the Ministry of Justice. The extension shall not exceed 6 months, and it is limited to one time only.
If the foreign intern requires a change of advising attorney during the internship period as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, the new advising attorney should file a report with the Ministry of Justice for future reference. |
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| 6 | While doing internship at a ROC law firm, the foreigner shall not engage in practicing law under the guise of doing their internship, or other unauthorized work in Taiwan. |
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