Khuat Minh Thu Giang (born in 1998, Hanoi ) is known as the person who brought the Model United Nations Conference to Vietnam. At that time, this model was quite popular in schools around the world, but was not widely known in Vietnam. At the age of 17, Giang became the founder and Secretary General of the conference, won the Outstanding Delegate Award at Harvard's Model United Nations Conference and was a Young Asian Leader delegate in Singapore. At the age of 18, Giang was welcomed by 6 prestigious universities in the world, including those in the US and UK. Although schools in the US were willing to offer Giang scholarships of up to 80,000 USD/school, the female student's goal at that time was to go to the UK to study law. This is a very competitive field of study even for local students. On the other hand, the number of scholarships that schools offer to international students is not much. Accepted by all 4 UK universities, Giang decided to pursue this field of study at the University of Exeter.

Khuat Minh Thu Giang (born 1998, Hanoi) is known as the person who brought the Model United Nations Conference to Vietnam.

In reality, studying law in the UK, the US, Australia, or Canada remains a challenge. In the UK, after completing a three-year program, students must work for two more years to gain experience before taking the bar exam. Meanwhile, job opportunities in the legal field for international students are limited. “Most applicants to large law firms are top-performing candidates. Therefore, in addition to strong professional skills, firms also look for enthusiastic, proactive, intelligent, and quick-witted candidates.” Understanding this, from her first year, in addition to focusing on academic grades, Giang meticulously built her resume by highlighting professional experience and extracurricular activities, thereby honing her networking skills and self-expression. Thu Giang believes that a good lawyer needs not only a high IQ but also an EQ to understand the complex problems of clients and find appropriate solutions. Having grasped the key aspects of the profession, in her second year of university, Giang applied for an internship at a renowned law firm and was accepted. At that time, she was balancing her studies with her work at the law firm. “Everything was very stressful, but in return, I got to work in several different fields, which helped me gain more experience in handling client issues,” Giang said. The company where Giang worked was a multinational law firm based in London, with offices in 17 countries across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. Therefore, the work environment was very professional and competitive. “Many applicants came from top universities in the US, UK, China, and Singapore, such as Tsinghua University or the National University of Singapore… Therefore, it attracted very talented people.” Despite the competition, after completing 3 years of study at school, continuing to undergo a 2-year internship with 6 practice exams, Thu Giang was officially accepted to work at this law firm. According to statistics, the rate of being accepted into top law firms in the UK each year is relatively low. Normally, with a class of 400 graduates, only about 3 people are accepted into top companies. However, Thu Giang did it. In September 2023, after completing a 2-year internship, Giang officially became an International Trade lawyer, belonging to the Bar Federation of England and Wales. The Vietnamese girl also had the opportunity to participate in a number of deals worth up to 1 billion dollars. "This is a valuable opportunity for me to learn and gain experience from large markets," Giang said. With her experiences and passion for social activities, Giang has implemented a project to connect young people who love the law industry with famous lawyers at home and abroad. Giang and her colleagues have organized a number of workshops to help Vietnamese students connect with good Vietnamese lawyers working abroad and foreign lawyers working in Vietnam, thereby helping young Vietnamese people receive advice, share experiences and give advice to develop their future careers. Giang hopes that this will help many young people have orientation, find a suitable path for themselves and be able to work well in the law industry. With what she has done, Thu Giang said she is lucky because everything is still going in the right direction. “I always see self-development as solving a difficult problem. You need to solve it step by step and try many different ways. In fact, if you break your ambition into small steps, the opportunities will gradually open up. And to know where you want to go, you need to experience many different jobs. Sometimes, the things you like are not necessarily suitable.” According to Giang, in any field, to be successful, you have to go through difficult times. Therefore, what you need to do is not be afraid to step out of your comfort zone. “When I fail, I always think of the lessons, because success creates confidence but failure is the way for me to learn the most,” Giang said.

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