Dear Ms Christina Churchman,

I am a Master of Corporate Law graduate from University of Cambridge, and I would like to apply for the Training Contract 2021/22
at White & Case.

1. Why a commercial solicitor?

After completing several mini-pupillages, I realised that I dislike the solo working lifestyle of barristers. I first discovered my interest
in the business world when working as a researcher on corporate governance. I learnt how multinational companies like Alibaba
have to adapt to different legal and economic challenges. My curiosity for commercial knowledge then prompted me to embark
on academic research and publish commercial law articles. Although I appreciated the academic side of law, I found that
commercially driven projects excite me more. These experiences pushed me to pursue a master's degree at Cambridge, where
I learnt how corporate transactions work and the role of a transactional lawyer. I learnt that a commercial legal career offers the
best opportunity to observe interactions between legal regulation and business trends. As commercial lawyers are required to be
both a legal and business advisor, it allows me to combine my interest in law and business. Furthermore, working as a paralegal
for Eversheds Sutherland, RPC and Latham & Watkins gave me a first-hand experience of the complex, multi-jurisdictional work
undertaken by international law firms. The challenge of tailoring legal advice to clients' business and sector appeals to me.
Therefore, I have determined that I would be most suited to a career as a commercial solicitor.

2. Why White & Case?

I previously watched a webcast interview with Partner Hugh Verrier regarding how the firm was dedicated to creating a global
integration of its offices that is necessary for client services through "The International Bar Association" and was impressed by
the firm's ambition. This experience, alongside the firm's emphasis on organic growth and its preservation of a unified partnership,
has motivated me to apply for the Training Contract. White & Case particularly appeals to me because of the culture of unity and
communication between its various offices. As the firm has built a fully-integrated network of 44 offices since 1901, with a majority
of its partnership based outside the US, it is able to coordinate advice throughout different jurisdictions. The success of its
integration was demonstrated, for example, in ICBC's €846 million financing of the acquisition of Radisson Group, one of the
world's largest hotel companies, in March 2019, where the firm's long-term client ICBC preferred using White & Case as its
leading partners in China, Sweden and Singapore were able to advise ICBC as a cohesive unit. Notably, to facilitate the
connectivity between its offices, it is necessary for the firm to have people with an international outlook and a global ambition.
While being born in China (Guangdong), I studied law in Hong Kong and attended summer schools in places including Oxford,
Germany and Beijing. I further completed my postgraduate degree at Cambridge. I not only worked in private practice at 6 different
law firms in London and Hong Kong, but also worked in a Shanghai court and an intergovernmental organisation headquartered
in Rome. Extracurricular wise, I took part in international mooting competitions held in Australia, where I won numerous awards.
I was also the only undergraduate student invited to present a paper on international law at the 2017 Manfred Lachs International
Conference in Canada (organised in association with the United Nations), in front of a diverse audience group including diplomats,
UN officials, international lawyers and professors. As an ambitious person with a global mindset and diverse experience, I will be
a good fit for the firm.

I also hope that, in the next 7 years, I will become a qualified lawyer in England and Wales, Hong Kong and New York, where
White & Case has well-established offices. I am already studying for the July 2019 New York Bar Examination. Therefore, my
career aspiration clearly aligns with the firm's ambitious five-year strategy plan aimed at creating a strong London-New York axis.
Furthermore, a training contract with the firm will provide me exposure to the best quality international work and aid my goal of
becoming a successful global lawyer.

3. My Skills (i.e. complex problem-solving, commercial instincts, teamwork)

I possess strong attributes for critical thinking and complex problem-solving. Within 3 years, I published 2 book chapters and 6
articles in various peer-reviewed journals including the European Review of Private Law, Asia Pacific Law Review, Nottingham
Law Journal and Hong Kong Law Journal, where I explore some of the most complicated issues in commercial and international
law (e.g. distinctions between German and English frustration rule, law of estoppel, reform of fixed-term employment contracts).
My ability to write articles of publishable quality is a good correlation to a highly demanding workplace like White & Case which
requires consistently generating high-volume, high-quality work products. Additionally, publishing scholarly articles as a law
student is analogous to taking up extra labour-intensive modules alongside school work, which requires ambition, hard work and
a strong drive to succeed.

I also developed strong commercial instincts and teamwork skills when learning how to build a business from scratch and
coordinating with varied personalities in an entrepreneurship competition. As an undergraduate, I led a team of 9 and undertook
commercialisation of a new technology project. To increase efficiency, I restructured the team into three specialised groups (i.e.
technology, research and business). I organised team days and social events to mediate ideas between members. Furthermore,
I created a social business model that combines an innovative antirape gadget with a mobile application transmitting videos and
the user’s location, and a call center monitoring the crime situation. My idea won the “My Own Discovery” Contest among 170
teams and the funding support for IP registration. Therefore, I can drive the firm's transactional teams to perform more efficiently
and offer clients creative and commercially viable solutions.

I thank you for your time, and very much hope to be invited for an interview.

Yours Sincerely,
Gordon Chung