陈双双律师接受香港律师（Hong Kong Lawyers）专访
近日，君泽君律师事务所香港分所（与陈和李律师事务所联营）负责人陈双双律师接受香港律师（Hong Kong Lawyers）专访，分享其在香港求学与执业的经历与思考。香港分所是君泽君推进国际化布局的重要一步，也是律所联通内地与海外市场的关键桥梁。以下为本次专访全文。
Q1：您当初是如何决定从内地来香港学习及发展事业的？How did you initially decide to come to Hong Kong from the Mainland to study and develop your career?
陈：我本科学习的是国际金融，在金融机构工作多年，积累了一些金融领域的经验。由于我住在深圳，所以经常来香港，被香港的文化和法治环境深深吸引。当然，TVB的律政剧也起到了一定作用。那时我就思考，一个国际金融中心若要长远持续发展，法治环境的支持是不可或缺的。因此，我想来体验和学习，同时也思考未来的道路。因为是第一次学习法律，我首先尝试了攻读LLM学位，一年后获得了LLM奖学金，这让我更加确定自己适合并热爱法律，于是坚持留下来攻读JD、PCLL，随后从事法律工作。我在香港已经将近二十年，也希望能用所学回报这个社会。
CHEN：My undergraduate degree was in international finance, and I worked in the financial industry for several years, accumulating some experience in that field. Since I lived in Shenzhen, I would often visit Hong Kong, and I was deeply drawn to Hong Kong's culture and rule of law environment. Of course, TVB legal dramas also played a certain role. At that time, I began to think that for an international financial centre to achieve sustained, long-term development, the support of a sound rule of law environment was indispensable. So I wanted to come and experience and learn, while also thinking about my future path. Since it was my first time studying law, I first tried the LLM programme, and after a year I was awarded an LLM scholarship, which made me fairly certain that I was suited to and passionate about law. So I decided to stay on and complete my JD and PCLL, and then went into legal practice. I have now been in Hong Kong for almost twenty years, and I hope to give back to this society with what I have learned.
Q2：在取得香港律师牌照后，您是如何决定在较短时间内开设自己的律所的？After obtaining your Hong Kong solicitor's qualification, how did you decide to open your own law firm within a relatively short period of time?
陈：其实也不算很短的时间，我是在执业五年后开了自己的律所。这件事要感谢很多人的帮助和支持。首先，我的师父郑荣富律师和何国伟律师给了我非常大的支持，在我过去和他们一起共事时，有幸参与了很多不同领域的项目，让我在处理各类案件中取得进步。他们两位也非常支持我在事业上的想法和尝试，在我新律所开办后，他们也给了我很多帮助，我们很多行政管理事务都是沿用他们的成熟经验。其次，我的合伙人李思敏律师和我一起工作已经十年了，在过去这十年里，无论我做什么决定，她都毫不犹豫地支持。我们合作默契、互相信任。这些年，她非常辛苦地负责律所的行政管理，让我们各项业务能够顺利开展，能走到今天，她功不可没。
CHEN：Actually, it wasn't that short a time — I opened my own firm five years after starting practice. This is something I need to thank many people for their help and support. First, my mentors, Mr. Cheng Wing-fu and Mr. Ho Kwok-wai, gave me tremendous support. During the time I worked with them in the past, I had the good fortune to take part in many projects across different areas, which allowed me to grow through handling various types of cases. Both of them were also very supportive of my career aspirations and attempts, and after I opened my new firm, they gave me a great deal of help — much of our administrative management still follows the tried-and-tested experience they had established. Second, my partner, Ms. Lee Sze-man, has worked with me for ten years now. Throughout these ten years, whatever decisions I made, she supported me without hesitation. Our partnership is built on complete mutual trust. Over the years, she has worked extremely hard managing the firm's administration, allowing our various business operations to run smoothly. She deserves great credit for how far we have come today.
Q3：在香港经营自己的律所面临哪些困难和挑战？What difficulties and challenges have you faced in running your own law firm in Hong Kong?
陈：自己经营律所与做受聘律师截然不同，既有挑战和困难，也有诸多收获。首先，运营成本和风险完全由自己承担，也不会再有人给我发薪水，需要对收入和成本进行更长远的规划，既要对这个律所负责，也要对所聘请员工的收入和发展负责。同时，收获也非常丰厚，我们的同事都非常敬业，陪伴我们从零开始，一点点发展；此外，我们的业务板块也因引进不同领域的律师而得到了非常好的拓展。
CHEN：Running your own law firm is very different from being an employed solicitor — there are both challenges and difficulties, as well as many rewards. First, the operating costs and risks are borne entirely by oneself, and there is no longer anyone to pay you a salary. You need to plan for income and costs from a longer-term perspective, take responsibility for the firm, and also be responsible for the income and development of the staff you employ. At the same time, the rewards have also been very rich. Our colleagues are all extremely dedicated, having stayed with us as we built the firm up from nothing, step by step. In addition, our business areas have also expanded very well as a result of bringing in lawyers from different practice areas.
Q4：对于其他有志于在香港开设律所的内地背景法律人，您有什么建议和忠告？What advice or counsel would you give to other legal professionals with a Mainland background who aspire to open a law firm in Hong Kong?
陈：我认为需要接受并融入，语言和操守都非常重要。既然决定在香港开创事业，就需要遵守这里的规则，融入这里的社会，学习他人的长处。我们很多香港本地员工就做得很好，两文三语工作毫无障碍，面对国内客户普通话交流的需求也适应得很好。因此我建议所有来到香港发展的法律界朋友，热爱香港，保护香港良好的文化和法治传统，兼容并蓄，让各方力量都成为我们的助力。
CHEN：I believe one needs to accept and integrate — both language and professional conduct are very important. Since you have decided to build your career in Hong Kong, you need to abide by the rules here, integrate into this society, and learn from the strengths of those around you. Many of our local Hong Kong colleagues do this very well — working seamlessly across the "two written languages, three spoken languages" (Chinese, English, and Cantonese/Putonghua), and also adapting very well to the need to communicate in Putonghua with Mainland clients. So my advice to all legal professional friends who come to develop their careers in Hong Kong is: love Hong Kong, protect its fine culture and rule of law traditions, embrace diversity and inclusiveness, and turn the strengths of all parties into a source of support for us all.
