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Julienne Jen 任文慧

Principal Lecturer

Assistant Dean (Professional Legal Education)

LLB & LLM (London)
PCLL(HKU)

SFHEA

Solicitor (non- practicing) of the High Court of the HKSAR and the Supreme Court of England and Wales

Biography

Julienne Jen, LLB & LLM (London), PCLL (HKU), is a solicitor admitted in the High Court of Hong Kong and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.  Prior to joining the University, Julienne practised as a solicitor in the litigation department of an international law firm in Hong Kong.   She joined the Faculty in September 2004 and mainly teaches and coordinates the Civil Litigation, Professional Practice and Management and Commercial Dispute Resolution courses.   She also leads the Faculty’s experiential learning courses and represents the Faculty at the HKU Law Alumni Association. 

Julienne received the University’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2019, the Faculty’s Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014 and is a Senior Fellow of AdvanceHE.  Julienne is interested in exploring different methods of experiential learning in her teaching and is dedicated to teaching practical lawyering skills to her students. 

Research Area

  • Civil Litigation and Advocacy
  • Experiential Learning
  • Medical Negligence
  • Commercial Law
  • Clinical Legal Education

Research Area

  • Civil Litigation and Advocacy
  • Experiential Learning
  • Medical Negligence
  • Commercial Law
  • Clinical Legal Education

Research Profile

Julienne Jen has co-authored various articles and spoken in conferences concerning professional legal education and experiential learning. She is a member of the Editorial Board of the Hong Kong Lawyer magazine. In addition, she edits the Hong Kong Civil Court Practice and the Civil Procedure volumes of the Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong.

Julienne is an examiner in Business Associations for the PCLL Conversion Examinations and Civil Procedure for the Hong Kong Law Society’s Overseas Lawyers’ Qualification Examinations. She also serves on the Examining Panel of the Hong Kong Higher Rights of Audience Assessment Board. Julienne also sat on various statutory appeal boards.