Chongqing Arbitration Commission (Chongqing Court of International Commercial Arbitration)

Announcement on the Open Recruitment of International Commercial Arbitrators

To accelerate the construction of Chongqing International Commercial Arbitration Center, in accordance with the provisions of the "Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China", the "Articles of Association of Chongqing Arbitration Commission", and the "Administrative Measures for the Arbitrators of Chongqing Arbitration Commission", the Commission decided to openly recruit foreign arbitrators in Southeast Asian countries, with relevant issues announced as follows:

01 Application Conditions

The applicants shall meet the terms in Article 13 of the "Arbitration Law of the People's Republic of China", and also meet the following conditions:

(I) Basic conditions

1. Abide by the "Articles of Association of Chongqing Arbitration Commission", "Arbitration Rules of Chongqing Arbitration Commission", and "Administrative Measures for the Arbitrators of Chongqing Arbitration Commission";

2. Be fair and decent, honest and trustworthy, diligent and efficient;

3. Be skilled in using information systems and apps;

4. Be proficient in English and have rich experience in handling international commercial cases;

5. Be good at language expression and text writing;

6. Ensure enough time to engage in arbitration work;

7. Be in good health and have rich experience in handling international commercial cases.

(II) Preferred qualifications

Applicants who meet the following conditions will be given priority under equal circumstances:

①Possess legal practice qualifications in multiple countries;

② Be registered arbitrators with internationally renowned arbitration institutions;

02 Recruitment Procedures

(I) Application. The applicant shall fill in the "Application Form for Arbitrators of Chongqing Arbitration Commission" (see the Annex, or download it from "Announcement Column" on the homepage of Chongqing Arbitration Commission website at www.cqac.org.cn), and submit the Application Form and relevant materials in accordance with the "List of Materials for Arbitrator Applicants".

(II) Preliminary review. Conduct preliminary review of all application materials (including application time, qualification requirements, and completeness of the submitted materials, etc.).

(III) Re-examination. According to the principle of selecting based on merit, select suitable candidates based on the preliminary review results.

(IV) Review. The director's office meeting will review the candidates and form a list of proposed recruiting arbitrators.

(V) Approval. The Committee Meeting of the Commission will verify and approve the list of proposed recruiting arbitrators.

(VI) Appointment. Issue the appointment letter to the arbitrators and include them in the arbitrator recommendation list of Chongqing Arbitration Commission.

03 Notes

(I) The application starts from the date of this announcement until September 20, 2025. Any application submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

(II) The applicant shall simultaneously submit true, accurate and complete application materials, in electronic and paper versions.

Please send the electronic materials to cqaciac@cqac.org.cn, with the email and file name uniformly labeled "Arbitrator application + name + habitual residence". Ensure all the materials are scanned into PDF, compressed, packaged and sent completely.

Please mail the paper version to Room 402, Saturn Building B2, No. 96 Starlight Avenue, Yubei District, Chongqing, China (Recipient: Chongqing Arbitration Commission), indicating "Arbitrator application + name + habitual residence" on the mailing slip.

(III) Appointment shall be subject to the issuance of the appointment letter, and the arbitrator will be included in the arbitrator list after appointment. No reply will be made to the applicants if they have not been appointed.

(IV) The Commission will keep the application materials strictly confidential. Electronic and paper materials will not be returned.

(V) The recruitment quota is 10.

04 Contact

Working hours: 

Monday to Friday 9:00-12:00 AM, 2:00-5:30 PM

Contact: 

Li Xin +86-23-63213358/ +86 15702331687

He Jing +86-23-63111871/+86 13983152803

Chongqing Arbitration CommissionAugust 20, 2025

Annex

Annex 1. List of Materials for Arbitrator Applicants

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Annex 2. Application Form for the Sixth Session Arbitrators of Chongqing Arbitration Commission

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