On the afternoon of May 26, 2026, the eighth lecture of the Guantao Lecture Hall, titled "Intellectual Property Practice," was successfully held in Report Hall 338, Xingmin Building, Xianlin Campus of Nanjing Normal University. The lecture was delivered by Attorney Li Yuan, a senior partner at Beijing Guantao (Nanjing) Law Firm, and moderated by Associate Professor Xu Gexuan from the Law School. Focusing on industry trends, practical cases, and cutting-edge hot topics, the lecture provided a wonderful integration of theory and practice for the faculty and students present.

At the beginning of the lecture, Attorney Li Yuan, grounded in the current state of industry development, provided an in-depth analysis of employment trends and the competitive landscape of the legal profession from the perspective of law students' career planning. She pointed out that the mainstream career paths for law graduates fall into three categories: civil servants, corporate legal counsel, and practicing lawyers. The legal profession is now facing multiple challenges, including intensified homogeneous competition, the impact of artificial intelligence on basic legal services, and aggressive price-cutting by some firms to seize market share. In the face of fierce competition, she encouraged students to identify a specialized direction amid any confusion, to excel deeply in a particular field, and to win clients' trust through professional competence and a dedicated attitude.