Jakarta, May 2025. Dr. Eddy M. Leks, Managing Partner of Leks&Co, was honored to be a speaker on the Indonesia law career at the Webinar PCLC 2025, organized by the Private and Commercial Law Community of FH UNNES Semarang. The session carried the theme “Navigating Career Paths in Business Law.”
In his talk, Dr. Leks outlined the formal steps to becoming a lawyer in Indonesia. He also touched on optional legal specializations such as capital markets, bankruptcy, and tax law that require further certification and training.
Beyond the technical process, Dr. Leks emphasized the wide array of knowledge and skills lawyers need to succeed, ranging from mastering general and sector-specific legal principles to honing abilities in negotiation, legal writing, public speaking, and legal research. He also underlined the importance of ethics, critical thinking, analytical reasoning, client management, and professionalism in legal practice. In addition, he also shares questions on how to become an arbitrator in Indonesia.
Eddy M. Leks is an Indonesian lawyer and arbitrator, recognized as a litigation star by Benchmark Litigation, dubbed as “Highly Regarded” on M&A by IFLR1000, included as one of the A list of Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers by ABLJ, ranked Band 1 by Chambers on real estate and is noted “for his extensive experience in Indonesia’s real estate legal market.” He is a registered arbitrator at BANI Arbitration Center, LAPS SJK, and APIAC.
One client says “Eddy Leks is a distinguished lawyer for the real estate and property industry. His knowledge and experience in Indonesian real estate law are outstanding.” Prasetiyo, Legal Head of PT Tokyu Land Indonesia.”
If you would like to see Dr. Leks previous participation in 2023 on another legal career event, please click here. If you have any queries, you may contact us through query@lekslawyer.com, visit our website www.lekslawyer.com or visit our blog.lekslawyer.com, real estate law blogs i.e., www.hukumproperti.com and www.indonesiarealestatelaw.com
