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03/10/2022

[𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 - 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳]

Adrian Tan, President of the Law Society of Singapore, speaks to Lianhe Zaobao about his journey to becoming a lawyer, dealing with cancer and how it has changed him, being on social media and his views on the legal profession of today.

Click on this article to find out more.

Article credit: https://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/Headlines/userid/2/profile-law-society-president-adrian-tans-first-media-interview-after-cancer-diagnosis-dare-to-be-your-truest-self?fbclid=IwAR34iKmtp4uD94iaEYk1bzInN0xOHPxgq3NF2p4AFtLkOKuskD4emX5WkzI

This article was first published on 18 September 2022 in the Singapore Mandarin broadsheet, Lianhe Zaobao. SLW obtained permission to reproduce the article to give the legal community a broader view of legal reports from various news syndicates. English translation by Ms Lim Hui Sin Adrian Tan, who...

27/06/2022

[𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀] 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣&𝗚

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧.” 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️

In this video, former classmates Ms Natasha Sulaiman (Singapore Airlines) and Ms Tay Meishuang (P&G) sit down for a candid conversation about making the switch to in-house roles and how they've navigated the world outside of practice.

➡️ Video Link: https://youtu.be/8-vcRhoPoKU
Video Credits: Singapore Academy of Law

Earlier this month, we released a teaser of the candid conversation between Ms Natasha Sulaiman (Singapore Airlines) and Ms Tay Meishuang (P&G). Here's their...

19/04/2022

𝗖𝗙𝗚@𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂!

Our Careers Advisor, Ms Genevieve Chia, will be at CR3-3 on 5 May 2022 from 2:00PM – 4:30PM. If you need a quick resume/cover letter critique or have any careers questions, simply walk-in to CR3-3 on 5 May to meet Genevieve.

*Registration is not necessary

Find us: https://law1.nus.edu.sg/cfglaw/

19/04/2022

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 – 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁-𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽!

It’s okay to ask for help –

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𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙨!

06/04/2022

[𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗠𝗧!]

The area of TMT is the fastest moving practice in law today.

Join us in this talk on 8 April as our guest speakers share their real life experience in the forefront of legal practice in TMT both from a practitioners and an in-house counsels standpoint.

This talk will be conducted in a Hybrid format (NUS Law & Zoom).

Sign up today!

Date: 8 April 2022, Friday
Time: 12:30PM - 2:00PM (SGT/GMT +8)
Venue: Block B, 4th Level, Seminar Room 4-4 (National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)
Registration: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2mIaFz2uLj7AhKe

05/04/2022

𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀

Are you interested in a career with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?

Sign up for their upcoming networking session on Thursday, 14 April 2022, from 2.30pm to 4.30pm (GMT +8), to hear from their FSOs as they share more about their experiences of working in the Foreign Service!

This session is open to NUS Law Singaporean students.

Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/bdfcbbt2

01/04/2022

[𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 & 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿]

Are you interested to find out more about the day-to-day life of an international family and private client disputes lawyer?

Join us in this talk on 6 April as our guest speakers, Ms Hoon Shu Mei and Ms Beverly Goh, share more about how they navigate complex issues for their clients.

This talk will be conducted in a Hybrid format (NUS Law & Zoom).

Sign up today!

Date: 6 April 2022, Wednesday
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM (SGT/GMT +8)
Venue: Block B, 4th Level, Seminar Room 4-4 (National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)
Registration: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5oOL39aev0JyXYO

22/03/2022

[𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲]

Do you have any burning questions about life as a practicing lawyer?

“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳?”
“𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴? 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥?”
“𝘐𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬-𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦?”
“𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦?”

Come join us in this Fireside Chat hosted by a panel of four practitioners from Allen & Gledhill, who will aim to give you some insight into what it means to learn and grow in legal practice!

This talk will be conducted in a Hybrid format (NUS Law & Zoom). In-person slots are limited to the first 40 students and on a first come, first served basis.

Sign up today!

Date: 30 March 2022, Wednesday
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM (SGT/GMT +8)
Venue: Block B, 4th Level, Seminar Room 4-4 (National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)
Registration: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5AdCh6GhrfQLo6G

Click here to view the full profiles of the speakers: https://tinyurl.com/3bdm57br

15/03/2022

[𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁: 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀]

Do you have ambitions for an international career?

Join us for this fireside chat by Chong Ik Wei, Partner & Managing Director Asia at Clyde & Co LLP who will share about his experience living, qualifying and working overseas, and find out how you, as an NUS Law graduate/Singapore qualified lawyer, can make the world your oyster.

This talk will be conducted in a Hybrid format (NUS Law & Zoom).

Sign up today!

Date: 25 March 2022, Friday
Time: 12:30PM - 2:00PM (SGT/GMT +8)
Venue: Block B, 5th Level, Seminar Room 5-4 (National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law)
Registration: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6PXzD9d8UnPdeNE

12/03/2022

[𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀]

After the Bar is a podcast bringing you stories from some of the most accomplished lawyers, former lawyers and others in the legal industry from around the world.

In this episode, Shulin (NUS Law alumna) talks to award-winning author and litigator Adrian Tan about his journey in and outside of the legal profession.

Click below to view the episode on YouTube.

Video Link: https://youtu.be/qXXoiyB4hJo
Video Credits: Shulin Lee

Shulin talks to award-winning author and litigator Adrian Tan about his journey in and outside of the legal profession. From seeing himself through law schoo...

08/03/2022

[𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀: 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝘅, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻]

𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘢𝘸? 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮?

Join us in this session as Partners from Grant Thornton discuss how your skills can be applied across various services within an accounting firm such as tax, restructuring and insolvency, and audit.

Sign up today!

Date: 16 March 2022, Wednesday
Time: 1:00PM - 2:30PM (SGT/GMT +8)
Format: This talk will be hosted remotely via Zoom. Login details will be sent directly to students who have successfully registered.
Registration: https://nus.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cFTdylQ4OLA0qVg

08/03/2022

[𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀]

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤 𝙄 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙡 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣?

In this article, Mr. Andrew Chan (Partner at Allen & Gledhill LLP) shares his perspectives using the acronym S-O-C-I-E-T-Y.

Stress or Safety (SoS)
Opportunities
Communicate
Impart Knowledge and Skills
Equitable
Transparency
Yoked


Article credit:

I have followed the recent discussions on the exodus (also known as “The Great Resignation”), particularly of younger lawyers. This has raised concerns. Is the attrition rate a sign of something direr? Having practised law for close to 30 years, […]