The Young Lawyer

Being a lawyer is not easy. Being a young lawyer is certainly not easier. The transition from trainee to associate can get very overwhelming, very quickly. The young lawyer is plunged into a world where managing heightened expectations, coping with the intensity

Dear Amicus Agony, I am a Newly Qualified lawyer and I am stressed out and really need to take a break from work. I have quite a number of days of leave left and I am desperate to take a break

Dear Amicus Agony, I am a fifth-year associate working on a big file staffed with three partners and two other junior associates. As the mid-level associate, I am tasked with reviewing my juniors’ work and reporting upwards to my partners. My

Congratulations on being called to the Bar! Being conferred the status of advocate and solicitor (and hopefully, a practising certificate!) gives you the opportunity to take on more challenging work, which I hope you will welcome and not shy away

As a practising matrimonial lawyer, I find it almost impossible to separate work from life. Perpetuators have no “working hours” – our clients may experience trauma, helplessness and violence anytime round the clock. Apart from having to respond to clients

The Origin The date is 27 August 2019. The first of three sessions of Mass Call 2019 had just concluded. Friends and loved ones gathered in troves at level 1 of the Supreme Court. There was a nice buffet spread, a

Dear Amicus Agony, I am a Newly Qualified lawyer and feel a heavy sense of imposter syndrome in my firm specifically, and out of place in the industry generally. To elaborate, there are times I feel that my legal research is

Dear Amicus Agony, I am a junior lawyer. Recently, I have been working on a contentious matter. The opposing counsel is a senior lawyer whom I must interact with frequently. The senior lawyer has been very condescending. It is evident from

With the generous sponsorship of the Law Society of Singapore, I had the opportunity to attend the 2022 Annual Congress (the Annual Congress) of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), which was held in Singapore for the very first

The Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA), which translates from French to the International Association of Young Lawyers is the only global association for young lawyers and in-house counsel aged 45 and under. Under the generous sponsorship of the Law Society