Emerging Practice Areas and Technology in Legal Services
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Cloud Computing and Data Protection are known as the ABCDs of the emerging technologies in the financial sector, generally referred to as “FinTech”. As a fledgling FinTech lawyer, this author recognises that technology is also redefining
Both Sides Now: In Conversation with Mr Adrian Tan and Mr Anil Changaroth
It is not uncommon for law graduates to spend a few years practising at a firm, and then leaving practice for in-house roles. As law firms cast a wider net for lateral talent, there are in-house legal counsel who have
“Voices of the Women in the Industry” – Women in Litigation
The Law Society’s Women in Practice Committee is thrilled to present its inaugural “Voices of the Women in the Industry” article series that aims to gather exclusive industry insight from inspirational women in law. Each month, our article series will
Crossing the BARrier
As you cross the milestone of admission to the Singapore Bar, pause to celebrate your hard-earned achievements on the journey so far and assure yourself that you can chart your own path ahead. With this step, you join a college
Work Life Balance: Interviews with Three Young Fathers in the Legal Profession
Dads and tots, a strange combination perhaps, but it can work according to the three super dads I have interviewed. Read on to find out how these super dads manage to balance their busy working professional lives with fatherhood. Jonathan
Help! I Want to Stay in Law Practice!
If I were to be admitted as a lawyer today, I may not go into private law practice. The young lawyer of today has many interesting options – law practice is but one of them. So, I applaud those of
Welcome Message from Chairperson, Young Lawyers Committee
To my newly minted Learned Friends: Congratulations on getting called to the Bar! I know how tough it has been getting through law school, your training contracts as well as the Bar exam but you’ve finally done it and have
Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I am a newly qualified associate and I practise disputes. I have been clocking in about 80 hours per week and have been working almost every day. The partners have high standards and sometimes work that I have spent