The Future of Lawyering
When I was a lad, we knew what the future would bring. It was going to involve piloting our flying cars to the office, holidays on Mars and taking our dinners in the form of nutri pills, because everyone would be
Climbing the Private Practice “Ladder”
Getting called to the Bar is much like getting your driver’s licence. You can legally operate your vehicle on a road, but you are now probably the most dangerous thing on it. You will face many challenges in your legal
Rethinking Mentoring – Some Hard Truths
There are certain preconceived notions about mentoring and hence this article aims to unpack what mentoring is and is not.
Artificial Intelligence: Learned Friend or Foe?
Filing a brief in court referencing case authorities, finding out that the cases were actually made up (because no one – not opposing counsel, nor even the judge – could find them), and then blaming ChatGPT for it – that
Mass Call Speech by Vice-President Chia Boon Teck
This speech was delivered by Vice-President Chia Boon Teck at the afternoon session of the Mass Call on 21 August 2023. First of all, welcome to the legal profession and let me congratulate all of you and your proud parents on
Welcome from Adrian Tan, Law Society President (January 2022 to July 2023)
This message was penned by President Adrian before his passing on 8 July 2023.
Reflecting on What It Means to be an Ethical Lawyer
As you begin your journey as a young lawyer, do take some time to reflect on what you understand being an ethical lawyer entails. To help you in your self-reflection, you can refer to the snippets below taken from articles
Six Ethics Resources from the Law Society
As a young lawyer, you will likely come across ethical issues from time to time in the course of your practice. Do not fear. Help is at hand as the Law Society offers a suite of professional ethics resources for
Welcome from YLC Chairperson
Good day my newly-called Learned Friends! On behalf of the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) of the Law Society of Singapore (LSS), congratulations on being called to the Bar! Having heard the term “Learned Friends” countless times, you are now one of