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Archive: August 2023

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

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

There are certain preconceived notions about mentoring and hence this article aims to unpack what mentoring is and is not.

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

This speech was delivered by Vice-President Chia Boon Teck at the afternoon session of the

As you begin your journey as a young lawyer, do take some time to reflect

Good day my newly-called Learned Friends! On behalf of the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) of the

Articles From This Month's Issue

When I was a lad, we knew what the future would bring. It was going to involve piloting our flying cars to the

Getting called to the Bar is much like getting your driver’s licence. You can legally operate your vehicle on a road, but

There are certain preconceived notions about mentoring and hence this article aims to unpack what mentoring is and is not.

Filing a brief in court referencing case authorities, finding out that the cases were actually made up (because no one – not

This speech was delivered by the President at the Mass Call held on 21 and 22 August 2023. Congratulations to all of you

This speech was delivered by Vice-President Chia Boon Teck at the afternoon session of the Mass Call on 21 August 2023. First of

This message was penned by President Adrian before his passing on 8 July 2023.

As you begin your journey as a young lawyer, do take some time to reflect on what you understand being an ethical

As a young lawyer, you will likely come across ethical issues from time to time in the course of your practice. Do

Good day my newly-called Learned Friends! On behalf of the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) of the Law Society of Singapore (LSS), congratulations on

Congratulations on your recent call to the Bar! You are no doubt excited about what lies ahead. It can be daunting and

Like a certain Mr Baggins who wrote about his experiences outside the Shire and his comfort zone, this article features some lawyers

There seems to be a trend of lawyers going in-house at a younger age, and nowadays some companies may not even require

Congratulations on being called to the Bar! Being conferred the status of advocate and solicitor (and hopefully, a practising certificate!) gives you

In the course of your career you will face obstacles, dilemmas and quandaries. It can be useful to get a different perspective

The articles above are from the August 2023 issue of the Law Gazette.