President’s Message
This speech was delivered by the President at the Mass Call held on 21 and 22 August 2023. Congratulations to all of you on your admission as advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court. I would like to take this opportunity to
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.
Eight Secrets of Networking and Business Development Success
Congratulations on your recent call to the Bar! You are no doubt excited about what lies ahead. It can be daunting and overwhelming as there is so much to learn and so much to do. But where do you start?
Learning the Art of Compartmentalisation and Integration
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
Taste of Tasmania: Vintage of ’11-’12
It’s been about 15 years since I embarked on my law degree on an apple-shaped island down under. Back in the day, Tasmania had a small but growing Singaporean population of mostly law and medicine undergraduates. Unfortunately, UTAS was a
Understanding the Financial Dynamics in a Law Firm
“There are just two questions to ask to attain success in business: First, ‘What business am I in?’ Second, ‘How’s business?’” I always find this quote from Peter F. Drucker to be an elegantly simple encapsulation of how to run the rule over
Retaining Talent in the Legal Profession
Law firms that communicate with their employees about what they want from work and put in place smart strategies to deliver workplace promises will have a huge advantage in attracting and retaining the best talent. We are hearing a lot about
Ignorance is Now a Sin
The Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) (Amendment) Bill (CDSA Bill) Introduction You befriend “Joey” (a sweet young thing) on social media. One day, Joey asks for your urgent help to receive funds into your bank account and
President’s Message
For Singapore lawyers, we all have a common problem. The public thinks that it knows what we do, as lawyers. The public gets its misconceptions from Hollywood movies, Korean dramas, and American paperbacks. From these unreliable sources, they form a completely
So What Do You Do As a Lawyer?
Have you ever been asked whether by your children or by random strangers what you do as a lawyer and found yourself stumped to come up with an all-encompassing answer that conveys the myriad things that lawyers do? We posed