How to Keep the Lights On
“It’s Tuesday. You’re at your desk. The phone rings. It’s reception. A client wants to speak to a lawyer in your team. Your colleagues are in meetings and you’re the only one available to speak to the client. What do
Spotlight on Tech-celerate for Law
Sees Success in Driving Adoption of Tech Solutions Across Law Practices of Different Sizes Singapore Law Practices (SLPs) have been adopting technology solutions to future proof and deliver enhanced legal services with Tech-celerate for Law, a support scheme with seven pre-scoped
Piala Pala Bowling Tournament
After a whirlwind of sporting activities in 2019, the annual Law Society Piala Pala Bowling Tournament was held on 14 December 2019 to close off the year. Eight teams of bowlers from various law firms gathered at the bowling alley at
Mrs Thio Ying Ying
Many knew Mrs Thio Ying Ying (“Mrs Thio”) for how she miraculously managed to raise six children, and two grandchildren, even while heading an entire litigation department and more. Yet others knew her for her heavy involvement in church, her
C C Tan Award Acceptance Speech
Mr Amolat Singh The Honourable Members of the Judiciary, Mr President and members of the Council, Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great honour and pleasure to stand before you and I am deeply humbled by this award. I am humbled looking at the
Citation for C C Tan Award 2019
This citation was read by Vice-President Adrian Tan at the Law Society’s annual dinner on 15 November 2019. It is my privilege and honour to read the citation for the C C Tan Award of 2019. This award is named after the
Law Society Annual Dinner 2019
The Law Society Annual Dinner was held on 15 November 2019 at The Fullerton Hotel, and was attended by more than 400 members from the legal profession and judiciary. This year, the theme was “Safari”, alluding to the adventurous nature
Law by Design: What the Legal Profession Can Learn from Design Thinking
In 2013, a group of designers, lawyers and technologists at Stanford University came together with the aim of developing innovative solutions to advance access to justice. They founded the Legal Design Lab (the Lab), based out of Stanford Law School’s
Going to War on Proactiveness
It’s a familiar refrain. “Step up”. “Make more of a contribution”. “Show more initiative”. “Be more proactive”. Managers give these statements with heartfelt yearning for team members to stretch themselves, extend themselves and challenge themselves. There’s just one problem. Both
NZ/Australia Study Trip
1.0 Overview and Objectives About 25 Chairpersons and members of Law Society’s practice committees organised a trip to Wellington in early September 2019 to study the best practices in various practice areas. The LG2 staff, together with the CEO and Assistant