Often when I hear my fellow SUSS School of Law course mates, be it my seniors or juniors, comment that our law school students are matured students, I often stop and think... "what does that mean?" For starters, does that mean that we are more matured than students from the other two law schools? Also, [...]
I actually counted down the hours. My fellow SUSS School of Law classmate went one further... For what it was worth, being a practice trainee was a good experience. It was not the best thing to go through in your 40s. After years of telling others what to do, you are back to being a [...]
I am insanely unfortunate to be part of the new rules where the training contract is now 1 year instead of 6 months. When I first entered law school, I had buffered this 6 month period into my consideration. However, when I entered the third year of my studies, this period had been increased to [...]
There is a lot of talk about access to justice. The usual understanding when we hear the phrase "access to justice" is when someone who cannot afford representation be accorded representation. A person cannot be left without a fair trial just because he cannot afford a lawyer. This is where pro bono work comes in. [...]
Another year goes by without the SUSS School of Law winning the CJ's Cup... In the 2026 edition of the CJ's Cup, we were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual champions Wong Partnership and eventually placed fourth. Well it was not all gloomy. We managed to make it out of the group stage two years [...]
Law school was actually quite fun. It is quite refreshing to go through being a student once again. It kind of pushes your mid life crisis further down the road. There is something invigorating about learning. I enjoyed it even though a lot of discipline was required. I have heard people comment that I usually [...]
This is going to be a very different post... I found the study of Law in SUSS to be easier than the study of Economics in NUS. Even though I was studying full time in NUS and was working while pursuing a law degree in SUSS, I found that I was better able to concentrate [...]
Ok I know what some of you are thinking... "Graduation was so long ago. Now then you post?" In my defence, I was really busy with my training contract. Anyway, I am now in a small boutique firm with a lighter work load and I have some time to work on my blog... To all [...]
I started training with Meritus Law LLC on 7 July 2025. 6 months came and gone in a flash. If you were to ask me for a place to get a good head start in the legal industry, I would recommend Meritus Law in a heartbeat. Let me take stock of just some of the [...]
Being a trainee is tough. In my quest to get called to the bar, perhaps this is the toughest. Law school was generally a breeze compared to being a trainee. The faculty at the SUSS School of Law is very understanding that most of the students juggle school with work and family. It is not [...]
