Lawyers

12
Jan
When can young lawyers in Singapore move up the value chain?

When can young lawyers in Singapore move up the value chain?

The legal fraternity is anxious to ensure that young lawyers in Singapore stick around in the profession, but change might be more complicated than they wish.
4 min read
24
Nov
Staying away from the office

Staying away from the office

As the pandemic recedes, advances in remote working are threatened. I suggest that employees have to be better at remote working to retain these advances.
3 min read
08
Nov
At times like this, I wished I studied for an MBA

At times like this, I wished I studied for an MBA

Facing troubles with my docassemble instance at work, I had to strategize somehow.
3 min read
03
Oct
Bucerius Legal Tech Essentials is coming... to Singapore?

Bucerius Legal Tech Essentials is coming... to Singapore?

2 min read
26
Sep
Assumptions, reassessed

Assumptions, reassessed

The only Data Protection case to reach the Court of Appeal touches on an obscure area of the PDPA, but raises questions on how confident one can be about the law.
3 min read
09
Sep
So you want to code? (Lawyer Edition)

So you want to code? (Lawyer Edition)

Tips and suggestions on how to start coding as a lawyer based on my personal experience.
7 min read
01
Aug
The Importance of Being Present

The Importance of Being Present

A lawyer in Singapore is sanctioned for claiming to witness a signing when he didn't. Was his system at fault?
4 min read
11
Jul
Public Defender: A Change of Mind or a Change of Heart?

Public Defender: A Change of Mind or a Change of Heart?

Needy accused in Singapore will finally get more help from the government in the form of a public defender. What would it take for this new scheme to succeed?
3 min read
26
Apr
I would cheat on the bar exam

I would cheat on the bar exam

Does cheating on the bar exam say more about the cheaters' integrity or about our flawed system of bar admission?
3 min read
18
Apr
Can Contracts be Open Source?

Can Contracts be Open Source?

Could time-starved lawyers used to charging by the hour be more like programmers and give out contracts for free?
7 min read