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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Sorry The last para is in relation to a junior partner at a magic circle firm.
This post is not to disparage your career choice, obviously it's very very difficult to be selected as a justice law clerk. And it has good prestige and all.
But it's obviously not the optimal choice from a salary perspective, so given that this is a salary forum, i just wanted to understand ur rationale for choosing this route instead of the more lucrative private sector route.
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I'm sorry but you're obviously nowhere near being a lawyer or a law student.
Firstly, there are the Big Four firms in Singapore are not called "magic circle" firms. That sounds ridiculous in the local context and is a term applied only to specific City firms in the UK.
Secondly, your claim that JLCs typically end up making junior partner at most in the private sector is complete and utter rubbish. Whether you're JLC or not, and whether or not you're first class, has no bearing on whether you make equity or senior partner. It's about your performance and how much rain you can bring in for the firm.
Thirdly, JLCs are certainly not handicapped in any way when they enter the private sector. On the contrary, JLCs are in huge demand because they know the ins and outs of the courtroom and the justices' chambers. They help draft judgments for High Court. Private firms can't wait to poach them when they finish their JLC terms, often with higher salary than for their peers. Many of them do stay in the judiciary by choice with the aim of becoming judges, not because they can't get other jobs (LOL)