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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Hi, could anyone share more recent info about JLC and Sheridan Fellowship/Asst Prof/academia in general? Specifically:
JLC
- Starting salary
- Typical career paths after the programme ends (hearsay a lot of ex-JLCs join private practice? Any benefits going the JLC -> practice route as opposed to getting the extra PQE?)
- Is JLC the best path to take for those aspiring to (eventually) become judges?
Academia
- NUS Sheridan Fellow starting salary
- Assistant Professor salary and expected progression
- Is a PhD necessary or will an LLM suffice/is there some form of glass ceiling for non-PhD holders for more senior positions eg Assoc Prof?
(Disclaimer: I know all the paths I've listed here are highly selective and not easy by any means. Currently working hard in school to attain my goals haiz). |
JLC: it's not a question of going down the path - you will get invited to apply for it. Sort of like being fielded as a
PAP MP candidate - you are identified and selected, not the other way round. If you do get it, you will be perceived as the very cream of your cohort, so it is definitely worth it.
Being a judge: following from the fact that a JLC is perceived as being the cream of the cohort, obviously being a JLC will put you in a better position to be a judge than a non-JLC. But judgeship, and I assume you mean Supreme Court judiciary, is so remote that you might as well ask if you can be a Minister or Perm Sec.
PhD: law PhDs are usually called JSDs by the way. Just go to the
NUS or
SMU website and look at the faculty profiles to see how many get JSDs and you'll have your answer.