Well, I must say that first class honours / summa cum laude graduates from
NUS/
SMU will always have an advantage in the legal profession throughout their legal careers. Once anyone hears that this particular person was a first class honours graduate, his first impression would be "wow this guy must be super smart". Regardless of how well that guy is actually doing in practice.
I therefore advice students to work hard and get their first class honours / summa cum laude.