Originally Posted by Unregistered

Genuine question: What makes you think a Manchester Met law grad would be able to get a international law firm TC, and then get a secondment out to Singapore (without any local ties or relevant language skills)? The UK job market is extremely competitive; I went to Oxbridge, and some of my Brit classmates really struggled to get TCs despite having decent-ish CVs. Getting a UK TC is a real challenge IMO, and even more so if you're from a lower ranked uni like Manchester Met.

Also, where else do you suggest UK trained SG students work, shitty Singapore prospects notwithstanding? UK charges ridiculous tax rates, coupled with high living costs, which means your net income isn't that high. US is an incredibly difficult market to break into as a UK fresh grad without a US JD/ LLM, not least because of the immigration hurdles. Hong Kong pays very well if you work for an international firm, but their market currently isn't doing that well either with China's slowdown. Overall, Singapore also has the advantage of lower living costs (assuming one lives at home and saves on rent) and having friends and family around.

For the record, I'm not working in Singapore (HK MC trainee here), so this isn't a case of sour grapes.