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fresh grad here currently doing part b
just wondering whether it's still true in B4 nowadays that you are expected not to take your annual leave during the first year?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The scholars thing doesn’t apply to AGC. Nobody really cares about that in the organisation. The attorney general himself wasn’t a scholar.

Lol m8 the AG is a horrendous example. He was literally poached from his role as a senior banking lawyer from B4 into a role where he basically has 0 experience. This is analogous to our SAF generals. And, he knows LHL personally, and has acted as his lawyer previously. If you want to talk about meritocracy in AGC, the AG is totally off point.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The scholars thing doesn’t apply to AGC. Nobody really cares about that in the organisation. The attorney general himself wasn’t a scholar.

Just go see the Annual Reports for PSC.

So many law scholars, all the good ones go Oxford Cambridge. How to faite?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just go see the Annual Reports for PSC.

So many law scholars, all the good ones go Oxford Cambridge. How to faite?

Actually i just went to check the 2021 annual report for PSC. They no longer show the Scholars’ school / course of study (ie broken down by individual scholars). Can no longer see how many go oxbridge harvard.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Actually i just went to check the 2021 annual report for PSC. They no longer show the Scholars’ school / course of study (ie broken down by individual scholars). Can no longer see how many go oxbridge harvard.

AGC hires the children of judges. Not a meritocracy by any means.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lol m8 the AG is a horrendous example. He was literally poached from his role as a senior banking lawyer from B4 into a role where he basically has 0 experience. This is analogous to our SAF generals. And, he knows LHL personally, and has acted as his lawyer previously. If you want to talk about meritocracy in AGC, the AG is totally off point.

LHY made a vengeful post about him Lol .instagram.com/p/CE-1ByspeWy/

Applied for the Undergrad SLS scheme where they place you on conditional appointment for 3 years. Went for interview a month ago and still no news from them. Should I give up hope waiting and apply again next year?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

It's a legit question though...if this were the US market, and/or you were a SCOTUS law clerk.

But unfortunately, this is the Singapore market. So the short ans is, no. Lol

But a sign on bonus for one SCOTUS clerk is worth half a mil in the USA! That's the WHOLE SINGAPOREAN FIRM BUDGET for paying out trainee salaries for at least a decade! And our firm pays top of the market rates at 2.5k!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

AGC hires the children of judges. Not a meritocracy by any means.

Lol and sons of Deans/politically-connected ppl.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is legal service a good career choice?

I understand that LSOs dont get to be called to the bar until only after a few years. Do I need to go and find a TC to get called assuming I found out SLS is not my cup of tea?

I'm interested in public service but not sure how it will really be until I start working inside and I've heard horror stories about bureaucracy in civil service.

Seems like the safest way to cover all bases is to apply for a law firm TC and get called before applying to legal service?

Don’t do a TC before going into Legal Service. In Legal Service, they gazette you as a DPP/State Counsel from day 1. Meaning - (1) you do full work from the start, including appearing in court, (2) you get paid the full salary, which is far more than 2-3k.

The trade off is that it takes 3 years to get called to the Bar. So the exchange rate is 1:3. If you have done 24 months in service, you can leave, but will have to do 2 months in practice to get called.

The bureaucracy is nothing horrible. You get used to it. Anyway, it’s about the same for law firms, where you have to clear work with seniors as well.