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[bogogo]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

about to graduate in a month and haven’t got a TC. feeling bleak, any advice?

could you drop me a pm if you are serious about getting a TC and this is not a troll post. will see how i can help.

s://lawgazette.com.sg/practice/practice-matters/the-road-to-a-more-equitable-system-of-legal-practice-training/

Lol @ tc pay, $2k in 2010, $2k in 2023

Originally Posted by bogogo

could you drop me a pm if you are serious about getting a TC and this is not a troll post. will see how i can help.

not a troll. could u advise generally on this forum? durham law grad

Experienced lawyer here, now in-house (~7-8PQE)

Always been pretty curious why lawyering remains so popular among the younger ones. The fundamental issues plaguing our industry hasn't changed since more than a decade ago when i was a law student vying for TCs and then retention.

Oversupply at entry level, under-supply/attrition at mid level, terrible WLB, poor pay per hour, oftentimes bad mentors and bosses, or at the very least lousy managers (since technical legal skills don't translate well to people mgmt).

Now that law has lost its lustre to other industries like tech, why is it still so attractive? Amazingly, tHis industry still finds a way to suck in a fair amount of bright young JC kids when they have other better options.

One of my peers is claiming on LinkedIn that she graduated in the top 10% of her law cohort when she didn’t. How to flag this to MinLaw and what are the repercussions?

The backstabbing is real. I bet you are still “friends” with her in real life, smiling in front of her but secretly plotting her demise behind her back.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Experienced lawyer here, now in-house (~7-8PQE)

Always been pretty curious why lawyering remains so popular among the younger ones. The fundamental issues plaguing our industry hasn't changed since more than a decade ago when i was a law student vying for TCs and then retention.

Oversupply at entry level, under-supply/attrition at mid level, terrible WLB, poor pay per hour, oftentimes bad mentors and bosses, or at the very least lousy managers (since technical legal skills don't translate well to people mgmt).

Now that law has lost its lustre to other industries like tech, why is it still so attractive? Amazingly, tHis industry still finds a way to suck in a fair amount of bright young JC kids when they have other better options.

What better options? Straight As JC students will only opt for either Law or Medicine. What’s the point of opting for courses like business or engineering, when you have studied so hard to get the good grades. Medicine is also a long grind, something which is not very tolerable for many youths these days. Hence, many choose Law instead. Tech is way more competitive than Law due to the lower barriers to entry. Anyone can enter Tech as long they have a bachelors degree, not necessarily in software engineering or computing.

What better options? Tech is generally more competitive than Law, and there’s so many Indians coming here to snatch jobs.

It’s either Law or Medicine for a Straight A student. Law is a faster route and costs less. Medicine involves a huge bond commitment if you are studying in NUS/NTU.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

2019 called
got offer for inhouse role
$170k (including bonus)

worth the switch?

currently drawing 12k pm in a big 4 doing litigation , bonus is around 2-3months

Average offer for 4 pqe. You could take it and then hop for more pay in 1-2 years.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

not a troll. could u advise generally on this forum? durham law grad

just making a referral to the small/mid firm I am working at if the person really can't get a TC.