Lawyer Salary

Lawyers in government:

K Shanmugam
Indranee Rajah
Edwin Tong
Desmond Lee

Latest is Edwin, proving that you need to come from Raffles JC (minimum) to have a fighting chance of a post in cabinet if you go down the lawyer track.
Obviously if you get 2:2 and below you’re quite stuck /bad shape in any case.
But other than that I see that with 2:1 and above (from NUS or Oxbridge), and with a raffles pedigree, you stand a good chance in cabinet.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lawyers in government:

K Shanmugam
Indranee Rajah
Edwin Tong
Desmond Lee

Latest is Edwin, proving that you need to come from Raffles JC (minimum) to have a fighting chance of a post in cabinet if you go down the lawyer track.
Obviously if you get 2:2 and below you’re quite stuck /bad shape in any case.
But other than that I see that with 2:1 and above (from NUS or Oxbridge), and with a raffles pedigree, you stand a good chance in cabinet.

I agree with you. But I would say 2:2 is very important because we are graded in a curve. If there is no lousy and sub par people then there can never be 2:1.

So those in 2:2 and non elite jc. where should they go?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I agree with you. But I would say 2:2 is very important because we are graded in a curve. If there is no lousy and sub par people then there can never be 2:1.

So those in 2:2 and non elite jc. where should they go?

I guess it doesn’t matter right. A 2:2 is a 2:2.
Once u get a 2:2, don’t think you can go anywhere else (probably end up in smaller firms).
Big four once a while if you have connections or other extra strength (maybe you are a top mooter). Other than that, once a 2:2, forever a 2:2.

Same concept right. The reason u can go RJC, is cos you eliminated so many others at O Levels / PSLE (for through train). Same.
At every stage it is a rat race. If u lose, means u lose.

Is there really such a glut anymore, when I applied for my TC in a big 4 I interviewed and got the offer the same week.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is there really such a glut anymore, when I applied for my TC in a big 4 I interviewed and got the offer the same week.

No more glut. The last batch from the delisted universities graduated in 2017.
If you’re year 2-3 currently in NUS, you’re just competing with SMU, and a limited no of overseas universities.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No more glut. The last batch from the delisted universities graduated in 2017.
If you’re year 2-3 currently in NUS, you’re just competing with SMU, and a limited no of overseas universities.

TC does not guarantee you will be retained..... Please go check on the retention rate rather than the rate for getting TC.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I guess it doesn’t matter right. A 2:2 is a 2:2.
Once u get a 2:2, don’t think you can go anywhere else (probably end up in smaller firms).
Big four once a while if you have connections or other extra strength (maybe you are a top mooter). Other than that, once a 2:2, forever a 2:2.

Same concept right. The reason u can go RJC, is cos you eliminated so many others at O Levels / PSLE (for through train). Same.
At every stage it is a rat race. If u lose, means u lose.

Then how? why are you belittle people type?
2:2 also can goes Big 4. Almost 50 percent is 2:2 in nus

so 50 percent are doomed?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is there really such a glut anymore, when I applied for my TC in a big 4 I interviewed and got the offer the same week.

No more glut but firms will just in take people

But they won’t retain because not much mouth they could feed

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Then how? why are you belittle people type?
2:2 also can goes Big 4. Almost 50 percent is 2:2 in nus

so 50 percent are doomed?

Every stage is a competition. The best survives.
Isn’t it the same for PSLE, O and A Levels.
Same for universities. If it doesn’t matter, why bother grading people then?
Look at cabinet - a lot of them are top/ valedictorian etc

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Every stage is a competition. The best survives.
Isn’t it the same for PSLE, O and A Levels.
Same for universities. If it doesn’t matter, why bother grading people then?
Look at cabinet - a lot of them are top/ valedictorian etc

So? That doesn’t mean everybody wants to be at the top, enter big firms, go top schools, and be a politician minister right?