lol he/she said dual qualified liao. if the firm is named, that's as good as doxxing him/herself.

I think NQ might be 7.5 after revision. Not sure though.

Looking at the linkedin profiles of singaporeans in above firms, think you are correcct re the top US firms and MC.

Also, Hogan Lovells is silver circle, not US right?

Dont think the same applies for SC though…

Depends on where you're looking to apply to... MC/US firms will essentially only hire from B4 + SLB. Silver circle may cast their net wider, and lower ranked intnl firms may go even wider, but to be honest if you're not in B4/SLB, I would just join B4.

how does slb fare compared to the other big4?

Its the “Big 6”

Not stamford meh? I thought it's the biggest after Rodyk (both headcount and repute)

Every firm in Singapore is “big 10000”

Maybe before 38 oxlee

does anyone know the salary range at eng & co? do they benchmark against b4?

No. It's the midsize benchmark.

whats the midsized benchmark?

what are my TC prospects, NUS second lower? will mid sized firms take me for TC?

For disputes, is it better for me to apply for a TC at a b4 firm or somewhere more international like baker/cc?

What's the NQ like at bird & bird atmd? Heard their retention rate is notoriously low

any gossips from dechert ppl here abt the neil gerrard case?

Big firms will take you now with the supply shortage.

What is the best way to get intk these firms if im a NUS 2:1.

Will connections / referrals from my peers (who r in there) help?

MOM Prosecution department
 

I am a newly qualified lawyer, local NUS 2.1

I have applied for the above prosecution officer post.

Does anyone know what the work culture/hours is like in MOM?

I heard pay differs from the normal AGC legal officer role. can anyone confirm? Has this changed after the 2022 OLY changes?

Hearsay quite intense

What are the salary benchmarks these days for in house banking/fintech say 10 years pqe?

How do SUSS graduates fare in the big 4? What’s the retention like for these grads?

they don't even get in

Why should they be going to big 4? I thought the proposition of suss is for criminal and family lawyers? Don't tell me they lied during their entrance interviews

There are criminal law and fam law practices in the big4. SUSS grads have done very well in A&G, D&N, WP and R&T.

Suss third yr here. Which big 4 do i stand the highest chance in getting in if i want to do criminal litigation? Applied for WW team but did not hear from them.

Referrals can get you an interview but won't get you the job if your quality isn't there. NUS 2:1 is possible but usually you need something else, like being a moot winner and/or having worked a few years in a top-tier local team (like Cavinder/Davinder/AY).

what are my TC prospects at a mid sized firm if i get a second lower from nus? current rising year 3

Who the heck is AY?

Academic Year.

Does anyone have any insight as to the new requirements to getting called? Will they revise the TC pay now that it’s a year long? Read the report and it’s suggests to firms that they should do so but just wondering how much they would be adjusting.

Also, apparently now you’ll be called upon passing Part B instead of upon completion of TC. Any seniors have any insights to this as well? TIA!

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Anybody with half a brain knows that there are crim and fam practices in B4.

SUSS' value proposition is that it is meant to fill the pressing shortage of community lawyers.

Rmb that this was how SUSS was sold to the legal industry and stakeholders when there were many concerns about starting a 3rd law sch during the height of the glut.

If you're laojiao enough, you'd also rmb that an idea was mooted to restrict SUSS grads to practicing SPECIFICALLY only in those fields (which was ultimately not taken on) - the obvious subtext is that they're not intended to go into the more lucrative areas.

I'm pretty sure 99% of the people who interviewed with SUSS played up their passion for community law, serving the man-in-the-street, the indigent etc. Hardly the kind of clientele suitable for a family or (white collar) crim EP in a Big 4 to continue feeding his team and meeting his targets.

The corollary of the above is those SUSS grads aiming to go into Big 4 have turned their backs on those values specifically for which they were admitted to SUSS.

If demand exceeds supply, there'll always be firms and partners that don't care what values you turned your back on. Employment is just treating human capital as a commodity. At the junior level especially, your skill set and value is not so disparate. Junior lawyers are very much just commodity, your price is dictated by the market more than your individual strengths/weaknesses.

Which are the corp firms/teams to avoid
 

Any thoughts? Junior looking to lateral

Please don’t belittle us. I have heard seniors making it into intl firms ( whithers, k&L gates, pinsent masons).

Dont need to bother abt insecure nus grads

What are small firms paying their assocs these days? Is there any pay bump following the recent pay increases by B4?