Secondments have strings attached - beware. Also, you might be expected to do your normal work in addition to the work given to you while on secondment. I've heard of friends who were given bum deals like that.

Honestly, I'd rather just quit and join an international firm outright. Leave on a good note, and stay professional. Do your due diligence (extensively) on the international firms which you are considering.

thank you very much!!

PTC cut off date for old regime. HELP!!
 

Hi, SILE indicated that the PTC for the old regime of 6 months has a cut off date of 16 July 2024 "You must complete the six-month PTP by no later than 16 July 2024, prior to the commencement of Part B Course 2024 set for 17 July 2024."

What if my PTC ends after 16 July 2024 due to delay in securing a TC in January? Will I not be able to be called? So odd that SILE now puts a cut off date for TC completion as I understand people can be called every month of the year other than June and December.

I believe is to make mass call? Got timeline to file your papers. Idk tho be a lawyer and DYOD.

They announced this change of the old regime I believe since 2018.. and it was supposedly meant to be implemented in 2023.

They pushed it back a year because of their SILE's own incompetence to do trials and surveys to see if the new syllabus would be feasible.

You should not be complaining even if you have to do 1 year because you should have fallen under the category of "new regime" if SILE was not incompetent.

Bad news for you is that you will be cheap labour for 6 more months
Good news for you is that you have 6 months of responsibility free time to learn the practise which would do you good when you actually get called.

Anyone heard back from linklaters internship application?

Applied for the Singapore Alternative Training Contract. Got the report back, but still waiting on whether get invited to phone interview.

How are the people in Prolegis disputes team?

not OP but damn calm down........why are people on here so paggro and salty??? get a life

this fella also. if you dont know, dont talk. what kind of lawyers are yall lol

Does anyone know roughly what is the minimum to score a TC for big 4?
Is borderline second uppers from NUS enough?

For sure. 2nd lower also possible. Interview is more important.

What’s it like in Cavinder Bull’s team? Get to work closely w him? Bonus good?

are part b lessons compulsory? am thinking of going overseas in october... haha

Maybe its because this forum is for "salary" questions and not dumb retarded questions like "can my TC stay the old regime under 6 months because i want be a lawyer faster"

I agree with the guy who said OP should not complain.

Ask stupid question, get stupid answer from us

Sinkies get off on putting other people down. Insecure mah...

Those actually in his team are all high flyers from what I’ve seen. Doubt they are on this forum lol

Bonus good, hours not good.

How much the bonus? For assocs also?

RHT offering tc in their litigation department. anyone know who is the supervising solicitor and how is the culture like?

RHT gives off strong SME vibes.

Also, read the glassdoor reviews on the firm. Pretty interesting.

r&t banking tc good? Hours, training and people …

because I look at their page profile. quite a lot of notable people so thought it would be a good firm. U nvr know, I guess hahaha

General rule of thumb when assessing a law firm's quality is to look at the bench strength of their 'mainline' (rank-and-file) partners. These are the partners that are actually doing the work / cultivating the client relationships actively on a day to day basis.

Are the mainline partners notable? Are they known for high value or high profile deals and cases that are commonly featured in legal industry publication? Do they have notable clients? Do they have steady stream of clients? Or are they unknowns? (posting on linkedin incessantly all day doesn't count).

Not the Consultants or Senior Partners or Senior Consultants or Consultant Emeritus etc etc. Firms sometimes pad their roster with these distinguished names from the legal industry to lend an aura of respectability and gravitas. But in reality, the presence of these names may not really translate to much in terms of client relationships and actual work.

Between CC and Baker disputes, which should i choose?

CC has been bleeding away its good disputes partners for some time, baker has never had a strong disputes practice in the first place, so both are not great options.

However, CC pays more.

I understand Baker has more niche strengths, such as in constructions, employment and Insolvency. CC disputes seems to be more general, do everything that comes in-type arrangement. A few amount of work comes through the other practice groups.

If you are good you would not even consider them.

DRD salary scale
 

What is the DRD salary range for Assoc 0-4 PQE?

Are they still fully Hybrid

so whats your salary?

Not salary qn sorry, but a lot of lawyers here so I guess best place to ask ... Will an iPad be alright to take the bar exam? Or do we need a full laptop.

not high, 11.8k front loaded

Do whatever is comfortable for you, but just note that if anything goes wrong (incompatible software etc), you are the one who's going to suffer for it.

care to elaborate? heard some stuff but nothing concrete atm and mostly seem like a fit issue

Big 4 is very simple to go in one. In interview just show you very very willing to be milked to death.

Definitely a laptop bought within the last 2-3 years. You'll need to download and onboard Examplify, the software used by local law schools and SILE for exams. Your laptop battery life should last for at least 2.5 hours.

quote curious to know how their litigation dept is..............Talking

Can you get offers from any other big4? If you can't then just go with them, you can always request (or your partner will arrange) for an internal transfer if things don't work out.

wah damn low. sucks to be you

Got sg firm that doesn’t front load meh?