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I got offered a commercial litigation TC by all the big 4 firms. Which 1 to pick?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I got offered a commercial litigation TC by all the big 4 firms. Which 1 to pick?

The one where you like the people. Prestige is overrated.

Hello i received a letter of demand from SAL for arrears, which have been unpaid since 2018.

Any kind souls here know what will happen if i continue to ignore their demands? Have been in-house since 2017 and have never once used their service or logged in to their portal.

Any thoughts on the Sheridan Fellowship in NUS? How’s the pay?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello i received a letter of demand from SAL for arrears, which have been unpaid since 2018.

Any kind souls here know what will happen if i continue to ignore their demands? Have been in-house since 2017 and have never once used their service or logged in to their portal.

Lol I think industry wide many people have been receiving these letters in the past few weeks.

This is not how you treat ex private practice colleagues. Most of us have not benefitted a single bit from SAL membership since we've moved in house. The continual imposition of fees is preposterous.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello i received a letter of demand from SAL for arrears, which have been unpaid since 2018.

Any kind souls here know what will happen if i continue to ignore their demands? Have been in-house since 2017 and have never once used their service or logged in to their portal.

Omg same, in-house here since 2016 and just received this. What are you guys gonna do about it? It’s a couple of hundred bucks but as a matter of principle I don’t think we should be paying this? I haven’t gotten any benefit as a member at all? Are they really gonna sue all of us?

Just shut up and pay lah. Don’t be a cheapskate.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Just shut up and pay lah. Don’t be a cheapskate.

Why should we pay for a membership that's imposed on us with no way to withdraw? We don't derive any benefits from it.

Do you advise your clients to pay for things they don't get anything out of?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello i received a letter of demand from SAL for arrears, which have been unpaid since 2018.

Any kind souls here know what will happen if i continue to ignore their demands? Have been in-house since 2017 and have never once used their service or logged in to their portal.

Waiver of annual subscriptions By virtue of SAL Rule 4, where any member will, for any period of not less than 12 months — (a) be continuously absent from Singapore; (b) not be ordinarily resident or domiciled in Singapore; (c) not be in the profession of law; or (d) not be gainfully employed, The member may apply for waiver of the annual subscription payable in respect of such period.

Any application for waiver shall — (a) be made in writing one month prior to or during the period to which the application relates, and in any case not later than 3 months after the expiry of each period of 12 months referred to above; and (b) set out the grounds and circumstances upon which the applicant is seeking the waiver of subscriptions.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why should we pay for a membership that's imposed on us with no way to withdraw? We don't derive any benefits from it.

Do you advise your clients to pay for things they don't get anything out of?

Don’t intend to pay. As you’ve alluded to, they are welcome to sue for a couple hundred bucks.