PUPILLAGE PROGRAMME

We have designed a comprehensive and structured program to provide pupils with the necessary skills to qualify as well-rounded professionals. Through our system of mentoring with senior practitioners, pupils will gain insight into the fundamentals of a vibrant and successful legal practice.

Our program for pupils is geared towards inculcating the following :-

• Constant and continuous legal training and education
• Giving experience in the practice of law in various areas
• Participation in Bar activities & social and sports events
• Performing pro bono work and utilising legal skills to give back to society.

We believe that our programme adds value to mere general legal training by possessing the following significant advantages:-

• A system of mentoring with senior lawyers who are specialists in their field.
• Early exposure to local and international work.
• Early exposure to a wide range of practice areas as we are a full service firm.
• Advice and counselling on career progression and charting your career path.

ATTACHMENT PROGRAMME

The firm’s attachment programme is open to law students and runs over a minimum of 3 weeks. Each week is spent in one of the 3 main divisions of practice in Skrine, namely (i) Corporate and Banking; (ii) Dispute Resolution (iii) Intellectual Property; in no particular order.

A Senior Associate (or Partner when there is a need) in the relevant division will be assigned to mentor the student for the week. The student will be primarily involved in assisting the Senior Associate / Partner with any existing/ongoing matters. The student will also be given mock situations/problems which will provide the student with an overview of some of the real practical issues that legal practitioners may encounter.

For the year 2010, the firm’s attachment programme will be conducted on the following dates:

Successful applicants will be informed within 2 weeks of the application deadlines.