Reading Time: 2 minutesAreas that you specialise in and why you choose this practice area My focus is on litigation both civil and criminal. There is no excitement that can match the thrills and frills of a trial which keeps you at a high level of alertness with equal amount of stress. What made you want to be […]
Lawyer Feature: Lau Kah Hee (Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis week we interview Kah Hee from Derrick Wong & Lim BC LLP to get to know him better beyond his work as a lawyer. Having graduated from both National University of Singapore (LLB) and University of Cambridge (LLM) with First Class Honours, Kah Hee is both a qualified Attorney as well as a Chartered […]
A Lawyer Mum At Work (Vicki Heng)
Reading Time: 3 minutesVicki from Vicki Heng Law Corporation talks about starting her own law firm and balancing work with life at home. This article was originally published in Biz Events Asia. Vicki is a new lawyer joining AsiaLawNetwork — welcome! Legal Mind: Striking a Balance The eldest of three children in a middle-class family, I was brought […]
Why digital marketing matters to lawyers and how to get started
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 27th February 2017, the Singapore government announced the Tech Start for Law programme, a new S$2.8m scheme aimed at encouraging Singapore law firms, especially boutique practices to adopt technology solutions in digital marketing, practice management and online research. This first-of-its-kind initiative for the industry is an indication that Singapore law firms and lawyers must […]
Lawyers’ Profiles Visualized In A WordCloud
Reading Time: 2 minutesA Word Cloud of Lawyers in our Network Since we at AsiaLawNetwork.com have a data-driven culture like most startups, we decided to create a Word Cloud from the text from all the lawyers on our platform to look for any interesting trends. How do lawyers describe themselves? What are the most frequently used words? The […]
Lawyer Feature: Mark Toh (Engelin Teh Practice LLC)
Reading Time: 4 minutesMost prized possession I value a possession by the memories which are evoked by that particular possession, regardless of monetary value. My most prized possession is therefore the one which has the most delightful memories tied to it. One thing I prize greatly is a box of handmade cards and notes from children whom I […]
Lawyer Feature: Wanhsi Yeong from ArrowGates LLC
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week we interview Wanhsi from ArrowGates LLC to get to know her better beyond her work as a lawyer. Wanhsi specializes in the practice area of FinTech and recently authored and article to help FinTech companies in Singapore navigate the fast-changing regulations around FinTech. What made you want to be a lawyer I didn’t […]
Lawyer Feature: Ying from Via Law Corporation
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis week we interview Ying from Via Law Corporation to get to know her better beyond her work as a lawyer. She is the only female named by The Legal 500 AP as a leading individual for Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Law and recommended for Intellectual Property (IP) Law in 2016. Areas that you […]
Celebrating Lee Kuan Yew the lawyer
Reading Time: 4 minutes2016 marks the 51st year of Singapore’s independence. It is also the first year since the passing of one of Singapore’s founding fathers, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee Kuan Yew will always be remembered for being the first prime minister of Singapore and the leader of the People’s Action Party. But what is not as well […]
Accredited CPD Activities now available in March 2016
Reading Time: 20 minutes To our learned friends in the law profession, the deadline is coming up to reapply for your practising certificate for practice year 2016/2017. And it goes without saying that there are a required number of CPD points that you need under your belt in order to make that application. So for those of you […]
#LiveLaughLoveLaw – An interview with Andrew Ong
Reading Time: 2 minutes#LiveLaughLoveLaw is a series of interviews brought to you by Asia Law Network in association with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, a professional body that connects the Singapore In-house community. In the first of our interviews, we feature Mr. Andrew Ong, Head of Legal at KONE Pte Ltd, which primarily supplies elevators and associated services, […]