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For starters, the SG media is very PAP-friendly and that has made their job much easier. <BR/><BR/>Speaking to friends who worked in the Civil Service, I am constantly regaled by tales of policies bungling by the people in power. But the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155963111353949682006-08-19T12:51:00.000+08:002006-08-19T12:51:00.000+08:00dammit, post the link and not the voluminous artic...dammit, post the link and not the voluminous article!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155962508066949732006-08-19T12:41:00.000+08:002006-08-19T12:41:00.000+08:00here's a little morality tale: once there was a yo...here's a little morality tale: once there was a young lawyer who after graduating from NUS went and worked for a big law firm in Singapore. An international law firm in HK offered better work and also double his money so he went. Then a big bad bank offered him even more money, better work plus shorter hours and again he went. The only economic or professional reason that he will ever come back Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155955839927129892006-08-19T10:50:00.000+08:002006-08-19T10:50:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155955689138530282006-08-19T10:48:00.000+08:002006-08-19T10:48:00.000+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155950644828823272006-08-19T09:24:00.000+08:002006-08-19T09:24:00.000+08:00Don't you all see the connection to LKY's view of ...Don't you all see the connection to <A HREF="http://commentarysingapore.blogspot.com/2006/08/two-views.html" REL="nofollow">LKY's view of the law profession</A>? The man obviously did not think much of the profession.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly, he also says that "The NUS law faculty has developed to the extent that the top three to five per cent of its graduates are equal to their international hugewhalesharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05464651179214970834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155915465042049092006-08-18T23:37:00.000+08:002006-08-18T23:37:00.000+08:00My observation on the Singapore legal profession i...My observation on the Singapore legal profession is this - the ones at the top of the professions have tunnel vision and are so keen to keep their monopoly (and big fat profits) that they squeeze fees and wages to make maximum profits. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile the lawyers at the bottom suffer long hours and low pay and the attrition problem worsens. Yet the partners continue to squeeze the remaining Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155911394359930862006-08-18T22:29:00.000+08:002006-08-18T22:29:00.000+08:00Hooray! Another brilliant idea by our infalliable ...Hooray! Another brilliant idea by our infalliable leaders- the same people you brought you the two or one child policy, the dual language education system, etc...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01749962931204091278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155910671979085712006-08-18T22:17:00.000+08:002006-08-18T22:17:00.000+08:00There are some questions that trouble me about the...There are some questions that trouble me about the account.<BR/><BR/>* Lawyers' salaries *<BR/>---------------------<BR/>Mr Wang mentioned that salaries were rising, but so were work hours. What does that mean for <B>hourly</B> salaries?<BR/><BR/>Note that the restriction on foreigners is in the form of a tariff-like measure (must have 2nd upper) rather than a quota-like measure (200 only). In Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155902812072829552006-08-18T20:06:00.000+08:002006-08-18T20:06:00.000+08:00Question: Why are the practising requirements for ...<B>Question:</B> Why are the practising requirements for foreign law grads higher than those for local law grads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155894902748496682006-08-18T17:55:00.000+08:002006-08-18T17:55:00.000+08:00Very interesting observations, Singaporean ... I h...Very interesting observations, Singaporean ... I have to say though that for most people (in Singapore or elsewhere), identifying what you really love isn't such a straightforward exercise ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155890291778024532006-08-18T16:38:00.000+08:002006-08-18T16:38:00.000+08:00Recent studies have shown that experts are made, n...Recent studies have shown that experts are made, not born. You become an expert by spending time working in the field. That is why you should work in a field you genuinely love, because you will then willingly devote all your energy to learn all aspects of the field and be a true expert.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, if you force people into a field, they will be mentally fighting it all the way, and theysingaporeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16740602176668303504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155888706064772292006-08-18T16:11:00.000+08:002006-08-18T16:11:00.000+08:00BoonIt's not really a question of saying that the ...Boon<BR/><BR/>It's not really a question of saying that the government shouldn't at least try. The government uses taxpayers' money to invest in our educational infrastructure (and let's be honest, we have fantastic facilities) and it would want to allocate the money in the best way possible.<BR/><BR/>The danger I think is when our government pronouces this area is the next BIG thing, or that isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155888512734368582006-08-18T16:08:00.000+08:002006-08-18T16:08:00.000+08:00I'm one of those who fled the profession while I c...I'm one of those who fled the profession while I could. 18 hour days, 6.5 days a week (if you're lucky), no public holidays and bad ventilation. All for a measly 3-6 month bonus (if you're lucky). Even after 5 years of "earning your dues". No thanks, I wanted a life. <BR/><BR/>Being an in-houser isn't much of an escape. The hours might be slightly better, but you are still expected to put in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155888219713576002006-08-18T16:03:00.000+08:002006-08-18T16:03:00.000+08:00Fifth new car??Why don't you just buy a private pl...Fifth new car??<BR/><BR/>Why don't you just buy a private plane instead?le radical galoisienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14684821442296479803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155886212589746072006-08-18T15:30:00.000+08:002006-08-18T15:30:00.000+08:00Well, for those in the mid 20s to early 30s and af...Well, for those in the mid 20s to early 30s and affected by the govt's engineerings... tough luck to those lost sheep...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12908820.post-1155886086374309102006-08-18T15:28:00.000+08:002006-08-18T15:28:00.000+08:00I can't really say I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 years...I can't really say I thoroughly enjoyed my 4 years of study, since the engine course was so demanding. While my friends were busking in the company of females on the Bukit Timah campus, we were buried in the library and tutorial rooms. Upon graduation, I had 4 engineering job offers from Keppel Shipyard, SIA, SAE, and PSA. I took the PSA one to build container cranes and passed the SAE offer toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com