About the Award
Established in 2016, the Shook Lin & Bok Prize for the Top Student in Banking Law aims to motivate exceptional students’ talents from the Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor programmes offered by the Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) at the Singapore Management University, and to spur them to greater heights of academic excellence.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Prize will be given to the top performing YPHSL student in the Banking Law course, an elective offered by YPHSL.
- Factors considered include (but not limited to) the overall course grade and any other factors which demonstrate the student’s all-rounded abilities.
The Prize will only be given if there is a candidate of sufficient merit in the year when the course is offered.
Application
The recipient will be determined by YPHSL.
Benefits
Certificate and $1,500 Cash Prize
Enquiries
Centre for Student Financial Assistance
Office of Admissions and Financial Assistance
Email: finasst@smu.edu.sg
About the Donor
Shook Lin & Bok LLP is one of the leading commercial law firms in Singapore with a strong Asian presence and global reach. We have close to a century of rich legal heritage with a number of partners who are eminent lawyers in their respective areas of expertise. The Firm is also recognised by reputable legal directories for its expertise across its major areas of practice including banking and finance, capital markets, corporate mergers and acquisitions, corporate real estate, employment, international arbitration, litigation and dispute resolution, regulatory, restructuring and insolvency, technology, media and telecommunications and trust, asset and wealth management. With lawyers who are specialised in various areas of the law, the Firm is able to come together as a team to provide a comprehensive range of legal solutions that are structured to meet the needs of clients. Over the years, we have also established ourselves as the law firm of choice for inbound and outbound investments within Asia, with a particularly strong and successful focus on China, India and Indonesia.
At Shook Lin & Bok, we believe in investing in our people. We believe in nurturing our young legal minds in a conducive environment and developing them to their fullest potential, not just in the professional sense, but also as an individual. Quality training is crucial in providing our young lawyers with a good head start in their legal career. We are serious about professional development and our approach towards practice training is this – we take in our trainees with the intention of retaining them as associates upon their admission to the Singapore Bar.
