Bachelor of Laws - Career Prospects

Shaun is a lawyer practising international arbitration. Before joining private practice, he served as an Assistant Registrar and a Justices’ Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Singapore. He has been active in teaching at law school, and has also been involved in law reform projects.

Chia Ming is a disputes lawyer whose main areas of practice comprise international arbitration and commercial disputes. In 2016, she was appointed on the Supreme Court Young Amicus Curiae scheme and assisted the High Court with important novel issues of law. Chia Ming has just returned from a secondment stint with Dentons London.

Nick graduated within the top 10% of his LLB cohort. As an Associate in a leading firm, Nick will tell you that the holistic legal education from SMU's LLB programme forms a solid foundation on which to build any legal career.

As the Joint Managing Director of WMH Law Corporation, Wilbur's clients consist of individuals and large corporations, including foreign listed company with annual turnover of approximately USD$1 billion. He is one of the few lawyers in Singapore to be selected as a finalist for the prestigious ALB's South East Asia Young Lawyer of the Year Award. Wilbur is also the youngest lawyer in Singapore to be honoured in the Asia's "40 under 40 lawyers" list published by ALB in 2017, which showcases the top 40 outstanding lawyers in Asia under the age of 40.

Kenneth is an international disputes lawyer, with a specialization in international arbitration. He advises and represents corporations in complex, cross-border disputes in high value industry sectors including in oil & gas, banking & finance, construction, international trade and retail.

"My SMU education has served me very well in my legal career. The inclusion of modules, such as Financial Accounting and Finance, have helped me gain a deeper understanding of the commercial issues faced by my clients, and in turn this has made me a better lawyer for them. Also, the multitude of opportunities to do presentations back in school have also helped me gain confidence in being to be a better advocate for my clients causes. I have never regretted my SMU education and remain indebted to the School and the Professors I have had the privilege of meeting at SMU."

"I was deeply influenced by my professors at SMU. I saw in them a vision to nurture deep reflectiveness and intellectual sharpness in their students, and a passion to bring this vision to life by taking the time and effort to mentor students individually. They showed me what a difference a true educator could make in students’ lives, and instilled in me a conviction to follow in their footsteps."

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"At SMU, you learn to take charge of your own learning, balance different interests and trade offs. It is tough but very rewarding. It's like running your own startup. The Start Up of you."