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2009 I 2008 I 2007
For more information about the School of Law, please refer to the following media news / press releases:
October 2009
SMU's Law School has signed an Memorandum of Understanding with the New York State Bar Association to partner for U.S. Internships, Exchange Programmes and Knowledge Sharing. The Agreement is a First Between a U.S. Bar Association and a Singapore Law School.
SMU Press Release
TODAY 
Lianhe Zaobao
The Straits Times
April 2009
SMU's Law School sets up Centre for Dispute Resolution
The new Centre for Dispute Resolution at SMU, headed by Associate Professor Ian Macduff, will be a platform for long-term collaborative research on dispute resolution in Asia and further entrench Singapore as a mediation hub.
SMU Press Release
Channel NewsAsia
The Straits Times
TODAY
March 2009
New Advisory Board member appointed
SMU School of Law has appointed a new member to the board of advisory. He is Mr Mark Nelson, Office Managing Partner of Latham & Watkins LLP. For more information on the newest member, pls click here.
18 March 2009
New graduate law degree programme launched at SMU
The School of law is the first in Singapore to introduce the American-style Juris Doctor programme for graduates interested in a second career in law.
SMU Press Release
The Business Times
The Straits Times
TODAY
938LIVE
Lianhe ZaoBao
The New Paper
21 February 2009
Firms still hiring lawyers, says Shanmugam
Entry requirements for the legal sector may have been relaxed, but law students should not have “sleepless nights with regards to employability”, said Law Minister K Shanmugam. He was speaking at a dialogue session with SMU law students and also opened the School of Law internship fair.
Channel NewsAsia
TODAY 20 February 2009
Law minister says S'pore has good reason to be optimistic about legal scene
Minister for Law Mr K Shanmugam commented that Singapore has good reason to be optimistic about its legal scene at the launch of the law internship fair at SMU. At the dialogue session with SMU law students, Mr Shanmugam added that with fierce competition from mega international law firms, Singapore law firms that are nimble and make the right moves will be able to compete.
Channel NewsAsia
The Business Times
Lianhe Zaobao
14 February 2009
Entry eased for overseas law grads
Law Minister K Shanmugam noted that by 2011, the pool of locally trained lawyers will increase by 70 percent, from 220 a year to 370. This will be when the first batch of SMU law students graduate, and also due to the increased intake of law students at NUS. Overseas law graduates who want to practice law in Singapore will no longer have to go through a one-year Diploma in Singapore Law course. A new body, tentatively known as the Institute of Legal Education, will coordinate, administer and supervise all initiatives and programmes relating to legal education.
Channel NewsAsia
The Straits Times
TODAY
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