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The National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (NUS Law) is widely regarded as Asia’s leading law school. Staffed by an outstanding permanent faculty diverse in origin and qualifications, NUS Law is dedicated to building a vibrant community and creating an environment that facilitates critical thinking and reflection on the fundamental legal issues confronting our interconnected world. Located in Singapore, which for more than a century has been a commercial hub at the crossroads of Asia, NUS Law is very much Asia’s Global Law School.

Since 1957 the School’s curriculum has been infused with perspectives from other jurisdictions and disciplines. This tradition has accelerated in recent years, providing a legal education that is comparative, international and multidisciplinary. NUS Law hosts many visiting faculty and students from every continent, offering a lively, cosmopolitan atmosphere both inside and outside the classroom. The strength of the NUS Law curriculum lies in the broad and diverse range of subjects it offers. In addition to a rigorous core curriculum, students can choose from more than a hundred electives in areas such as Asian legal studies and comparative law, commercial law, IP and technology law, law and society, legal theory, maritime law, and public and private international law.

NUS Law NUS Law is the

Law School in Asia#1

#15 Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020: Law

#13 Source: Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2019: Law

Dean’s Message

Simon ChestermanDean and Professor of Law National University of Singapore

You are about to make one of the more important decisions in your life. The choice of degree and university has a major impact on the trajectory of your career. But as you contemplate your course of study, I urge you to think broadly. Don’t just think about “what” you want to be. Rather, think about whom you want to be.

NUS Law graduates occupy the highest legal offices in the land, including the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, and senior practitioners in all areas of law. Our alumni include partners in top international firms in New York and London, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Some of our graduates assume public office, like President Halimah Yacob and Law Minister K. Shanmugam. Others join academia or represent Singapore on the international stage, like former Dean and Ambassador-at-Large Tommy Koh. Still others use their legal training to start new ventures in the corporate world, like Tan Min-Liang, CEO of gaming giant Razer, or apply their skills with language as playwrights or actors, like Eleanor Wong and Ivan Heng.

NUS Law offers rigorous legal training, but we also teach personal and professional skills that enable our graduates to operate across boundaries. This includes national boundaries, through the chance to spend a semester or more of your third year at partner law schools in twenty countries, or your fourth year earning a Master of Laws degree from New York University, King’s College London, or other leading institutions. We also cross imaginary boundaries, as you may take subjects outside law from across the University — in some cases earning you a second degree from life sciences to liberal arts — and participate in activities that broaden you as a person, such as the many opportunities for public service.

At NUS Law, you will be part of the conversation. Our professors expect you to challenge them, to share new ideas, and debate different perspectives. In my own classes, the good students can answer my questions; the best students can predict those questions. But the truly great students pose questions I had never imagined!

We don’t aim, then, to produce “lawyers”. We aim to produce leaders who can be successful in whatever path they choose.

You have an important decision to make. Choose well.

“Don’t just think about ‘what’ you want to be. Rather, think about

whom you want to be.”

“Our ambition is to be the best law school in Asia and one of the best in the world. This is where civilisations of the world meet and co-mingle. We offer faculty and students a unique multi-cultural milieu for study, research and mutual learning.”

Professor Tommy Koh Class of 1961 Ambassador-at-Large Former Dean of NUS Law

A Brief HistoryNUS Law is part of the National University of Singapore (NUS), the oldest tertiary institution in Singapore. The roots of NUS Law lie in the establishment of the Department of Law in the then University of Malaya in 1956. The first law students were admitted to the Bukit Timah Campus of the University in 1957. In 1959, the Department attained Faculty status with Professor Lionel Astor (“Lee”) Sheridan serving as the founding dean.

The pioneer class of law students graduated in 1961, counting among its most illustrious members Professor Tommy Koh (Ambassador-at-Large and former Dean), former Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, former Dean Thio Su Mien, Emeritus Professor Koh Kheng Lian, former Solicitor-General Koh Eng Tian and former Police Commissioner Goh Yong Hong.

With the decision of the Governments of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya that the Singapore Division and the Kuala Lumpur Division of the University of Malaya should become autonomous national universities in their respective countries, the University of Singapore, with its campus in Bukit Timah, was established on 1 January 1962.

In 1980, the University of Singapore and Nanyang University (Nantah) merged to form NUS. With that, the Faculty of Law became part of the modern NUS.

Asia’s Global Law School

Excellence in Teaching and ResearchThere are many reasons why students seek and value education at NUS Law. Among them are the strength of our teaching and research, the diverse range of undergraduate programmes we offer, and the exciting local and international opportunities that a law degree at NUS offers.

Home to over 70 permanent faculty members with law degrees from more than a dozen jurisdictions, NUS Law is an institution dedicated to building a community and an environment in which faculty and students can discuss and reflect on the fundamental legal issues that affect societies in today’s globalised world.

With a rich heritage spanning over 60 years, NUS Law is one of the finest law schools in the world and is widely regarded as Asia’s leading law school. We believe in creative and independent learning. Research opportunities, continuous assessment, tutorials, presentations and seminar-style teaching are emphasised, bolstered by the finest law library in all of Asia.

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“The most important things you will do to make a difference to society are ahead of you. Use what you learn here to bring new perspectives to the cause of making the world a better place. And care about injustice. That is why you have chosen to become lawyers.”

Sundaresh MenonClass of 1986Chief JusticeSupreme Court of Singapore

Student Life

Law ClubThe NUS Students’ Law Club (Law Club) is a constituent club of the NUS Students’ Union (NUSSU) and is made up of law undergraduates and graduates. The Law Club Management Committee and its six subsidiary clubs organise events throughout the year. These range from Law Careers Fair to school events like Open Day, Freshmen Orientation and social events on campus.

NUS Criminal Justice ClubThe Criminal Justice Club (CJC) is an official sub-club under the Law Club, and its guiding motto is ‘In Truth and Justice’. The CJC organises annual signature events such as the Attorney-General’s Cup and the Forensic Science Conference, which is a collaboration with the NUS Faculty of Science, and also hosts dialogues with distinguished guests to discuss issues of criminal law.

The CJC’s flagship projects are ‘The Recourse Initiative’, the ‘Military Justice Project’, and ‘On the Ground’. The club also facilitates collaboration and internships with the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Offences (LASCO) and the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS).

NUS Pro Bono GroupThe NUS Pro Bono Group (PBG) is a student-run organisation dedicated to the promotion of pro bono service among law students. The PBG’s projects include court attachments (e.g. with the State courts and Syariah courts), clinical placements, community outreach programmes (e.g. Students 4 Migrants), peer support (e.g. via the Student Disciplinary Assistance Scheme) and an annual Pro Bono Awareness Week. In addition to local efforts, PBG also works with regional universities and non-profit organisations to promote greater access to justice. PBG’s international projects include Thai-ed With Love, where students have worked with migrant worker beneficiaries in Thailand.

Law Sub-Clubs


Singapore Law ReviewThe Singapore Law Review (SLR) is an independent legal publication body, exclusively run by students. Founded in 1959, the Review provides a platform for legal scholarship and aims to raise awareness of current legal issues, promote critical legal thinking, writing, and discussion amongst students, academics and members of the legal fraternity, and empower the Review members to hone their own editing and writing skills.

The SLR produces an annual journal which features articles written by Justices of the Supreme Court, eminent scholars, legal practitioners, and law students from Singapore and abroad. The Review also manages an online legal newsletter, Juris Illuminae. Beyond these publications, the Review organises an annual lecture featuring legal luminaries on topics of their specialisation or interest.

Law Students’ International Relations CommitteeThe NUS Law Students International Relations Committee (LSIRC) engages international students through events and activities that introduce our foreign friends to Singapore and help them integrate into the law school community. LSIRC also plans internal school events, such as panel discussions (e.g. Practice Beyond Borders) and welfare parties. LSIRC is a local chapter of the Asian Law Students Association (ALSA) Singapore which organises overseas study trips

JustifiedJustified is a student sub-club that chronicles happenings around the school and beyond on its website. Besides event coverage, it also covers an array of other interesting stories, ranging from food reviews and lifestyle articles to creative pieces written by the students.

Mooting & Debating ClubThe Mooting and Debating Club (MDC) promotes oratorical skills and the passion for mooting, debating and advocacy among law students.

The MDC is responsible for organising various local mooting competitions, such as the B.A. Mallal Moots, the Advocacy Cup, the WongPartnership International Commercial Arbitration Moot and the Gowling WLG IP Moot. It also hosts a series of informal sessions for members to engage in informal debates and discussions.

The MDC also focuses on nurturing each new generation of mooters through its robust training and mentorship programme, affording aspiring mooters personalised coaching for crucial advocacy skills. MDC’s flagship Young Mooters Programmes provides students invaluable opportunities to develop further and cut their teeth (on a not-for-academic-credit basis) at international competitions.

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“At NUS Law, student life matters. From sporting, socialand artistic events to award-winning pro bono activities

and international advocacy competitions, your experiencehere can be as vibrant outside the classroom as within it.”

Associate Professor Eleanor WongClass of 1985

Vice Dean (Student Life & Global Relations)Director, Legal Skills Programme

alt+Lawalt+Law is a student-led legal technology interest group. The group, with sponsorship from WongPartnership, organised Singapore’s first Legal Tech Competition in 2018, which was open to all NUS students. In 2019, it held a round-table session to discuss the future of legal education in NUS Law. alt+Law is also a founding member of the Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation and Technology Association.

Law IVLaw IV is an NUS Law tradition where the graduating class will write, direct and stage a full dramatic piece, usually a musical. Proceeds from the production would be donated to a nominated charity.

Interest Groups

Environmental Law Students AssociationEnvironmental Law Students Association (ELSA) is a student-led interest group affiliated to the Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL). Founded in 2016, it provides a platform to raise awareness of environmental law and policy in the law school community.

Collaborative Dispute Resolution ClubThe Collaborative Dispute Resolution Club (CDRC) aims to promote alternative dispute resolution methods. In 2019, the group hosted Singapore’s first local (Mediation Advocacy Competition) and international (International Mediation Singapore Competition) mediation competitions. The latter preceded the Singapore Convention on Mediation, which involved 46 countries.

Intellectual Property Students’ AssociationFounded in 2016, the Intellectual Property Students’ Association (IPSA) is dedicated to various aspects of intellectual property (IP) law and IP-related issues with an interest in (1) Arts, Design & Media, (2) Privacy & Information Technology, and (3) Start-ups & Enterprise. Members interact with start-ups and schools, attend IP and technology conferences, and contribute frequently to the legislative process by tendering written submissions for IP-related Bills in the Singapore Parliament.


“Mooting is an exciting learning experience that allows me to apply my legal knowledge to practical problems

and understand how the law might be applied in practice. Participating in mooting competitions has also shown me that the limits that I subconsciously set for myself can be

pushed and overcome.”

Arjit PandeyClass of 2022

Dean’s List (2019)Dentons Rodyk Moots 2019 Champion

Gowling WLG Intellectual Property Moot 2019 ChampionK&L Gates Straits Law Prize in Legal Analysis, Research and Communication

Publicity & Communications Director, Singapore Law Review

One of the most intense and valuable educational experiences a student can have at the Faculty is to represent NUS in an international competition. NUS Law has an unparalleled track record in international mooting competitions.

Major International Competitions

Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition This competition attracts more than 500 law schools from over 80 countries. Many former Jessup mooters from NUS now occupy the upper echelons of the legal fraternity in Singapore in both the public and private sectors.

• Champion (1982, 1985, 1994, 2001) • 12-time finalist • Multiple memorial and oralist awards

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration MootThis competition is widely considered as themost prestigious private law international mootworldwide, participated by close to 300 law schools.

• First Asian school champion (2002)• Best Respondent Memorial (2013)• Best Oralist (2015)

Other Competitions

Allen & Overy Private Law Moot Competition• Champion (2017)• Best Oralist Award (2017)

ALSA International Moot Court Competition • Overall Champions (2018)

Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition• Champion (2017)

Asia Cup Moot Court Competition• Champion (2016, 2017, 2018)• Best Memorial (2016)• Best Oralist (2016, 2018)• Best Overall Team (2016)

BlackOak Transactional Competition• Champion (2017)• Best Oralist (2017)

Copenhagen Competition on the Protocol on Climate Change• Champion (2009)

Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot• Champion (2018)• Gary Born Award

Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot• Grand Champion (2018)• Best Oral Team (2018)• Best Memorial (2018)

Herbert Smith Freehills Competition Law Moot• Champion (2015)

International Air and Space Law Academy (IASLA) Space Law Moot Court Competition• Champion (2015, 2016)• Asia Pacific Regional Champion (2017, 2018, 2019)• Best Memorial (2015)• Best Oralist Award (2015)

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)International Commercial Mediation Competition• Champion (2009)

Intercollegiate Negotiation Competition, CharteredInstitute of Arbitrators (CIArb)Japan Chapter Award• Champion (2016, 2017)

International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot• Champion (2001, 2002, 2010, 2015, 2017)

International Negotiation Competition• Champion (2011, 2012)

International Competitions and Moots


IV NLS Negotiation, Mediation and Client Consulting Competition• Champion (2018)

International Trademark Association (INTA) AsiaPacific (APAC) Moot Court Competition• Champion & Runner-up (2018)

Jean-Pictet Competition• Champion (2015)

Leiden Sarin International Air Law Moot Court Competition• Champion (2017, 2019)• Best Oralist (2019)• Best Oral Argument – Applicant (2019)• Best Oral Argument – Respondent (2019)

Lex Infinitum• Champion (2017, 2019)• Best Negotiating Pair (2019)

Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition• Regional Champion (2000, 2005, 2010, 2011)• World Finals Champion (2001)

Nuremberg Moot Court Competition• Champion (2016, 2019)• Best Speaker (2016, 2019)

Oxford International IntellectualProperty Moot Competition• Champion (2006, 2008)• Best Written Submissions (2007, 2016, 2017)

Red Cross International HumanitarianLaw Moot Competition• Champion (2004, 2008)

Regional International HumanitarianLaw Role-Play Competition• Champion (2018)

Stetsons International Environmental Moot Court Competition• Southeast Asia Champion (2019)

Tun Suffian International HumanRights Moot Court Competition• Champion (2017, 2019)


Whether you pursue a four-year Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, a three-year Graduate LLB (GLB) programme or any of our Double or Concurrent Degree programmes, you will be assured of a quality legal education at NUS Law.

Successful completion of the LLB programme leads to the award of the following classes of degrees: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours (Upper Division and Lower Division), and Third Class Honours. GLB and LLB students obtain the same degree and are awarded the same classes of honours.

The LLB degree is recognised for admission to practise in Singapore*. Our graduates have also been admitted to practise in Malaysia, in several Commonwealth jurisdictions such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and some states in the USA such as California and New York.

*Visit the Singapore Institute of Legal Education website sile.edu.sg for the requirements to become a Qualified Person.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree (LLB) (Four Years)

Most of our LLB students enter NUS Law after completing their pre-university studies and read the four-year LLB degree.

Graduate LLB (GLB) Programme(Three Years)

The GLB programme allows students who havecompleted an undergraduate degree (or higher) in another discipline to complete a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in three instead of four years. The programme helps to inject multidisciplinary expertise into the legal profession, which increasingly requires more sophisticated and technical knowledge in many areas. The GLB is NUS Law’s version of the Juris Doctor (JD).

Undergraduate Programmes


Visiting ProfessorsEvery year, NUS Law hosts over two dozen visiting professors. They come from some of the top universities in the world including Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge, the LSE, Melbourne and Hong Kong University among many others.

Our international visiting faculty conduct classes on their area of expertise during their time with us and they add to the cosmopolitan nature of our law school by bringing their own unique perspectives to the legal education offered by NUS Law.

Non-Law MinorNUS Law students also benefit from being enrolled in Singapore’s only fully comprehensive university, one that offers truly diverse subjects ranging from aquatics to theatre studies, nano-science to e-finance, across our 17 faculties and schools. Our Law students not only read the occasional non-Law module; some students choose to specialise in a targeted non-Law Minor. Minors like Business Analytics, Communications & New Media, Economics, and Management perfectly complement Law and ready our graduates for a future in which law is not practised in isolation and law graduates may not only practise law.

To declare a Minor, the student must take a specified minimum number of credits in the minor discipline. A Minor is completed within the LLB candidature. Currently, students can choose from over 60 minors offered by our Business School, and our Faculties of Arts & Social Sciences, Science, and Engineering, just to name a few.

CurriculumThe LLB degree is an honours degree. Students in the four-year LLB programme must complete a minimum total of 160 credits in four years. Students in the GLB programme must complete a minimum total of 120 credits in three years.

Curriculum-wise, around half of the required subjects in the LLB programme are compulsory common law courses that are critical for legal practice.

Year One Year Two Year Three/Four

All students must take the same compulsory core law modules during the first two years of their studies.

With most compulsory modules completed by Year Two, there is flexibility for you to craft your own menu of elective modules in Years Three and Four. You can select electives in the areas listed below.

• Criminal Law• Introduction to Legal Theory• Law of Contract• Law of Torts• Legal Analysis, Research &

Communication• Singapore Law in Context

• Company Law• Constitutional &

Administrative Law• Corporate Deals or Trial

Advocacy• Equity & Trusts• Legal Systems of Asia• Principles of Property Law• Pro Bono Service

• Asian Legal Studies• Civil Law (Compulsory)• Corporate & Financial Services Law• Intellectual Property & Technology Law• International & Comparative Law• International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution• Maritime Law• Law & Society• Research• Skills

All students must also take one compulsory module, Evidence, in their third or fourth year.


“I look forward to coming to NUS each year. The student body is wonderfully cosmopolitan. I’m glad that many students have kept in touch over the years and some have even visited me in Oxford.”

Professor Mindy Chen-Wishart Associate Dean of Graduate Studies (Taught) Law Faculty, Oxford University

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in ChinaASEAN Economic Community Law and PolicyASEAN Law and PolicyAsian Legal Studies ColloquiumChina and International Economic LawChina, India and International LawChinese Banking LawChinese Commercial LawChinese Contract LawChinese Corporate and Securities LawChinese Intellectual Property LawChinese Legal Tradition & Legal ChineseClimate Change Law and Policy in AsiaComparative Corporate Law in AsiaComparative Corporate Law in East AsiaComparative State and Religion in Southeast AsiaConstitutionalism in AsiaCrossing Borders: Law, Migration & CitizenshipFuture of Int’l Commercial Arbitration in APAC Region

Human Rights in AsiaIndian Business LawIndonesian LawInternational & Comparative Law of Sale in AsiaInternational Arbitration in Asian CentresInternational Law and AsiaIslamic LawJapanese Corporate Law and GovernanceLaw and Society in Southeast AsiaLaw, Economics, Development and GeographyLaw, Governance & Development in AsiaLaw, Institutions and Business in Greater ChinaOcean Law & Policy in AsiaRegulation and GeographyStrategies for Asian DisputesThe Practical Realities of Dispute Resolution in AsiaTrade and Investment Law in the Asia-PacificTraditional Chinese Legal Thought

Asian Legal Studies

Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in ChinaChina and International Economic LawChina, India and International LawChinese Banking LawChinese Commercial LawChinese Contract LawChinese Corporate and Securities LawChinese Intellectual Property Law

Chinese Legal Tradition & Legal Chinese Constitutionalism in AsiaEuropean Company LawEU Maritime LawJapanese Corporate Law and GovernanceLaw, Institutions, and Business in Greater ChinaPrinciples of Civil Law: Law of Obligations & PropertyTraditional Chinese Legal Thought

Civil Law

One formidable strength of NUS Law is the broad and diverse range of elective modules that we offer. Students choose modules from many clusters including Asian Legal Studies, Civil Law, Corporate & Financial Services Law, Intellectual Property & Technology Law, International & Comparative Law, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, Maritime Law, Law & Society, Research and Skills.

While the modules range from the theoretical to the practical, the overriding objective is to provide students with a liberal education through the medium that will allow them to maximise their potential to the fullest degree.

Accordingly, many of the modules integrate relevant cross-disciplinary and policy perspectives to give students a deep and rich understanding of how the law operates within society and the factors that influence the development and application of the law.

(The elective modules offered in any given year are subject to change.)

Elective Law Modules


Advanced Contract LawAdvanced Trusts LawAlternative InvestmentsArbitration of Investment DisputesASEAN Economic Community Law and PolicyBank DocumentationBanking LawBig Data and Competition Policy & LawBusiness & Finance for LawyersCharity Law TodayChina and International Economic LawChinese Banking LawChinese Commercial LawChinese Contract LawChinese Corporate and Securities LawComparative Corporate LawComparative Corporate Law in AsiaComparative Corporate Law in East AsiaCompetition Law and PolicyConflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial ArbitrationConstruction LawCorporate Insolvency LawCorporate Tax: Profits & DistributionsCredit & SecurityCrime and CompaniesCross-Border LitigationDeals: The Economic Structure of Business TransactionsDomestic & International Sale of GoodsEuropean Company LawEuropean Union LawFinancial Regulation and Central BankingGlobalisation & International LawGovernment Contracts: Int’l & Comparative PerspectivesGovernment Regulations: Law, Policy & PracticeIndian Business LawInternational & Comparative Law of Sale in Asia

International & Comparative Oil and Gas LawInternational Commercial ArbitrationInternational Commercial LitigationInternational Contract Law: Principles and PracticeInternational Economic Law & RelationsInternational Investment LawInternational Investment Law and ArbitrationInternational Legal Protection of Investment FlowsInternational Projects Law and PracticeJapanese Corporate Law and GovernanceLaw of AgencyLaw of InsuranceLaw, Institutions and Business in Greater ChinaMaritime Conflict of LawsMergers & AcquisitionsMergers and Acquisitions: A Practitioner’s PerspectiveMonetary LawMultinational Enterprises and International LawPartnership and Alternative Business VehiclesPersonal Property LawPrinciples of RestitutionRegulation & Private Law in Banking & Financial ServiceRestitution of Unjust EnrichmentSecured Transactions LawSecurities and Capital Markets RegulationTax Planning & PolicyTaxation Law & the Global Digital EconomyTaxation of Cross-Border Commercial TransactionsThe Economic Analysis of LawThe Regulatory State: Selected TopicsTopics in Law & EconomicsTrade and Investment Law in the Asia-PacificTrade Finance LawWealth Management LawWorld Trade Law

Corporate and Financial Services Law

Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Advanced CopyrightArt & Cultural Heritage LawArtificial Intelligence, Information Science & LawBig Data and Competition Policy & LawBiomedical Law & EthicsBiotechnology LawChinese Intellectual Property LawCopyright in the Internet AgeEntertainment Law: Pop Iconography & CelebrityFair Use in Theory and PracticeFoundations of IP LawImitation, Innovation and Intellectual PropertyIntellectual Property in Body, Persons & Art Intellectual Property Rights and Competition PolicyInternational Copyright Law and PolicyInternational Intellectual Property Law

International Patent Law, Policy and PracticeInternational Trademark Law and PolicyIP and Human RightsIT Law IIT Law IILaw of Intellectual PropertyPatent Law & Practice: Perspectives from the U.S.Privacy & Data Protection LawPrivate International Law of IPProtection Overlaps in IP LawPublic & Private International Copyright LawRegulation of Digital PlatformsSports LawTaxation Law & the Global Digital EconomyThe Law of Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Compliance


Advanced Issues in the Law & Practice of Int’l ArbitrationAdvanced TortsArbitration and Dispute Resolution in ChinaArbitration of Investment DisputesASEAN Economic Community Law and PolicyASEAN Law and PolicyAviation Law & PolicyCharacter Evidence in the Common Law WorldCharity Law TodayChina and International Economic LawChina, India and International LawClimate Change Law and Policy in AsiaComparative ConstitutionalismComparative Corporate LawComparative Criminal LawComparative Environmental LawComparative Human Rights LawConflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial ArbitrationConstitutionalism in AsiaCross-Border LitigationCurrent Problems in International LawDeveloping States in a Changing World OrderDomestic & International Sale of GoodsEuropean Company LawEuropean Union LawFreedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative PerspectivesGlobal Legal Orders: Interdisciplinary PerspectivesGlobalisation & International LawGovernment Contracts: Int’l & Comparative PerspectivesHuman Rights in AsiaIntelligence LawInternational & Comparative Law of Sale in AsiaInternational & Comparative Oil and Gas LawInternational Commercial ArbitrationInternational Commercial LitigationInternational Contract Law: Principles and PracticeInternational Criminal LawInternational Dispute SettlementInternational Economic Law & RelationsInternational Economic Law Clinic

International Environmental Law & PolicyInternational Humanitarian LawInternational Intellectual Property LawInternational Investment LawInternational Investment Law and ArbitrationInternational Investment Law ClinicInternational Law and AsiaInternational Law and DevelopmentInternational Legal ProcessInternational Legal Protection of Investment FlowsInternational Organisations in International LawInternational Refugee LawInternational Regulation of ShippingInternational Regulation of the Global CommonsInternational Space LawIP and Human RightsIslamic LawLaw, Governance & Development in AsiaMaritime Conflict of LawsMultinational Enterprises and International LawOcean Law & Policy in AsiaPrinciples of Civil Law: Law of Obligations & PropertyPrinciples of Conflict of LawsPublic & Private International Copyright LawPublic Health Law and RegulationPublic International LawState Responsibility: Theory and PracticeThe Evolution of International ArbitrationThe Fulfilled Life and the Life of the LawThe Int’l Litigation & Procedure of State DisputesThe Law and Politics of Forced MigrationThe Law of Global GovernanceThe Trial of Jesus in Western Legal ThoughtTrade and Investment Law in the Asia-PacificTrade Finance LawTraditional Chinese Legal ThoughtTransnational Terrorism and International LawUnited Nations Law and PracticeWater Rights & Resources: Issues in Law & DevelopmentWorld Trade Law

International & Comparative Law

International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Advanced Issues in the Law & Practice of Int’l ArbitrationAdvanced Practicum in International ArbitrationArbitration and Dispute Resolution in ChinaArbitration of Investment DisputesComparative Evidence in International ArbitrationComplex Arbitrations: Multiparty - MulticontractConflict of Laws in Int’l Commercial ArbitrationCurrent Challenges to Investment ArbitrationEnergy ArbitrationFuture of Int’l Commercial Arbitration in APAC RegionGovernment Contracts: Int’l & Comparative PerspectivesICC ArbitrationInterim Measures in International ArbitrationInternational Arbitration in Asian Centres

International Commercial Arbitration International Contract Law: Principles and PracticeInternational Dispute SettlementInternational Investment LawInternational Investment Law and ArbitrationInternational Legal Protection of Investment FlowsMediationMediation/Conciliation of Inter-& Investor-State DisputesNegotiationSIAC and Institutional ArbitrationStrategies for Asian DisputesThe Evolution of International ArbitrationThe Practical Realities of Dispute Resolution in Asia


“In addition to a world-class compulsory core curriculum, NUS Law offers over 100 elective subjects each year in fields as diverse as aviation law, entertainment law, international commercial arbitration, mergers & acquisitions and human rights in Asia.”

Professor David TanVice Dean (Academic Affairs)Director (Intellectual Property), EW Barker Centre for Law & BusinessDeputy Director, Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law

Research

University Research Opportunities Programme / Directed Research (DR)

Skills

Advanced Criminal Litigation - Forensics on TrialInternational Economic Law ClinicInternational Investment Law ClinicInternational Legal ProcessInternational Moots and Other CompetitionsLaw & Practice - The Law Clinic

Law in Action: Legal Policymaking ExternshipLegal Argument & NarrativeLegal Research: Method & DesignMediationNegotiationSingapore at the UN – A Clinical Externship

Law & Society

Advanced Criminal Legal ProcessBehavioural Economics, Law & RegulationCivil Justice and ProcedureComparative Criminal LawComparative State and Religion in Southeast AsiaCriminal PracticeCrossing Borders: Law, Migration & CitizenshipEnvironmental LawFamily LawFreedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives

Harms and WrongsJurisprudenceLaw and ReligionMedical Law and EthicsRegulation & Political EconomyRegulatory Foundations of Public LawRestitution of Unjust EnrichmentThe Trial of Jesus in Western Legal ThoughtTheoretical Foundations of Criminal LawTransnational Terrorism and International Law

Maritime Law

Admiralty Law & PracticeCarriage of Goods by SeaCharterpartiesDomestic & International Sale of GoodsEU Maritime LawInternational & Comparative Oil and Gas LawInternational Carriage of Passengers by Sea

International Regulation of ShippingLaw of Marine InsuranceMaritime Conflict of LawsMaritime LawMultimodal Transport LawOcean Law & Policy in AsiaTrade Finance Law


Double Degree and Concurrent Degree Programmes

Double Degree in Business Administration (BBA (Hons)) & Law (LLB (Hons))

The double honours degree in Business Administration and Law is a five-year programme offered jointly by the Business School and NUS Law. The programme is established in line with NUS’ aim of attracting the best students from Singapore and around the world, keen on having a quality education and leveraging on interdisciplinary opportunities in a university ranked amongst the world’s best. Students who successfully complete this programme will be awarded both Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degrees.

Double Degree in Economics (BSocSci (Hons)) & Law (LLB (Hons))

The double honours degree in Economics and Law is a five-year programme offered jointly by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and NUS Law, leading to both the degrees of Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Economics and Law are, in some areas, complementary disciplines. Singapore is a regional centre for legal services, and much of our international legal work involves commercial, corporate and financial law. This means there is—and will continue to be—a demand for lawyers with a strong background in Economics, as well as for economists trained in law. Likely future employers include law firms, large commercial banks, and institutions such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Competition Commission of Singapore.

Yale-NUS BA (Hons) & NUS LLB (Hons) Double Degree Programme

The five-year double honours degree programme in Law and Liberal Arts is an innovative programme offered jointly by Yale-NUS College and NUS Law for those seeking a broad liberal arts education in addition to their professional training in the law. The programme will provide an interdisciplinary legal education in a residential, liberal arts setting. The academic breadth and depth offered best suits intellectually curious students who are interested in both the fundamental legal underpinnings of society, and the big ideas that have shaped legal thoughts.

Concurrent Degree in Law (LLB (Hons)) & Master in Public Policy (MPP)

The concurrent degree programme in Law and Public Policy offers law students, particularly those interested in a career in the legal, civil, or foreign service, the opportunity to complete in four-and-a-half years, two degrees that normally take six years to complete if pursued separately. The Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy helps its students to understand the complex issues that challenge policymakers daily and offers a strong curriculum anchored firmly within an Asian context. NUS Law on the other hand, offers rigorous training in public law, international law, and governance, and has a long history of placing its graduates in leading positions within the government and public service.

Double Degree in Law (LLB (Hons)) & Life Sciences (BSc (Hons))

The intersection between law and life sciences is an expansive one, cutting across many research areas including biotechnology, bioethics, environmental regulation, forensic science, and the protection of intellectual property. This five-year double honours degree programme in Law and Life Sciences leverages on the strength of NUS Law and the Faculty of Science in these areas. It enables students to discover the broad connections between law and life sciences and acquire a broad expertise to occupy the niche position linking both disciplines.


“The Law and Business Double Degree Programme allows me to attain a multifaceted education from legal and business

perspectives, which will help me address the increasingly complex needs of the global business environment. I get

to interact with professors and students from different disciplines, which has sharpened my hard and soft skills.”

Kristi HwangClass of 2022

Double Degree Programme in Business Administration and Law

Law-University Scholars Programme (USP)The USP is an interdisciplinary academic programme for NUS undergraduates housed within the USP residential college. The NUS Law-USP partnership seeks to add a deeper dimension to the classroom and curricular experiences to further enhance intellectual inquiry beyond the disciplinary boundaries. Students who study in USP and NUS Law will follow a curriculum that combines the rigorous aspects of both the USP and the LLB curriculum. Students of the NUS Law-USP can also look forward to an enhanced and informal learning opportunity through residential living.

Law-Ridge View Residential College Programme (RVRC)The RVRC Programme is a two-year residency which takes an integrated inter-disciplinary approach, designed to cultivate students’ holistic development to help them prepare for, and embrace life in the university and the work environment after graduation. The key to the unique RVRC integrated curriculum is the value of interconnectivity between knowledge building and the role of interaction and conversations within the learning community. At RVRC, co-academic activities are well integrated and interconnected to become the catalyst for strategic learning outcomes beyond the classroom.

Law-University Town College Programme (UTCP) The UTCP is a multidisciplinary academic programme offered in the College of Alice & Peter Tan, Residential College 4 and Tembusu College at University Town. This unique programme offers students an opportunity to read prescribed electives outside their majors and pursue other subjects of interest while living and learning with the College community. Through this programme, students will develop strategies for clear and impactful writing skills, to chisel their inquiry and critical reasoning skills. It also grooms them to be able to clearly articulate their ideas on issues that are of global and Asian concern.

Special Programmes


Exchange Plus programmes are available to students on the four-year LLB programme. Under these arrangements, students will complete three years at NUS and then go to one of the partner universities listed below to read an LLM for one year. Upon successful completion of the LLM, NUS Law students will graduate with an LLB (Hons) from NUS and an LLM from the partner university.

Students on the three-year GLB programme may also seek admission to the Exchange Plus programme with New York University (NYU). They will commence the LLM in the second semester of their third year of studies, completing two and a half years at NUS and one year at NYU to receive both degrees.

Exchange Plus Programme

New York University Boston University Erasmus University

King’s College London University of Melbourne University of Toronto

“The NUS-University of Melbourne LLB-LLM Exchange Plus Programme was a great experience. The teaching quality was outstanding and the assessment standards rigorous. There was an incredible array of subjects and the professors are world leading authorities, cited in Singaporean, Australian and English courts. Finally, it was wonderful to see a strongconnection between Singaporean and Australian jurisprudence, as our apex courts increasingly consider each other’s decisions in landmark cases.”

Ho Linming and Lim Toh HanClass of 2020University of Melbourne

“The year I spent at NYU was incredible. I was exposed to fresh ideas and philosophies and given the chance to challenge assumptions I had long held as truths; I was living in a dynamic city that offered a never-ending range of new experiences. All these coupled with the structure and rigour of a master’s degree at a leading university in the world. This would not have been possible if not for the NUS-NYU collaboration which is one of the many unique opportunities available at NUS Law to study abroad.”

Kenneth Wang Ye*Class of 2016 (LLB First Class Honours)LLM (International Legal Studies at NYU)Assistant Registrar at the Supreme Court of Singapore* Back row, second from left


CANADADalhousie UniversityMcGill UniversityOsgoode Hall Law School of York UniversityQueen’s University at KingstonUniversity of British ColumbiaUniversity of TorontoUniversity of VictoriaWestern University

USABoston UniversityDuke UniversityGeorgetown UniversityNew York UniversityNorthwestern UniversityStanford Law SchoolUniversity of Illinois @ Urbana ChampaignWashington University, St. Louis

THE AMERICAS

Global Partnerships


BELGIUMKatholieke Universiteit Leuven

DENMARKUniversity of Copenhagen

GERMANYBucerius Law School

IRELANDTrinity College DublinUniversity College Dublin

EUROPE

ITALYBocconi University

SPAINIE Law School

SWEDENStockholm University

THE NETHERLANDSErasmus University RotterdamTilburg University

UKCenter for Transnat’l Legal StudiesDurham UniversityKing’s College LondonNewcastle UniversityQueen Mary University of LondonUniversity of BristolUniversity College LondonUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of Nottingham

ASIA-PACIFIC

AUSTRALIAUniversity of MelbourneUniversity of QueenslandUniversity of Sydney

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINAChina University of Political Science and LawEast China University of Political Science & LawFudan UniversityPeking UniversityRenmin University of ChinaTsinghua University

HONG KONG SARUniversity of Hong Kong

INDIANational Law School of India University

INDONESIAUniversitas Indonesia

JAPANKyushu University

NEW ZEALANDUniversity of AucklandVictoria University of Wellington

VIETNAMHanoi Law University

MIDDLE EAST

ISRAELHebrew University of Jerusalem


Explore the World

The Student Exchange Programme offers an excellent opportunity to study the laws of a foreign legal system up close. Exchange students experience different cultures and lifestyles, make new acquaintances, and of course, travel. The Programme enables NUS Law students to spend either one or both semesters of their third year in one of our partner law schools.

Students in the concurrent degree programme may spend one semester of their third year and students in the double degree programme may spend one semester of their fourth year in one of our partner universities. NUS Law also hosts incoming exchange students from our partner universities, adding to the vibrancy of the Law School.

“Going to Tsinghua University and experiencing half a year in China was one of the best decisions I made. It allowed me to learn in a world class institution in one of the world’s largest and most influential economies, and it also helped me improve my Chinese ability significantly. I was also able to travel to many different provinces in China with both my local and international friends and build many lasting memories. Finally, what I cannot forget to mention is that Chinese food tastes amazing!”

Jeremy ChengClass of 2020Tsinghua University

“We had a ball of a time while on exchange to Jerusalem in Israel! Being located at one of the most historically and religiously significant places of the Middle East offered us a direct, first-hand exposure to the intricacies of ancient history as well as the present Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Our studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem touched on a large amount of international legal and human rights subjects, from the relationship between terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights to international criminal law. We also managed to explore the Golan Heights and travel to various parts of the West Bank such as Bethlehem and Jericho.”

Benjamin LowClass of 2020Hebrew University of Jerusalem


“I chose NUS Law because the experience rigourously moulds us into the best versions of ourselves. It better equips us

with the analytical and interpersonal skills necessary to thrive beyond law school. There are plenty of opportunities

for holistic development as well, through extracurricular activities and the Student Exchange Programme.”

Yasmin Ziqin Bte Mohamed YousoofClass of 2022

NUS Merit Scholarship RecipientDean’s List (2019)

Peter English Memorial Prize Winner

Each year, around 240 students enter the LLB programmes at NUS Law. Although most of the LLB students are Singaporeans, the programme is also open to international students.

The majority of the LLB students apply to NUS Law after completing their pre-university studies. Most of these students enrol in the four-year LLB programme. Others may also apply to read the three-year Graduate LLB (GLB) programme after completing a degree in another discipline.

For more information, please visit the NUS Law website.

Four-Year LLB Programme

Local Qualifications

Admissions

Qualifications Requirements

Singapore-Cambridge ‘A’ level

• Good overall ‘A’ level results and• At least B grade in H1 General Paper (GP), or a good pass in H2 Knowledge & Inquiry (KI); or a minimum SAT

Critical Reading / Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700 accompanied by a minimum E grade for GP/KI.

Note: An improved GP grade of B or better or a good pass in KI from another sitting can qualify one for application to Law, but only the GP or KI grade obtained in the same sitting as the other main ‘A’ level content papers can be used for computation of the admission score.

International Baccalaureate (IB)

• Good IB results, including at least grade 5 for:o SL/HL English A: Language and Literature;o SL/HL English A: Literature;o SL/HL English B oro SL Literature & Performance

Notes: A minimum SAT Critical Reading / Evidence-Based Reading and Writing Score of 700 accompanied by a minimum grade 4 for SL English or SL Literature & Performance can also qualify one for application to Law.

Those completing IB in the year of admission to NUS may apply based on their projected results.

Diplomas from Local Polytechnics

• Excellent polytechnic results • At least A2 grade in English Language at ‘O’ level and preferably a Certificate of Merit (COM) from the

polytechnic studies

NUS High School Diploma

• At least B+ grade for English modules EL5101 AND EL6103 or a minimum SAT Critical Reading / Evidence-Based Reading and Writing score of 700, with at least C grade for English modules EL5101 AND EL6103.

International QualificationsDetailed admissions requirements for those presenting international qualifications are available at the NUS Office of Admissions website: www.nus.edu.sg/oam/apply-to-nus

Those who possess equivalent high school qualifications which are in the non-English medium are required to submit proof of their proficiency in the English language, for example, a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) or IELTS score of 7.0.


Three-Year LLB (GLB) Programme

Applicants should possess a university degree, preferably in a non-law discipline, or are completing their first degree by June of the year of admission (August intake).

Two academic referees will be required. A copy of the Referee Report Form can be downloaded from our website. However, if an applicant has left school for some years and is unable to submit academic referees, two recommendation letters from your employers as an alternative will be accepted.

Foreign applicants, whose university degree is in the non-English medium, are required to submit proof of their proficiency in the English language, for example, a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper-based) or 100 (internet-based) or IELTS score of 7.0.

Double Degree ProgrammesFor Double Degree programmes, applicants must meet the admission requirements of both NUS Law and NUS Business School, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, or Faculty of Science.

Application ProceduresThe NUS Office of Admissions (OAM) administers all applications for undergraduate programmes. Different application deadlines and procedures apply to different categories and high school qualifications. For more information, please visit nus.edu.sg/oam/. Under “Apply To NUS”, please select the relevant category to file your application.

Shortlisting and SelectionTo be considered for shortlisting for the written test and interview, applicants should indicate Law as the first or second choice under the choice of courses. Those seeking admission to the 3-year GLB programme should indicate “LAW (3-year Law for University Graduates)” under the choice of courses.

Written Test and InterviewShortlisted applicants will be required to sit for a written test and attend a formal interview, usually held in mid-April in Singapore.

The cohort-based fee system has been implemented since Academic Year (AY) 2008 / 2009. Under this system, tuition fees for the new undergraduate intake cohort of students will be fixed throughout the student’s entire candidature. This enables students to better plan the financing of their undergraduate studies.

The table below reflects the applicable fees (Per Annum Amounts) for Undergraduate Intake Cohort of AY 2019 / 2020:

Tuition Fees

Subsidised Fees Singapore Dollars (S$)

Singapore Citizens S$12,650

Singapore Permanent Residents S$17,700

International Students S$27,050

Details of tuition fees for Academic Year AY2020 / 2021 will be published at the Registrar’s Office website at www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/administrative-policies-procedures/undergraduate/undergraduate-fees


Scholarships, Bursaries and Prizes

Scholarships, Bursaries & GrantsNUS offers a variety of scholarships in recognition of outstanding academic achievements, leadership qualities and special talents. We are also committed to a needs-blind merit-based admission policy that ensures no deserving student is denied a university education because of financial difficulty.

Faculty AwardsThe Faculty also has a number of medals and prizes that are awarded to students who have achieved outstanding academic performance. Prizes for the top students in the respective LLB cohorts and numerous subject prizes are awarded after the semester two examinations.

Faculty-Level Donated Scholarships

Allen & Gledhill ScholarshipAshurst ADTLaw ScholarshipBala Reddy Scholarship in LawChandra Mohan K Nair ScholarshipClass of 1986 ScholarshipElla Cheong Intellectual Property ScholarshipElla Cheong LLM (Intellectual Property & Technology Law) ScholarshipHL Wee ScholarshipKK Menon Scholarship

Kwa Geok Choo Graduate ScholarshipLee Seng Tee ScholarshipLo Hwei Yen Memorial ScholarshipNesadevi Sandrasegara ScholarshipNUS Law ScholarshipNUS Law UVic Exchange ScholarshipSingapore Academy of Law Undergraduate ScholarshipWee Chong Jin Scholarship in Law

Faculty-Level Donated Bursaries

Allen & Gledhill BursaryBetty Wu Lee BursaryChew Gek Khim BursaryClass of 1982 BursaryClass of 1983 BursaryClass of 1985 BursaryClass of 1987 BursaryClass of 1989 BursaryClass of 1992 BursaryClass of 1993 BursaryClass of 2008 BursaryElla Cheong BursaryEW Barker Bursary

Faculty of Law BursaryHelen Yeo BursaryJohn & Lydia Ewing-Chow BursaryJustice, Mercy, Humility Bursary Kwa Geok Choo BursaryNesadevi Sandrasegara BursaryNUS Law Canada Exchange BursaryNUS Law Student BursarySaw Swee Hock BursaryTan Han Boon BursaryTommy Koh BursaryWoon Eng Chwee Memorial Bursary


Grants

Bennett Lam Book GrantClass of 1979 GrantClass of 1980 Book GrantClass of 1984 GrantClass of 1992 Pro Bono FundClass of 1995 AwardClass of 2013 Book GrantClass of 2017 Pro Bono Grant

HL Wee Mooting FundIsabel Chng Mui Lin Intellectual Property Book GrantLaw Class of 1978 GrantLaw Club Book GrantNUS Law China Exchange GrantNUS Law MCA FundPhoenix GrantRHTLaw Taylor Wessing Subhas Anandan Pro Bono Award

Prizes

Adrian Clark Memorial MedalAllen & Gledhill Prize in Company LawAPAA Patent Law Book Prize (Law of Intellectual Property)Bernard Brown Prize in Constitutional & Administrative LawChief Justice PrizeClifford Chance Prize in International Commercial ArbitrationDavid Ernest S Chelliah Medal & Prize (Civil Justice & Process)Elizabeth Ng Siew Kuan Prize in International Patent Law, Policy & PracticeFamily Court PrizeFrancis Reynolds Prize in Domestic & International Sale of GoodsHelmsman Singapore Prize in Maritime LawIPOS Prize in Foundations of Intellectual Property LawI.R.B. Law Prize in Trial AdvocacyJenny Lau Prize in International Environmental Law & PolicyJustice A V Winslow Prize (Banking Law)Koh Han Kok Book Prize (Public International Law)Lai Kew Chai Prize in Equity & TrustsLaw Society of Singapore Book PrizeLee Kuan Yew Gold MedalLeow Chia Heng PrizeLexisNexis Family Law PrizeLim Chong Kin Book Prize in Competition LawLucien Wong Prize (Corporate Finance Law)M Karthigesu Memorial Gold Medal and Prize (Shipping Law)M Sornarajah Prize in International Investment Law & ArbitrationM Sornarajah Prize in International LawMargaret Fordham Prize in Advanced TortsMaritime Law Association of Singapore Prize in Carriage of Goods by SeaMaritime Law Association of Singapore Prize in Charterparties

MediaCorp Prize in Entertainment LawMichael Hor Prize (Freedom of Speech)Montrose-Gower Memorial Prize (Jurisprudence)Most Improved Student AwardNUSS Medal for Outstanding AchievementOutstanding Undergraduate Researchers Prize (OURP)Oxford University Press Law PrizePeacemakers’ Prize in MediationPeter English Memorial Prize (Criminal Law)Prize in Aviation Law & PolicyRajah & Tann Asia Prize in Legal Systems of AsiaRajah & Tann Singapore Prize in Corporate InsolvencyRajah & Tann Singapore Tax PrizeRajah & Tann Technologies Prize in Privacy & Data Protection LawRHT Law Taylor Wessing LLP Prize in Securities and CapitalMarkets RegulationSingapore Academy of Law PrizeSingapore Academy of Law Prize for Singapore Law in ContextSingapore Mediation Centre Prize (Mediation)Straits Law Practice Prize (Legal Analysis, Research & Communication)Tan Keng Feng Prize for Best Directed Research PaperTan Keng Feng Prize in the Law of TortsTan Sook Yee Prize in Property LawThe Punch Coomaraswamy Prize in the Law of EvidenceThe Roger Fisher Prize in NegotiationThomson Reuters Prize in International Commercial LitigationToh Chin Chye PrizeYong Heng Kin Prize in Law of Contract

NUS-Level Donated Scholarships

CJ Koh ScholarshipDentons Rodyk Scholarship

Shook Lin & Bok Scholarship


“I feel privileged to have received the Law Society Book Prize and I do not take it for granted. I would like to thank the professors for their passion and dedication in teaching, and for providing constant support to every student. Being a prize recipient also motivates me to help my peers around me.”

Wang QiyuClass of 2021Dean’s List (2018 & 2019)Law Society of Singapore Book Prize WinnerTan Sook Yee Prize WinnerAttorney-General’s Cup 2019 Champion

Centre for Future-ready GraduatesLaw School graduates follow a wide variety of career paths. Many take positions in leading firms in Singapore and around the world; others go on to occupy senior positions in government. Still others devote themselves to public service, or pursue higher degrees and join the world of academia.

The Centre for Future-ready Graduates (CFG) at NUS Law is set up to equip students with Future-ready skills to transit smoothly to their careers of choice after graduation.

CFG@Law organises a number of events throughout the academic year, including The Practice of Law Networking Event for freshmen, the Law Careers Fair as well as fortnightly Careers Lunchtime Talks and industry-specific Panel Discussions. The Centre also manages the NUS TalentConnect – an online platform for Law students, alumni and employers to share and access internships, fellowships, Practice Training Contracts and other permanent job opportunities.

Careers and Internships

Corporations

Aberdeen Asset ManagementAggreko (Singapore) Pte LtdAmadeus GDS Singapore Pte LtdAmerican International Group, Inc. (AIG)BBC WorldwideBP Singapore Pte LtdBunge LtdByteDance (Singapore)Canon Singapore Pte LtdCapgemini SingaporeCitiDanone Asia Pte LtdDril-Quip Asia Pacific Pte LtdEpsilon Telecommunication Pte LtdFox International ChannelsGE Capital Aviation Service (GECAS)GE MoneyGemalto Pte LtdGeneral ElectricGoogle Asia Pacific Pte LtdGuocoLand Management Pte LtdHarley-Davidson Asia Pacific Pte LtdHewlett Packard (HP)Institute of Chemical and Engineering SciencesJP Morgan Chase Bank

Klook TravelLazada South East Asia Pte LtdLinkedIn Singapore Pte LtdMarina Bay Sands Pte LtdMerck Pte LtdMerz Asia Pacific Pte LtdNBCUniversalNTUC Income Insurance Co-Operative LimitedOrica International Pte LtdPavilion Capital International Pte LtdPayPal Private LimitedPetroChina International (Singapore) Pte LtdRCI Asia-Pacific Pte LtdRolls-Royce Singapore Pte LtdSilverdale Capital Services Pte LtdSingapore Petroleum Company LimitedSingapore Post LimitedSMRTStandard Chartered BankStratech Systems LimitedSymantecTellabs, IncUnilever SingaporeVopak Asia Pte LtdWorld Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

CFG@Law fosters networking with alumni and co-ordinates the Law Alumni Mentor Programme (LAMP). It also promotes close contacts with industry partners, by inviting them for various initiatives.

InternshipsThe Law School encourages our undergraduates to acquaint themselves with legal work through vacation internships with local and foreign law firms, companies and institutions, the Legal Service and other government authorities. Around 85 to 90% of students do an internship during their four years at the Law School and there is no lack of internship places available. As such, the Law School has made a conscious decision not to make internships a compulsory part of the curriculum, preferring to give our students the flexibility to use their vacation time to pursue other interests, including doing voluntary work.

The following is a list of vacation internship partners:


Law Firms

AEI Legal LLCAllen & Gledhill LLPAllen & Overy LLP (Singapore Office)Angeline Suparto Law CorporationAptus Law CorporationAsia Practice LLPBaker & McKenzie.Wong & LeowBernard Rada & Lee Law CorporationChristopher BridgesClifford Chance Pte LtdClyde & Co Classis SingaporeColin Ng & PartnersCotty Vivant Marchision & LauzeralDavid Lim & Partners LLPDLA Piper Singapore Pte LtdDrew & Napier LLCDWF LLPFreshfields Bruckhaus DeringerGLS Law Firm Pte LtdGunderson DettmerGurbani & CoHerbert Smith Freehills LLPHill Dickinson LLP (Singapore Office)HJM Asia Law & Co LLCJurisAsia LLCJoo Toon LLCK Prasad & Co

Kelvin Chia PartnershipKim & CoLee & LeeLinklaters Singapore Pte LtdLow Yeap Toh & GoonLuther LLPMahmood Gaznavi & PartnersMalkin & Maxwell LLPMichael Hwang ChambersMorgan Lewis Stamford LLCMyintsoe & SelvarajOliver Quek & AssociatesO’Melveny & Myers LLPOng Tay & PartnersOon & Bazul LLPParwani & CoPinnacle Law LLCPinsent Masons MPillayRajah & Tann Advocates & SolicitorsRHT Law Taylor Wessing LLPShook Lin & Bok LLPSimmons & Simmons JWS Pte LtdWhite & Case LLPYeo-Leong & Peh LLCYuen Law LLCWongPartnership LLP

Government Bodies

A*STARCivil Aviation Authority of SingaporeIntellectual Property Office of SingaporeLand Transport Authority

National Arts CouncilNational Environment AgencySingapore Academy of LawSingapore Sports Council

Legal Service

Singapore Legal Service Programme


“An NUS law education equipped me with skills that served me not only as a lawyer but as a tech entrepreneur and

a global business leader. Emerging technology like artificial intelligence and robotics is demanding new approaches to

law and regulation, and NUS is one of the best places for aspiring legal professionals to prepare themselves for the

challenges of this complex world.”

Tan Min-LiangClass of 2002

Co-founder and CEO of Razer Inc.

The quality of a law school is reflected in its students. At NUS, we like to think that we don’t just give our students a law degree, we also inculcate in them a sense of purpose and a calling. Our alumni occupy the ranks of the judiciary, government, academia, private practice, business, the arts and media communities as well as almost every niche of professional life in Singapore. Many of our alumni have also achieved prominence in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Public ServiceHalimah YacobClass of 1978 (LLB),2001 (LLM) and2016 (LLD)8th President of theRepublic of Singapore

JudiciarySundaresh Menon SCClass of 1986Chief Justice,Supreme Court of Singapore

Foreign ServiceFoo Chi HsiaClass of 1994Singapore HighCommissioner to theUnited Kingdom

Private PracticeDavinder Singh SCClass of 1982Executive Chairman,Davinder Singh Chambers LLC

AcademiaJean HoClass of 2003Associate Professor at NUS Law and specialist in InternationalInvestment Law

EntrepreneurshipWong Peck LinClass of 1994Founder and Chief Milkmaid,Udders Ice Cream & Nuude Ice Cream

ArtsIvan HengClass of 1988Founding ArtisticDirector of W!LD RICE,Actor, Playwright and DesignerCultural Medallion2013 recipient

Corporate CounselWong Taur-JiunClass of 1992Head of Legal atRabobank Singaporeand Former President ofSingapore CorporateCounsel Association

Some of our other prominent alumni include:• S. Jayakumar ’63, former Deputy Prime Minister• Judith Prakash ’74, Judge of Appeal• Lucien Wong SC ’78, Attorney-General• Steven Chong SC ’82, Judge of Appeal• K. Shanmugam SC ’84, Minister for Home Affairs

& Minister for Law

Our Alumni

• Indranee Rajah SC ‘86, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Education

• Ong Keng Sen ’88, Artistic Director, TheatreWorks• Gregory Vijayendran SC ‘92, President, Law Society

of Singapore• Priscilla Shunmugam ’06, Founder and Designer,

Ong Shunmugam

“NUS Law aims to produce leaders who can be successful in whatever path they choose. You have an important decision to make. Choose well.”

Simon ChestermanDean and Professor of LawNational University of Singapore

FACULTY OF LAWNational University of Singapore

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Undergraduate Admissions:[email protected]

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Documents

2020 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMESlaw.nus.edu.sg/admissions/pdfs/Undergraduate_Brochure_2020.pdf · PBG’s international projects include Thai-ed With Love, where students have worked