Category: Singapore Legal News and Analysis
4 takeaways from Singapore Law Firm Management Forum
The Regional Law Firm Management Forum took place on September 29, 2016, in Singapore. The Australasian Law Practice Management Association (ALPMA) and the Law Council of Australia’s Law Management Group jointly conducted the conference themed: “Change: Technology Enables, People, Deliver”. Thank you ALPMA for sponsoring this post. […]
Regional Law Firm Management Forum set for Singapore, November 29, 2016
The Regional Law Firm Management Forum is set to take place at the Raffles City Convention Centre in Singapore, on November 29, 2016. Thank you ALPMA for sponsoring this post. Conducted jointly by The Australasian Legal Practice Management Association and the Law Council of Australia’s Law Management Group, […]
SingaporeLegalAdvice.com: A one-stop platform for lawyers and legal consumers
The Asia-Pacific region has seen much legal innovation in recent years. And Singapore has been among the leading jurisdictions providing a venue for this innovation. One of those legal entrepreneurs is Yuk Lun Chan, Founder of SingaporeLegalAdvice.com. Here’s our recent Q&A interview with him about what […]
AsiaLawNetwork.com launches online legal consultation service “Quick Consult” in Singapore
Singapore-based legal startup AsiaLawNetwork.com has launched ‘Quick Consult’, a service which provides individuals and small businesses with easier and more affordable access to lawyers for S$49. The service covers a broad range of legal issues both individuals and small businesses might encounter, including “divorce and commercial disputes, […]
Asia Private Equity-Venture Capital Summit: Singapore, Sept 30, 2016
Leaders in Asia’s corporate, private equity and venture capital communities will gather for the Asia Private Equity-Venture Capital Summit 2016 at the Marina Mandarin in Singapore on Friday, September, 30th. For an exclusive ideas exchange and networking opportunity. The event is organized by MintAsia — one of […]
FlySpaces offers lawyers flexible office solutions in the Asia-Pacific region
As the legal services sector continues to grow in the Asia-Pacific region, opportunities for lawyers to create their own career path by working in NewLaw or in flexible working arrangement with traditional law firms – is also increasing. An important part of these changes includes opportunities […]
Singapore-based legal startup Law Canvas expands into Australia, Malaysia and Hong Kong
Recent months have seen a flurry of activity among legal startups in the Asia-Pacific region. In late 2015, Hong Kong-based legal startup Dragon Law expanded into Singapore, while Australian Cloud-based legal services start-up LawPath closed a $1.3m bridge funding round. Anna Zhang, writing in The Asian Lawyer, […]
Dragon Law to launch Legal Startup Academy in Singapore
Asia-Pacific Region Legal Startup Dragon Law will launch Legal Startup Academy in Singapore, beginning February 26th, 2016. This is the first of six modules that Dragon Law will run once monthly from now until July, 2016. Each module will target legal essentials at different stages of […]
Interview with CEO of AsiaLawNetwork: Asia-Pacific Legal Startups
The Asia-Pacific Region holds an ideal mix of opportunity and innovation for legal services providers. In 2016, the Asia-Pacific legal market is now home to a growing number of legal startups and the entrepreneurs leading them, including Dragon Law, LawPath, LegalVision, Conventus Law and AsiaLawNetwork.com. The region is […]
How can the law help facilitate a more efficient flow of Asia-Pacific trade? An interview with Prakash Pillai
The Singapore Academy of Law is organizing an international conference on January 21 and 22, 2016 in Singapore with a focus on the increasing homogenization of cross-border trade practices and regulatory mechanisms amid rising economic integration in Asia. As the event website outlines: “Among the business […]
For foreign law firms expanding in Asia – Hong Kong or Singapore?
For foreign law firms eyeing the possibility of expansion into the Asia-Pacific region, a fundamental question is often: Should we open in Singapore or Hong? The two cities are key financial centers in the region and often serve as regional headquarters for foreign law firms here. […]
How change is transforming Singapore’s legal market
Key changes transforming Singapore’s legal market are one highlight of a new book by this author which provides “A Comprehensive Guide to the Asia-Pacific Legal Markets.” Integral to the book was the participation of the region’s lawyers, legal services sector professionals, and law firm management in […]
Singapore poised to become the capital-raising hub for Myanmar companies
Singapore is poised to become a magnet for Myanmar companies seeking growth opportunities as they emerge from isolation and face challenges with their banking and financial systems, according to discussions in the Asia-Pacific legal markets forum. Lawyers and financial advisors who work closely with Myanmar firms […]
Foreign law firms “flying into” Singapore
Singapore’s central location in the high-growth ASEAN region, it’s status as a safe financial hub and the increasing ease by which foreign firms can access the country, has led to a recent increase in the influx of foreign law firms. Read more: Will Hong Kong’s law firms […]