Tag: Legal Careers in Asia

Becoming an In-House Counsel. An interview with Melvina Fam

Melvina Fam is a Senior Legal Counsel of Sarawak Energy. In her past legal practice, she advised and represented clients ranging from individuals to world leading international companies across various industries in contentious and non-contentious matters. She is a Barrister-at-Law of the Bar of England and […]

Helping lawyers advance their careers in the APAC region. An interview with Annie Tang, Managing Director, Star Anise Legal

In 2010, Annie Tang and her brother Chris, founded Star Anise Legal, providing legal, compliance and professional recruitment services to diverse clients across the APAC region.   In this interview with Asia Law Portal, Annie details what inspired the founding of the firm, her background in law, […]

Tricky tactics and quirky questions: how to find a lawyer that’s the right fit

Should we be adopting the mindgaming exploits of Meryl Streep’s character Miranda Priestly in “The Devil Wears Prada”, to find out if your candidate is the best fit for your team? The menacing fashion editor’s interrogatory questions renders Anne Hathaway’s character almost speechless in the famous […]