Post-Qualification Overseas Attachments

The Singapore Academy of Law Post-Qualification Overseas Attachments, inaugurated in 2011, expose deserving young lawyers to best practices in litigation or arbitration. The programme aims to raise the standard in these areas of practice in Singapore and also allow attachment awardees to serve as role models for other lawyers.

Overseas Attachments are awarded to deserving young SAL members with between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience, who demonstrate an interest in commercial litigation or arbitration, particularly in the infrastructure space, and who will be able to contribute to Singapore's legal industry. Awardees spend up to 12 weeks with leading sets of barristers' chambers in London to gain international experience and exposure and are required to continue working in the Singapore legal industry for a minimum for 18 months in institutions approved by SAL after completing their attachments. They are also expected to take on active roles in SAL programmes after returning from their attachments.

Post-Qualification Overseas Attachments 2018/2019

Applications for Post-Qualification Overseas Attachments 2018/2019 are now open. The Singapore Academy of Law is offering up to 5 overseas attachments between 10 – 12 weeks to Chambers in London, U.K. for the financial year 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019.

Applicants must:

a)            be members of the Singapore Academy of Law and

b)            have between 3 to 10 years of post-qualification work experience as at 1 January 2018.

Applicants with an interest in commercial litigation and/or arbitration will be given more consideration, likewise for those who practise in the infrastructure space.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday, 25 May 2018.

More information can be found on the application form. For inquiries, please email us at awards@sal.org.sg.