Lexplorer Career Navigation Programme
HELPING LEGAL PROFESSIONALS BUILD MEANINGFUL AND SUSTAINABLE CAREERS
“… professional development today must be more intentional, more tailored, and more responsive to the realities and pressures of legal practice.”
~ Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon,
Mass Call Ceremony 2026
Lexplorer is SAL’s career navigation programme for the legal industry – combining self-help tools, curated workshops and one-to-one coaching with senior legal professionals.
LX Career Planner
A workbook to help plan your learning and career journey
LIFTED Skills Audit Tool
A tool to help you identify your skills gaps in relation to a legal industry role
Upcoming workshops in 2026
The Decisions You’ll Make in Your First 5 Years (That will Shape the Next 20)
A workshop for young lawyers to recognise "invisible decisions", how they compound and make more intentional choices about who they are becoming in the profession.
3 hours | $49 | 5 June 2026 | 3 Public MEC Points |
Trainer
Iman Ibrahim, Certified Coach & Founder of Overit Club
The Confident Middle - Redefining Success for Women in Law
A workshop for female legal professionals (5–15 years PQE) covering the three pillars that commonly shape this stage of practice: priorities, boundaries, and influence.
3 hours | $49 | 25 September 2026 | 3 Public MEC Points |
Trainer
Jenny Toh, Certified Coach & Founder of River Life Coaching Pte. Ltd.
From Self-Insight to Career Strategy
A two-part lunchtime workshop for legal professionals (up to 15 PQE) to uncover what drives them and turn that self-insight into a purposeful career strategy.
3.5 hours | $49 | 30 Oct 2026 & 6 Nov 2026 | 3.5 Public MEC Points |
Trainers
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Susan de Silva, Certified Coach & Founder of The Silva Coach | Tan Xiao Wen, Senior Deputy Director, SAL | Syazana Yahya, Legal Specialist, SAL |
A two-session private coaching bundle connecting SAL members with a coach from the Panel of Coaches comprising senior legal practitioners trained under the WSG Career Advisory Programme, or certified coaches who are former lawyers.
LXel.AI is an AI-powered coaching app tailored to the Singapore legal industry. Contextualised with relevant data from the LIFTED framework, LXel.AI lets you reflect on and talk about your professional development whenever it suits you, in a private and accessible format.
Access to LXel.AI is rolled out by OM membership category. OM1 members (less than 5 years since admission or appointment to the legal or judicial service) have access from 1–31 August 2026, and OM2 and OM3 members (5 years or more since admission or appointment to the legal or judicial service) will have access from 1–30 September 2026.
If your OM category is eligible for access during that month, you will receive an onboarding email from SAL's Membership Relations team ([email protected]) at the start of the access period with instructions on how to get started.
For more information, please refer to the LXel.AI Frequently Asked Questions. For guidance on how to use LXel.AI, please refer to the LXel.AI User Guide.
Career Navigation
Navigating a legal career can be complex, but Lexplorer: The SAL Career Navigator is here to help you chart the course. Designed for legal professionals at every stage and on any legal career path, Lexplorer brings together a suite of tools and initiatives to support meaningful and sustainable career development within the legal industry. Anchored in SAL’s LIFTED Framework and training roadmap, these tools and initiatives help legal professionals identify their development needs, take action, and build future-ready legal careers.
Resources for Reflection
Self-help tools designed to help you in your professional growth.
Career Coaching
Practical workshops on career planning and progression for legal professionals.
One-on-one coaching sessions with a coach from SAL’s Panel of Career Coaches.
An AI career coach built for legal professionals.
Information about Legal Industry Job Roles
Call for interested coaches
Passionate about supporting others in their legal careers? Join us as a coach in Lexplorer: SAL Career Navigator programme.
We are seeking experienced legal professionals from all legal career paths who can contribute their expertise across a range of meaningful opportunities – from career coaching to supporting the development of AI-driven tools. Selected coaches will attend a fully sponsored, customised coaching programme and to be certified as legal career coaches. Be part of a growing community committed to uplifting the legal profession.
Resources to do better at work
Productivity Guides and Tools
Wellbeing resources
From 2025, all SAL members can access a free group mental health and wellness insurance scheme.
Resources to develop
my employees
Law Firms and Legal Departments can make of LIFTED to design your internal talent development frameworks and training pathways, and also leverage on government funding to support your training programmes.