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Are you a student studying law in UK? Or perhaps a legal professional who graduated from UK and is curious about a career path of an in-house counsel in Singapore? What do you need to get there? Do you need to be Singapore qualified?

Join this webinar to hear from our panellists on their career journeys from when they graduated from UK, how it is like being an in-house counsel in Singapore and what does it take to become an in-house counsel.

This webinar is jointly organised by the SCCA Student Chapter and United Kingdom Singapore Law Students’ Society.

Organisers

SCCA Student Chapter

SCCA Student Chapter is part of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (“SCCA”). SCCA is the pioneer national association of in-house lawyers in Singapore. SCCA Student Chapter aims to bring the wider law student community together and to develop the next generation of in-house counsels. For more information on the SCCA Student Chapter and to take part in its activities, please visit here.

UKSLSS

For over two decades, the United Kingdom Singapore Law Students' Society (UKSLSS) has served as the national law society for Singaporean law students completing their studies in the UK. The UKSLSS was established in 1998 under the auspices of the Singapore Government and Contact Singapore. Through working closely with their extensive network of partner organisations, including law firms, government stakeholders and university societies, UKSLSS represents the interests of Singaporeans studying law in the UK. 

Moderator

Nikhita Nair 

University College London

Nikhita Nair is a final year law student at UCL. She serves as the Vice-President of the UKSLSS and is responsible for planning and running the UKSLSS agenda through the academic year. 

Speakers

Andrew Foo

Global Partnerships Counsel, Stripe

Andrew Foo is Global Partnerships Counsel (APAC) at Stripe.  Prior to working at Stripe, and a preceding stint as regional counsel at a Forbes Cloud 100 company, Andrew worked in London and Singapore with Allen & Overy and Clifford Chance, and was recognised in The Legal 500 as a Next Generation Partner for international arbitration.  Andrew graduated from the University of Oxford (St John’s College) and is qualified in England & Wales and Singapore. 

Ng Shi Jye 

Vice President, BlackRock 

Shi Jye is a Vice President at BlackRock and has over 10 years of post qualified experience in private practice and in house legal positions, specifically in the asset management industry. Prior to joining BlackRock, she was a Corporate Counsel at Franklin Templeton Investments, and practised at Lee & Lee in Singapore and Skrine in Malaysia. Shi Jye graduated from the University of Warwick and the College of Law (London). She is then called to the UK bar as a Barrister-at-Law, and subsequently an Advocate and Solicitor of the Malaysia and Singapore courts. 

Elvina Leong

Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)

lvina is a Legal Counsel in the Legal Department at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS).  Prior to joining IPOS, she worked at a boutique law firm practicing intellectual property, corporate and commercial law.  She graduated from Queen Mary, University of London in 2017