In February, Adrian Tan, the new president of the Law Society of Singapore, called on the legal industry to modernize in order to staunch the flow of lawyers leaving the profession, saying it was “tougher to be a young lawyer now, than at any time in history.” While firms are adjusting policies to be more accommodating, senior practitioners advise junior lawyers to enter the profession with a game plan and make finding their passion a priority.

The recent push to compete with multi-disciplinary firms like the Big Four has resulted in law firms planning their own forays into non-law services, and the pandemic has only accelerated that trend. However, experts feel that firms should consider their strategies carefully.

The ZICOlaw network has appointed Hanim Hamzah as its new regional managing partner. Hamza is a partner and senior foreign counsel at Indonesia’s Roosdiono & Partners.