If In Doubt Open Another Law School

Singapore has gone law school crazy. They've decided to allow a third one on the island. Soon lawyers will outnumber the general populace. Here's the introduction from a report by the Singapore Business Times http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg/slw/headlinesnews/25654-singapore-to-open-third-law-school.html?utm_source=email%20subscription&utm_medium=email Move is one of many to increase supply of lawyers here to meet growing demand [SINGAPORE] Singapore will be opening a third law school, catered to those interested in pursuing a career in "community law" - that is, those who will service the needs of the community by practising criminal law and family law - as the current and projected supply of these types of lawyers is simply not enough to ensure that the legal needs of the community are met. This was among 60 recommendations made by the 4th Committee on the Supply of Lawyers that looked into whether the supply of legal professionals here would be sufficient to meet Singapore's legal and business needs. The recommendations were presented to the media yesterday by Law Minister K Shanmugam, who had in March last year appointed Judge of Appeal Justice VK Rajah to chair this committee. Among the Committee's other key recommendations was the proposal to increase the annual undergraduate law intake of the Singapore Management University (SMU) from 120 students to 180 students over the next three years or so; this will raise the number of lawyers in Singapore by about 17 per cent, and will help meet the demand for lawyers practising cross-border and local commercial/corporate law.