The Singapore government is also considering launching a guide that sets out professional norms and workplace behaviours, says the law minister.
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Law (Minlaw) will undertake a broader review of legal education and consider a launching a guide that sets out professional norms and workplace behaviours, said Minister for Law Edwin Tong on Wednesday (Jul 29).
Speaking at the Legal Profession Symposium, the former litigator noted that while the attrition in the industry is real, attrition figures alone do not tell the whole story.
“Lawyers have always left practice at some point in their career, usually at the earlier frame of their career,” said Mr Tong, noting that attrition figures have remained broadly stable.
Between 2015 to 2024, about 60 per cent of lawyers stayed in practice after five years, and 40 per cent after 10 years.
