Law

"The Talent Development Programme provides ample opportunities for students from all the various faculties to interact and exchange ideas. Activities organised within the framework of the programme allow students not only to fully realise their leadership potential but also help them in appreciating the strengths of their peers. The programme provides a truly useful platform for developing skills that will accompany students throughout their careers."

Anthony Andre Linus, 1st year, Law

The TDP in Faculty of Law aims to prepare future leaders of the profession for the challenges to the profession brought forth by globalization and advances in information technology. The programme exposes students to the multi-faceted nature of legal studies. It challenges them to consider how law shapes society, and how it, in turn, is shaped by the changes in society. The programme aims not only to better prepare students for legal practice, but also to instil in them an appreciation of the lawyer's responsibility towards society.

The Enrichment Programmes provide TDP students with a better under-standing of how Singapore legal institutions operate. They also show some of the policy impetus behind the changes to the legal system. Under the Subordinate Courts Internship Programme, students get the opportunity to interact with judicial officers of the Subordinate Courts. In the Colloquium with Supreme Court Judges and Senior Counsel, students hear the views of these eminent persons on the challenges brought forth by the internationalisation of legal practice and the future of the legal practice. In the visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, students obtain a perspective on diplomacy and the practice of international law. Through these enrichment programmes students get to expand their perspective on the workings of the domestic and international legal system.

The curriculum of TDP students is similarly interesting. In Law, Business and Public Policy, students get to examine issues arising at the intersection of these three disciplines. In the TDP Seminar Series, students have the opportunity to discuss topical legal issues. To further equip him for life-long learning, the TDP student does research papers in his areas of interest - he gets to work closely with a specialist in the areas chosen by him.

Through the enrichment programmes and the special modules made available, TDP students will be exposed to the stimulating discipline of law in the fullest measure.