Seeing is believing
Here comes the day where I had finally completed my three years of Degree in LLB. This is the time where people will be bombing you with questions like “So what’s your plan after this? Are you going for the CLP or joining the BPTC? How are you planning to spend your holiday?” This is the moment when I realised that everyone already had a very clear decision in mind and dRead More…
My First Attachment- Short but memorable 21days
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. – Paulo Coelho
首次实习-短暂的21天 来到了法律系的第3年，终于甘愿在这第3个长假做些该做的事了。 经过不断的搜索，让我发现了ALEX CHANG & CO 这所律师楼。 懵懵懂懂的撞了进来 当然，对我这初次进入这行业（实习生）Read More…
It has been a pleasure working in this firm. Like many, I began my attachment with zero experience in legal field, and I am grateful for being provided with a chance to learn from Mr. Alex Chang of his legal skills. It is very fortunate that I have been invited by Mr. Chang to attend an arbitration competition that was chaired by him allowing me to learn from many top tier arbitrators who paRead More…
A Month To Write It honestly took me almost one month to write this essay because no words could truly describe my experiences here. This is actually my 21st attempt to complete this essay. So here goes, I am currently in my final year in UiTM so of course I am a tad bit nervous because I am going to graduate in 6 months from the time I completed my internship at Messrs Alex Chang & Read More…
An Hourglass Experience 1 Time flies when you are busy, and from this experience I can affirm that this is indeed true. My time spent at the firm was an interesting and fulfilling one. One can argue that an internship is a waste of time and meaningless, but for a girl who is lost and stumbled upon the path of law, I would say otherwise. A Kaleidoscope 2 Through my month lonRead More…
It was in the middle of my study week and me and my friends were boggling our heads reading and memorising provisions in the National Land Code for the upcoming Final Examination when, out of boredom while Google-ing firms around KL to do my legal attachment, came across Alex Chang & Co, which has a website of their own and not some XXXstreet nonsense (xxxstreet is a very hard place to find aRead More…
This was one of the main reasons for me to apply to Alex Chang & Co when I was aware of a vacancy in the firm for pupilage from the Malaysian Bar website for job vacancies. Good Credentials The good credentials that Mr Chang possess to establish himself as a pioneer in the area of Companies Winding Up and debt recovery was never in doubt for me based on the good reviews I got from my leRead More…
Over the past 4 weeks, I have interned at Alex Chang & Co and it is definitely a fruitful experience thus far. At the beginning, I was pretty skeptical to accept the internship offer as I was worried about having insufficient knowledge and qualification to work in a law firm since I have only completed my first year at the law school. Knowing that Alex Chang & Co specialises in CompanieRead More…
你的好奇心决定你的人生高度 How Curious You Are Will Determine How Much You Will Achieve 人生中，我认为什么重要呢？无非就是要考个好成绩。但是对于更有价值的生活常识，偏偏认为是最不重要的。 三个星期的实习生活，自己认识到了，懂得更多的生活常识，并不断地累积，自然就会给自己带来无Read More…
THE MAJESTIC GOLDEN WORDS
On my first day of internship, I was so nervous accompanied by a hint of excitement, just a little bit though. That morning, I felt like there was a circus show inside my belly which was obviously not helping the situation. Upon arrival at the firm’s entrance, I was greeted by a majestic, golden sign. The words “Alex Chang & Co”, gleamed proudly before me. HowRead More…
Civil Litigation Practice: If you never try, you’ll never know
I am grateful for my short yet sweet internship experience at Alex CHANG & Co (hereinafter “ACC”)– all thanks to my impulsive (but not regrettable) decision of joining ACC despite not having the chance to savour my remaining 2 weeks of semester break after the compulsory month long industrial training. I was looking foRead More…
“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” – Fred DeVito
If there is a quote that summarises my experience in Alex Chang & Co, this would be it. My Attachment in Alex Chang & Co ended in a flash, but what I had experienced here was priceless, it was a great opportunity to get a taste of what it’s like to practice law in a firm and learning things that are not being Read More…
Joining Alex Chang & Co has indeed given me an excellent exposure on the legal profession. I still remember my first day, I was given a question by Mr Chang which I pondered for a long time. When I finally knew the answer, I learned that sometimes we need not be too preoccupied in trying to figure out a comprehensive answer but yet a simple and direct to the point answer is sufficientRead More…
“I am not a teacher, but an awakener”, a quote by an American poet Robert Frost illustrates the importance for a mentor to awaken or enlighten a student’s horizon in knowledge and accumulate experience, kindle a student’s mind and perspective to pursue his ambitions and goals.
I was fortunate to have Mr Chang as my mentor, a meticulous counsel, who grasps the issues at hand iRead More…
Xanadu for early starters and first bidders in Attachments
Julian Chen Jia Hua
90后活在当下的我
活在当下
当我决定到一间律师事务所当实习生时，身旁总会有人劝告我说应该享受假期生活，活在当下，而不该急于融入成人的社会世界里。有人则说不该去当一位跑腿而浪费了美好且悠闲的假期生活。 更上一层楼
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Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get! Mr Chang once told me, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get!” Quoting Forest Gump… Working in Alex Chang & Co. was like that; you never know what task you were going to get next. This experience is what I did not expect. During my second week of attachmRead More…
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The short period of attachment/ mini-pupillage at Alex Chang & Co taught me a lot, allowed me to discover my weaknesses and assisted me in coRead More…
It was after my final year of law school while waiting for my exam results during my summer break that I decided to apply for an attachment position. Initially, I tried applying to various other firms but to be honest, it was not easy getting a response, let alone being accepted because I did not make my applications in advance and had only started applying at the last minute after coming back Read More…
Mooting
My four-weeks attachment period was a valuable experience that gave me an insight of what legal world really is. To add icing on the cake, I had the opportunity to experience mooting.
Despite reading law for three years, never have I imagined mooting off campus. Feeling nervous was an under statement due to the ‘deficiencies’ in skills experience and not to meRead More…
1. I am Jennifer, but sometimes I went by Jessica and sometimes Rebecca. Most of the time, I was called Jennifer. Perhaps my name was so hard to remember that it was often mistaken or perhaps amongst the five attachment students, mine was the plain Jane next door. Therefore, if anyone called a name that does not exist among the colleagues, I supposed he or she was callingRead More…
Before
It was exactly four months ago when my friends had gaped at me as if I had turned into some fire-breathing dragon when they heard about my decision to undertake a two-month internship at Alex Chang & Co. They could not believe that someone could even think about chucking their holidays away to get buried alive under piles of legal documents instead of devoting their break to lying iRead More…
Vacancy for Three Weeks Only
As an A-Level student from Advance Tertiary College (ATC), I was offered an opportunity to undergo an attachment/ internship/ mini pupillage at Alex Chang & Co., Mr Chang told me during the interview he had one vacancy for three weeks only.
Through this short journey, I experienced the working lives of lawyers. I have been through a lot and atRead More…
What Inspired Me to Study Law In my opinion, law plays a very important role in our society, law is a system of rules that is enforced to govern behaviours. If the crime rate in any country is high, the indication is that law is left behind and not being followed. I come from a very humble family, my father is a self-employed land broker whom has to work with lawyers most of the time. During my Read More…
What I Have Learnt In Alex Chang & Co. “A pleasant surprise” would be the best word to describe my experience at Alex Chang & Co. I was given an opportunity to experience a short attachment/intern/mini-pupil at Alex Chang & Co. It was very eye-opening for me as Mr Chang, with more than twenty years of experience in litigation practice was willing to spend time to teach me, noRead More…
As I was having my break between classes, I had the desire to learn more about how the legal system works, I was curious and excited to be able to obtain hands on experience as I embark into my journey to qualify as a lawyer. Mr Alex Chang provided the opportunity that helped me to fulfill my curiosities of the legal line as he took me under his wing. I am thankful to Mr Chang for giving mRead More…
“Two persons may go through the same experience, but no two persons will experience the same thing,” – Alex Chang The Beginning 1 In the first week of my attachment, I was tasked to write an article on Private Car Insurance as a part of Alex Chang & Co’s (hereinafter the “ACC”) Corporate Social Responsibility effort. The article was aimed to inform the general publiRead More…
Life is about experiencing and exploring. Alex Chang & Co is a great platform for anyone who is desperate to learn, explore and experience the legal profession, or even learning life lessons. Mr Alex Chang is a great master who has knowledge, practical skills and philosophy of life. He shared a story with me. It was about two employees from a shoes factory who were sentRead More…
Litigation Experience in University vs. Litigation Life in Alex Chang & Co. I have recently completed a short attachment/ mini pupillage under the supervision of Mr Alex Chang Huey Wah and I have learned so much. I now understand the fact that the life of a litigator is very different from what I have learned during university. In university it wRead More…