{"id":3606,"date":"2016-07-15T10:59:08","date_gmt":"2016-07-15T02:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/?p=3606"},"modified":"2024-11-25T14:30:39","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T06:30:39","slug":"lydia-leong-yin-qin-attachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/lydia-leong-yin-qin-attachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Is an Attachment in Legal Firms a Waste of Time? Lydia Leong Yin Qin"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is an Attachment in Legal Firms a Waste of Time?<\/p>\n

Self discipline is a learned behavior. Working at Alex Chang & Co has improved my\u00a0 self discipline since I am working\u00a0 in a firm unlike in\u00a0 college days.\u00a0\u00a0 Some might tell\u00a0\u00a0 you\u00a0 that\u00a0\u00a0 an attachment student would be doing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stapling, photocopying\u00a0 and it is therefore a waste of time. On the other hand, in my opinion,\u00a0 being part of this friendly firm\u00a0 means you are not only learning new things (for sure you have to do some of\u00a0 those\u00a0 mundane chores), but you will also have lots of great memories and learning experiences.<\/p>\n

On the first day, I was given the opportunity to submit a submission to the learned Deputy Registrar and to obtain\u00a0 an acknowledgment. Since I have never been to court it was a daunting experience.\u00a0 Although I have made some careless mistakes, I learnt to be more observant and meticulous when taking instructions.<\/p>\n

Since Alex Chang & Co\u00a0 specialises in debt recovery, winding up and liquidation the\u00a0 I was then\u00a0 assigned to, inter alia,\u00a0 prepare submissions,\u00a0 draft the Defendant’s cross examination,\u00a0\u00a0 write several articles after conducting research,\u00a0 translation of\u00a0 Affidavits\u00a0\u00a0 and also to conduct a search\u00a0 for\u00a0 charges registered at\u00a0 the Companies Commission of Malaysia.<\/p>\n

Through these\u00a0\u00a0 I\u00a0 developed my legal skills\u00a0 in\u00a0 expressing coherent arguments. As\u00a0\u00a0 I am studying the UK syllabus, I initially thought\u00a0\u00a0 it might be a little tough for me to research on\u00a0\u00a0 Malaysian authorities.\u00a0 However, throughout my internship I learned that one should never be afraid to ask a lot of questions and be prepared to\u00a0 deal with deadlines.\u00a0 By asking all the questions I got answers from all the legal assistants and some of the fellow attachment students.
\nBesides, I was also invited by Mr Alex Chang\u00a0 to participate in many conferences with the clients for the discussion of their legal matters.\u00a0 After the\u00a0 meetings with the clients I realised that there are many factors which will affect whether Alex CHANG & Co accept a particular brief, amongst them,\u00a0 confidence in the clients’\u00a0 cause,\u00a0\u00a0 and the clients’ ultimate\u00a0\u00a0 satisfaction are some\u00a0 essential elements.<\/p>\n

I had a wonderful\u00a0\u00a0 time\u00a0 observing Mr Chang’s ethics class\u00a0\u00a0 conducted at the Bar Council. The said talk reminded me inter alia\u00a0 about the duty of candour\u00a0 in not seeking to win litigation to all costs but to assist the court in reaching the correct result and the formal language that we should use in Court. It had opened my eyes and I learned a lot of things that I cannot get from\u00a0 the classroom.\u00a0 Besides\u00a0\u00a0 I was also invited to attend\u00a0\u00a0 a seminar\u00a0 conducted by Mr Chang\u00a0 for the\u00a0 members of the\u00a0 Malaysian Institute of Associates (MIA) in Penang.<\/p>\n

Bonding opportunities\u00a0 among the colleagues occurred\u00a0\u00a0 when we had a 2-day-1-night\u00a0 road trip to Penang which was 2 days 1 night.\u00a0 There was a small incident on the road which taught me to\u00a0\u00a0 act counter-intuitively and to always be well prepared for possible changes in\u00a0 your circumstances.\u00a0 It was not about the the networks and connections that I had built but the memories that were created.<\/p>\n

We had a very jolly good time enjoying the local food like Penang char kueh tiao, seafood and indulging in durian (red heart).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Of all these, I find the\u00a0 bacon breakfast by the sea\u00a0 at the Penang Club most memorable.<\/p>\n

All the quality time that I had spend together with all the fellow colleagues in the Firm were precious. We had lunch together, we laughed at all the ‘hilarious’ jokes\u00a0\u00a0 celebrated Dragon Boat Festival with\u00a0\u00a0 rice dumplings and tea… All these little gatherings made\u00a0 me feel\u00a0 like\u00a0\u00a0 home away from home.\u00a0 Despite\u00a0 all the stress , everyone in Alex CHANG & Co\u00a0 was\u00a0 friendly and approachable creating a happy working environment.<\/p>\n

Last but not least, my gratitude goes out to Mr Chang\u00a0 for his invaluable guidance and advice.\u00a0 Miss Lim Soo Zee, Mr Danien Soong, Ms Janice and Ms Chow by\u00a0 helping me through the ups and downs.<\/p>\n

My humble conclusion is that\u00a0 my legal attachment\/\u00a0 internship experience\u00a0 is not a waste of time but I have utilised my 4 weeks of summer vacation\u00a0\u00a0 to the fullest.<\/p>\n

Lydia Leong Yin Qin<\/p>\n

University of Northumbria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is an Attachment in Legal Firms a Waste of Time? Self discipline is a learned behavior. Working at Alex Chang & Co has improved my\u00a0 self discipline since I am working\u00a0 in a firm unlike in\u00a0 college days.\u00a0\u00a0 Some might tell\u00a0\u00a0 you\u00a0 that\u00a0\u00a0 an attachment student would be doing\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 stapling, photocopying\u00a0 and it is therefore […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1804,"featured_media":11417,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1804"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3606"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11421,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3606\/revisions\/11421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}