{"id":4722,"date":"2017-02-28T23:14:27","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2017-05-10T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2017-05-10T12:24:59","slug":"tang-esther-swee-ying-attachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/tang-esther-swee-ying-attachment\/","title":{"rendered":"What I Did Not Expect in Legal Attachment Tang Esther Swee Ying"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Esther<\/a>
Esther Tang Swee Ying<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cCultivate 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.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ralph Waldo Emerson<\/h3>\n

The\u00a0 short period of attachment\/ mini-pupillage at Alex Chang & Co\u00a0 taught me a lot, allowed me to discover my weaknesses and assisted me in completing my Pupillage\u00a0 with\u00a0 ease and lots of appreciation.\u00a0 All in all, the experience was invaluable and\u00a0\u00a0 contributed much advancement in my life totally not what I expected<\/i><\/u><\/b>!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you are really thankful, what do you do? You share\u201d
\nW. Clement Stone<\/p>\n

A brief summary of what I learnt:
\n1)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Stay focused and listen carefully when people are talking to you especially when an instruction is given. If you didn’t catch that, don’t be too shy to ask the speaker to repeat it again and when they do, pay extra attention! It’s better than making a mistake later.<\/p>\n

Always ask before you do anything and\/or obtain a definitive confirmation from the right person. Don\u2019t simply assume that everyone you asked is the right person and\/or it is alright to do anything, no matter how trivial the matter seems.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Be responsive to the messages sent by people, especially the one from your boss!\u00a0 There is never too much \u2018ok\u2019 for you to send otherwise people won\u2019t know for sure that you have indeed received the instructions.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Always keep a white blouse, black jacket\u00a0 and black shoes in your car otherwise wear or bring those every day to work as you never know when will you be sent to court for an urgent matter.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Improve, improve and improve! Never cease to improve in particular your language skills since it is one of the most important skills we need in this profession. It\u2019s a skill you need not only to communicate but to impress your bosses, clients, opponents, Judges as well as the public. Mr Alex Chang tipped me\u00a0 in\u00a0 both my Chinese and English pronunciation need improvement and I have never stopped polishing them to date.<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Acquire general knowledge.. I remember I was asked by Mr. Alex Chang during a car ride to the Federal Court about which country has a particular\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 tri-colour flag. Of course, I gave him the wrong answer as I didn\u2019t know the answer. At that moment, I realized how limited my general knowledge was. It was very unimpressive.<\/p>\n

6)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0When translating an article or a court document, translate it word for\u00a0 word and not based on your own understanding of the meaning, otherwise, why would it be called a \u2018translation\u2019?<\/p>\n

7)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Be meticulous in everything you do. Follow the instructions precisely. Being careless could easily be a death sentence for a matter in court.\u00a0 It matters not whether you think something is necessary or not, it matters only that the instruction says so.<\/p>\n

Mr Alex Chang is a kind man indeed.\u00a0 As a senior counsel with limited time to spare, he constantly stays in touch with me via whatsapp even though I was merely a passerby in his firm. I was even invited\u00a0 to join his company dinner\u00a0 10 months after I left,\u00a0 but alas, I couldn\u2019t attend because of work, otherwise, it would be a nice catch-up session with Mr. Alex Chang\u00a0 his helpful\u00a0 staff and many students and pupils. He is also a wise and humble senior in this legal profession who wouldn\u2019t hesitate to lend a hand if he could.<\/p>\n

Tang Esther Swee Ying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cCultivate 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.\u201d Ralph Waldo Emerson The\u00a0 short period of attachment\/ mini-pupillage at Alex Chang & Co\u00a0 taught me a lot, allowed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1804,"featured_media":4759,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4722"}],"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=4722"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5136,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4722\/revisions\/5136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}