{"id":7723,"date":"2020-07-16T13:26:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T05:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/?p=7723"},"modified":"2021-04-05T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T04:46:32","slug":"goodbye-thank-you-nicholas-lee-heng-jin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexchanglaw.com\/index.php\/goodbye-thank-you-nicholas-lee-heng-jin\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye, Thank you Nicholas Lee Heng Jin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An Insight into My Attachment at Alex Chang &\nCo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Entering the Firm <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My attachment\nhere at Alex Chang & Co this past month has been a fruitful experience. After\njust ending my first year of law school, I was eager to gain a better insight\ninto the legal industry. I was highly curious as to the operations of a law\nfirm and how proceedings took place in court. However, due to the unprecedented\ntimes caused by COVID-19, opportunities were limited and I was getting\nincreasingly disappointed. That was when I stumbled upon Alex Chang & Co\nand decided to submit an application. I received a prompt reply and joined the\nfirm shortly after.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Day-to-Day Life<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although I am of\nlimited expertise, I am still grateful that Mr. Alex Chang entrusted me with daily\ntasks to further gain experience and knowledge. Tasks that I carried out during\nthis attachment included translating documents, writing articles and preparing\nbundles of authority etc. Throughout all the tasks that I was given, I was\nalways offered support and guidance by Mr. Alex Chang and the other pupils.\nAlthough company law was foreign to me, my involvement with the firm definitely\nhelped me develop a better understanding and piqued my interest in the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending Court<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was an honour\nto be able to accompany Mr. Alex Chang and Ms. Lim to court and attend their\nhearings. This was definitely the aspect of my attachment that I was most\nlooking forward to and I was not disappointed.  I enjoyed watching Mr. Alex Chang present his\nsubmissions and viewing the professionalism that he displayed in front of the\njudge. As I was only used to watching court proceedings on television, actually\nattending court in real life was quite a surreal experience for me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides watching\ncourt proceedings, I also got to submit documents and do file checks in court.\nAll of which I would need to know how to do in the future. Overall, it was a\nprivilege to have been given such an insightful experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most Rewarding Experience <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe the\nhighlight of my attachment here has to be the mooting session among us\nattachment students and pupils organized by Mr. Alex Chang. It was such a rewarding\nexperience to read a case file in full and complete a skeletal submission based\non that case. We were told to incorporate all the evidence such as witness\nstatements and various documents into our submissions to replicate a court\nhearing, unlike the conventional mooting sessions held in University where our\nsubmissions are based solely on a short passage of facts. It definitely gave me\na better idea as to areas I need to improve on such as in terms of my advocacy\nskills and the ability to think on my feet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advice to Future Attachment Students <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think that it is crucial to be open-minded when entering into the program and constantly be willing to learn. All the staff in the office are continuously busy with their own tasks so it is important to always take initiative in order to gain the most out of the entire experience. Be mindful that the working hours are quite long and can at times be tedious, so you will need to be strong-minded and persistent in order to survive working in the firm. However, remember that all the knowledge and experience that you have gained will make it all worthwhile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Final Words of Gratitude <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to Mr. Alex Chang, Ms. Lim, Ms. Chow, Ms. Janice and Ms. Elaine for giving me this opportunity and guiding me throughout my attachment. I would also like to thank Jaryne Lam, Ng An Ni and Roxanne Chew for supporting and helping me whenever I faced difficulties and I will certainly treasure the friendships that we have created. It has been a pleasure working with all of you and I do wish all of you the best in your future endeavours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lee Nicholas Heng Jin
The University of Sheffield <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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