SMU introduces specialisation tracks & compulsory Law Capstone to its Bachelor of Laws & Juris Doctor programmes to nurture future-ready & practice-ready graduates

• Main Author: Singapore Management University
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: Singapore Management University; School of Law; Asian Studies; Higher Education; Legal Education
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/oh_pressrelease/226; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/oh_pressrelease/article/1226/viewcontent/20230316_MediaRelease_SMU_introduces_specialisation_tracks_compulsory_Law_Capstone.pdf; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/oh_pressrelease/article/1226/filename/0/type/additional/viewcontent/Annex_1_LLB_Tracks_writeup.pdf; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/oh_pressrelease/article/1226/filename/1/type/additional/viewcontent/Annex_2_quote_from_industry__employers.pdf

Singapore Management University (SMU) Yong Pung How School of Law (YPHSL) will allow interested law students to specialise and gain a higher level of proficiency in the practical and interdisciplinary areas of Corporate Transaction; Law and Technology; and Dispute Resolution via a new Tracks scheme; as well as require all law students to complete a Law Capstone Course before they graduate. The law school announced these enhancements to its Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Juris Doctor (JD) programmes following a recent review of its curriculum, which took into key consideration the impact of global trends on the legal sector. The review, part of an on-going process to ensure that the SMU LLB and JD are constantly innovated to meet new and future challenges, collected input and feedback from a panel of over 50 practising lawyers in the private and public sectors.