KhattarWong

Are you highly motivated, ambitious and creative?
Do you have high morals and are a person of integrity?
Are you also a team player?

 If you are all those, we are interested in talking to you.

At KhattarWong we know that our practice can only be as strong as the people we recruit and train. We are therefore committed to continuing your legal training in a programme that is at once comprehensive, structured and dynamic. An integral part of any good training program is the assurance of breadth of exposure coupled with depth of knowledge shared.

Our greatest assets are our people. This cornerstone necessitates our being stringent in our selection process for pupils and we are committed to retaining all pupils and grooming them to be future leaders of our Firm. In 2008, 100% of our pupils were retained as associates.

We believe in diversity and welcome law graduates from the National University of Singapore, the Singapore Management University and from other recognised overseas. Ideally, applicants should be in line for a Second Class (Upper) or higher, although we will consider applicants with Second Class (Lower) qualifications as well.

Being Part of the KhattarWong Family

From day one, we welcome you into the KhattarWong fold. This means that, aside from the professional training and staff welfare benefits, we encourage you to adopt the ideals that drive us here at KhattarWong. Ideals that include striving to be the best in the field and to being performance driven and results oriented. We also urge the observance of a culture of respect for colleagues across departments and professions.  

We value camaraderie and friendship amongst the KhattarWong family. To that end, we have regular social events such as teas, after-office drinks, movie nights, sporting events and firm trips to encourage everyone to meet informally and get to know one another.

In addition we strive to be a firm with a heart, to make a positive impact in the world around us and to help the underprivileged and the less fortunate. To that end, KhattarWong encourages all employees to participate in giving back to community via pro bono work, volunteerism, fund-raising, donations and other charitable events.

Our Training Programme

• You will be assigned to a Supervising Solicitor who will be a senior member of our Firm. Aside from working closely with your Supervising Solicitor, you are encouraged to work with different members of the department for exposure to different working styles and types of work.
• You will also be assigned a buddy, who will be an associate. Your buddy will be able to guide you on the norms and culture of the Firm.
• To ensure that you are given maximum exposure to all aspects of legal practice, we offer you an opportunity to be rotated every two months across departments.
• KhattarWong is committed to providing holistic instruction at various levels and you will also be invited to take part in our firm-wide training programmes. Some of our programmes are:
  
  • Our Continuing Legal Education Programme
  • Department specific training programmes, e.g. Litigation, Corporate, BFP Masterclasses
  • Young Leaders Programme
  • Exchange programmes with our foreign offices or other foreign law firms

As we recruit trainees with a long term view of retaining talent, every trainee who works hard and shows promise has a good chance of being offered a position with excellent remuneration and benefits in KhattarWong upon completion of training.

Monetary Benefits                                                                                                

• You will be paid an honorarium of S$2,000 per month during your training contract.
• In addition, you will be given S$1,000 per month whilst attending Part B of the Bar Examination.
• Subject to your retention, we will reimburse the e-filing fees relating to your application for admission as an advocate and solicitor.  

Applicants may write to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or submit their résumés, setting out their academic results and achievements, and their key areas of interest to:

Human Resource Department
KhattarWong
80 Raffles Place
#25-01 UOB Plaza 1
Singapore 048624

Contact Persons:

Ms Nicole Tan Siew Ping
Partner, Corporate & Securities Law Department
Partner-in-charge of Pupil Affairs
Tel:      (65) 6238 3047
Fax:     (65) 6534 4892
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Mr Jayaprakash Jagateesan
Director, Human Resource & Administration Department
Tel:      (65) 6238 3071
Fax:     (65) 6534 4892
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