Support Schemes
The Law Society has established the following schemes to assist and support members.
Not sure which support scheme addresses your issues? Use our Support Schemes Assessment Tool to learn more about how the Law Society can assist you. Alternatively, please write to membership@lawsoc.org.sg for more information.
This scheme aims to provide mentor upon request with a focus on the psychological well-being of young practitioners.
Under this one-stop referral and information service, members may call to speak confidentially on ethical issues at work or problems which may affect work.
The Law Society has launched a ‘Tech Support Facilitator’ scheme to assist members in using Zoom or other virtual meeting and/or online collaboration tools.
The LawSoc-SBF Foundation Compassion Fund is a financial outreach initiative that aims to offer one-off financial aid and one-stop referral support to employees in need within the industry.
This is a mentoring programme where proprietors and partners of small law practices are mentored by experienced senior lawyers on issues relating to practice management.
Are you facing personal problems and do not know where to turn to? Consult a counsellor under the LawCare scheme, a confidential counselling service administered in conjunction with the Counselling and Care Centre.
To assist members facing disciplinary proceedings, the Society has launched an initiative called Defence Assist. Under this scheme, members facing disciplinary proceedings may seek legal assistance on disciplinary proceedings from fellow members who have volunteered to provide such assistance.
In the unfortunate event of a dispute between law practices, parties concerned may wish to consider mediation by a Senior Counsel. Under SCMediate, any Senior Counsel in private practice will, upon request and subject to his availability, act as mediator to mediate a dispute between law practices without charge where the total time spent does not exceed half a day.
Under this scheme, the Society has collated a list of senior lawyers who have volunteered to provide advice and guidance to junior lawyers on various areas of law.
The Society administers a Fund to assist members, former members and their dependants in financial hardship.
A programme under the Law Society’s Support Schemes for younger practitioners to seek guidance on career and work related issues
Under this scheme, a legal practice management consultant offers guidance and advice on practice risk management, practice management issues or client relationships on a strictly confidential basis.
This scheme aims to provide an alternative avenue for member, their clients and third parties to resolve disputes on legal costs amicably and economically.
This scheme is an informal peer to peer support scheme that pairs up Young Lawyers with Law Graduates & Newly Qualified Lawyers.
