Singapore Academy of Law extends support to lawyers

Singapore Academy of Law extends support to lawyers

The SAL-LinkedIn tie-up offers legal professionals to learn and cultivate the skills they need to progress in their careers

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) has offered Singaporean lawyers online support worth S$2.6 million (US$1.9 million) who suffered during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Under the offer, lawyers will have access to a package of online learning, legal research tools and digital access to legal publications, aimed at supporting local and international members alike.

The support package, named the 'Get Future Ready' programme, will be open to all categories of lawyers including those in private practice, in-house lawyers, legal academics and alternative legal services providers.

The Get Future Ready programme includes support from networking website LinkedIn's online learning platform that provides curated video courses. The LinkedIn courses carry CPD accreditation. In addition to this, the Singapore lawyers will have online access to the SAL's extensive library, with support from the global legal publisher, Lexis-Nexis.

This is the fourth package the SAL has come up with since 2020 since the outbreak of the pandemic, bringing the Academy's support to lawyers to $5 million.

Singapore has witnessed a series of lockdowns, known locally as circuit breakers, with the City State currently at Phase 2 Heightened Alert, following a series of outbreaks. Singapore is currently under the process of allowing 50 per cent return to work by employees, and with a limited reopening of restaurants and bars.

"We have been hard at work re-imagining the tools and resources required by our members to emerge stronger. Members demand greater digitisation of legal resources and learning tools. They also demand greater regional legal resources to allow them to access and understand markets beyond Singapore. Over the course of the next few months, we will be rolling out online legal tools and resources to help members emerge stronger," Rama Tiwari, chief executive of SAL, said.

Frank Koo, LinkedIn's head of Asia talent and learning solutions, added: "LinkedIn is pleased to partner with SAL as they help legal professionals learn and cultivate the skills they need to progress in their careers, through our LinkedIn Learning platform. On-demand learning is especially useful for time-strapped workers seeking to strengthen their skills, build their networks, and access career opportunities."