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A Note of Encouragement for Young Law Professionals

January 2022
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Abstract

This note is for fresh graduates and young law professionals who, understandably, may be somewhat despondent and forlorn given that we are now in the third year of adapting and coping with the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

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James Lau
, , Singapore

James Lau Chief Legal Officer with 30 years both contentious and non-contentious international cross-border transactional and dispute-resolution experience acquired through a combination of private practice at industry-leading law firms and in-house roles at Fortune 500 Multinational Corporations.

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