Experience

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  Tat lee group

  Feb 1996 - Jan 1998

  Private banker

  Tat Lee Bank Private Banking Department

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  Dbs bank

  Jan 1998 - Oct 2002

  Private banker

  DBS Private Bank

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  Citi

  Oct 2002 - Oct 2003

  Private banker

  Citigroup Private Bank

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  Singapore police force

  Mar 2004 - Mar 2015

  Senior police officer

  2005 : Senior Investigation Officer of Police Division2006 : Team Leader of Neighbourhood Police Centre2007 : SPF HQ Operations Department Security and Counter-Terrorism Staff Officer 2008 : Operations Officer of Woodlands Checkpoint (2nd-In-Command)2012 till 8 Mar 2015Officer-In-Charge of Intellectual Property Rights Investigation Branch, Specialised Crime Division,Criminal Investigation Department (CID)Secondary Appointments:2006 till 2010 - Honorary Aide-De-Corp (ADC) to Singapore President- Career Adviser- Recruitment Panel Interviewer2006 till 2013 - Police Crisis Negotiator Show less

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  Ministry of home affairs singapore

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2018

  Senior assistant director ( investigations )

  Secondment from Singapore Police Force

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  Family justice courts (singapore)

  Dec 2017 - Apr 2018

  Student pro bono - fjc divorce process awareness project

  • Performed on-line research and searched for divorce awareness public brochures• Conducted legal research on divorce process• Worked on project proposal, outline and content of collaterals which include pamphlet, booklet, flowchart, and checklist for divorce process road map• Attended briefings at FJC and LAB• Presentations and answered queries to project working group including FJC, LSPBS and CJC• Attended meetings with FJC for feedback and amendment on the proposed design and content of the collateral• Reviewed and amendment of final proposal of the collateral Show less

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  Singapore police force

  Mar 2018 - Jun 2019

  Head, special projects (spf200 movie)
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  Singapore university of social sciences (suss)

  Jun 2019 - Jun 2020

  Full-time law school student
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  K&l gates

  Jan 2020 - Feb 2020

  Legal internship - general law practice

  • Planned and organised meetings, took effective minutes, and monitored and followed up on decisions made at meetings• Conducted preparation work prior to taking instructions from client by analysing preliminary information available, accurately identifying key issues and preparing a list of pertinent questions that may need to be asked• Independently produced a working draft of basic general litigation documents, e.g. correspondence with clients, simple agreements, letter of demand• Worked with the file management system and e-litigation system to file court documents in a timely fashion• Conducted independent legal research by producing a written legal opinion on civil legal issues• Assisted with the work to get an affidavit affirmed/sworn by the client• Attended court hearings with Partner• Conducted preparation work for mediation session by analysing the facts and legal principles, and accurately identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the client’s case in terms of legal positions, evidentiary difficulties and other practical considerations• Examined various clauses in wills and produce a working draft of a simple will that addresses client’s instructions and takes into account legal concerns and requirements Show less

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  Law society pro bono services (criminal legal aid scheme)

  Feb 2020 - Mar 2020

  Legal internship - criminal law practice

  • Identified the various criminal procedures and court processes in State Courts• Arranged for relevant papers, organised client and witness meetings and to take other steps necessary in the preparation of key criminal practice documents• Conducted preparation work for the visit to a client in remand by analysing preliminary information available, accurately identifying key issues and preparing a list of pertinent questions that may need to be asked• Took instructions from a client on a criminal matter• Conducted independent legal research on a criminal matter by producing a written legal opinion on one or more legal issues• Independently produced working drafts of basic criminal practice documents like letters of representation to the Prosecution (and examining the Prosecution’s response to propose the next appropriate step) and mitigation pleas• Attended court hearings with Legal Fellows Show less

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  Harry elias partnership llp

  Mar 2020 - Apr 2020

  Legal internship - family law practice

  • Attended ultra-high net worth client meeting and took effective minutes• Analysed different fact patterns and legal principles to produce working drafts of Summons and Affidavit for variation of court order and PPO Affidavit for Respondent Client• Created electronic folders to save exhibits for Partner

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  Singapore institute of legal education

  Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Candidate - part b of the singapore bar examinations 2020
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  Peter ong law corporation

  Dec 2020 - Jul 2021

  Practice trainee
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  Educational Institution

  Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

  Stay-at-home parent
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  Rajan chettiar llc

  Oct 2021 - Jun 2022

  Lawyer
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  Wlaw llc

  Oct 2022 - now

  • Associate Director

    Dec 2024 - now

  • Senior Associate Lawyer

    Oct 2023 - Dec 2024

  • Lawyer

    Oct 2022 - Oct 2023
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  Amicus singapore

  Oct 2023 - now

  Advisor
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  The law society of singapore

  Jan 2024 - now

  Anti-money laundering committee member

  1. To review the relevant legislation and Law Society practice rules on anti money laundering and control of funding of terrorist activities with a view to making recommendations to the Council of the Law Society, on the revisions necessary to bring such practice rules in line with international practice and recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force;2. To advise Council and assist Council in dealing with external agencies on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures in relation to lawyers as part of the evaluation of Singapore for the Financial Action Task Force.;3. To advise Council and assist Council in providing guidance to members on the practice rules on anti money laundering and to raise awareness and knowledge amongst lawyers of their obligations in this regard; and4. To oversee the AML compliance inspection process of law practices, and to advise and assist Council on the issues and queries arising from the inspections. Show less