STUDENT FEATURES
LAWLINK 2021
THE 5TH NUS LAW PRO BONO AWARDS
NUS LAW ESTABLISHED COV-AID
Bottom row (L-R): Ashleigh Gan ’22, Mark Tang ’22 (Co-Founder), Anders Seah ’22 (Founder), Ryan Teo ’22 Middle row: Cheyenne Lim ’23, Professor Alan Tan ’93 (Advisor), Alex Chia ’22 Top row: Cheung Chun Man ’23, Bryan Foo ’23, Thomas Toh ’23
Ms Indranee Rajah ’86 with Natania Peh Hui-Ting ’22 (left) and Toh Ding Jun ’22 (right), who received the Project Legal Awareness (PLAY) Mentorship Award
The NUS Law Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education (CPBCLE) organises an awards ceremony annually, which allows us to formally celebrate and recognise outstanding student leadership in pro bono at NUS, and award financial grants towards worthy student pro bono projects. The 5th Pro Bono Awards Ceremony was held on 24 March 2021 at the Wee Chong Jin Moot Court. The event was graced by Ms Indranee Rajah ’86, Minister (Prime Minister’s Office) and Second Minister for Finance and National Development, who was the Guest-of-Honour. The event was also live-streamed over Zoom. All pro bono award recipients, who were recognized for their outstanding commitment and passion for pro bono work, often went beyond their call of duty and expectation. Notwithstanding the trying times brought about by COVID-19, these students continued to ensure that access to justice was not denied for needy beneficiaries. They persevered and came up with creative ways to overcome it, and also helped others deal with the challenges posed by the pandemic. For any pro bono or clinical legal education queries, you may reach out to CPBCLE at probono@nus.edu.sg.
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AWARDS Three categories of awards were presented – the Pro Bono Special Recognition Award, the Pro Bono Mentor Award and the Pro Bono Innovation Award.
The Pro Bono Special Recognition Awards COV-AID • Anders Seah Nanjie ’22 • Mark Tang Yu Zhong ’22
State Courts Representatives Programme • Wong Weitao ’22 • Alvina Chitra Logan ’22
PLAY Mentorship Toh Ding Jun ’22 • Natania Peh Hui-Ting ’22
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Law & You Shyrie Chopra ’22 • Andrew Ng Jun De ’22 • Shanon Kua Yan Yu ’22 •
Migrant/Domestic Workers’ COVID-19 Guide Charlene Tan ’23 • Ryan Young Wei Jie ’23 NUS PBO In-Person Deputyship Project Sandra Faith Angelica Tan Wan Lin ’20 • Benjamin Ho Kok Hean ’21 •
NUS Law proudly celebrates our students’ efforts to establish the pro bono project, COV-AID. COV-AID was born out of our students’ desire to play their part in helping the public comprehend the vast array of laws, regulations and legal issues arising from the pandemic. Launched on National Day on 9th August 2020, COVAID pays tribute to our frontliners who are leading Singapore’s fight against the pandemic. The COV-AID website serves as a comprehensive one-stop portal presenting explanations on navigating COVID-19related laws, government grants and relief programmes. Another unique feature is Academics on Pandemics, which showcases thought leadership essays authored by NUS Law academics and
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Alan Tan Khee-Jin ’93 (COV-AID) Allen Sng Kiat Peng ’18 (NUS PBO In-Person Deputyship Project)
The Pro Bono Innovation Award • Anders
Seah Nanjie ’22 (COV-AID)
The team behind COV-AID comprises the founder Anders Seah ’22, co-founder Mark Tang ’22 and a core team of dedicated members advised by Professor Alan Tan ’93. The team, in turn, supervises nearly 80 law students involved in a variety of tasks. Professor Alan Tan, shared: “This project harnesses the amazing talent and energy of our NUS Law students, who have in turn tapped on the expertise of our professors, alumni and friends in the legal and academic communities to make an enduring contribution to the national
and global fight against this crisis of our times.” The COV-AID Project received The Pro Bono Special Recognition Award and The Pro Bono Innovation Award at the NUS Law 5 th Pro Bono Awards Ceremony in March 2021. Follow COV-AID on social media for updates: www.nus-covaid.com facebook.com/nus.covaid.sg linkedin.com/company/nus-covaid instagram.com/nus.covaid/covaid
CONGRATULATIONS TO 2021 JUSTICES’ LAW CLERKS
The Pro Bono Mentor Awards • Mr
guest professors on how COVID-19 has disrupted lives and the economy. The third flagship feature is Conversations with Lawyers, presenting interviews with top lawyers on how the pandemic affects their work and the future of legal practice.
(Top L-R) Ong Kye Jing, Ryan Kwan, Jasmine Goh (Bottom L-R) Jerry Wang, Gwendolyn Oh, Wee Jong Xuan, Lai Weng Han
Congratulations to seven of our alumni from the Class of 2021, who have been appointed as Justices’ Law Clerks (JLC) at the Singapore Supreme Court.
bench memorandums and provide hearing-related assistance to Judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal.
As JLCs, Ong Kye Jing, Ryan Kwan, Jasmine Goh, Jerry Wang, Gwendolyn Oh, Wee Jong Xuan, and Lai Weng Han will undertake legal research, draft
We congratulate them for having earned their places in the JLC programme with outstanding academic and extracurricular achievements.
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