Law society investigating website offering 'mentorship' to aspiring lawyers

The website offered to help Bar graduates and law students secure internships or training contracts through a placement and mentorship programme. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - The Law Society of Singapore has cautioned against "hungry wolves in sheep's clothing" while it investigates a website touting an expensive programme to help law students and graduates secure internships and jobs.

The website had also claimed that legal work has largely dried up because of the Covid-19 crisis.

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