Singapore courts, Law Society form panel after lawyer attrition study
What's new: A four-year study of 855 current and former lawyers tied departures to court deadlines and stressful interactions with judges.
Singapore's judiciary and the Law Society of Singapore are setting up a joint working committee after a new study identified court deadlines and interactions with judges as major pressures pushing lawyers out of the profession. SG Courts said the panel will review whether feedback channels are working, whether lawyers know how to use them, and whether case management timelines match current practice realities. The Law Society-commissioned study, conducted by Anthro, drew on 31 in-depth interviews and a survey of 855 practicing and former lawyers. It described attrition in the legal sector as a longstanding systemic problem shaped by court timelines, client demands, billing models, senior practitioners and legal education. SG Courts said two formal conduct complaints were received in the past three years and both were investigated.