Students will also engage in hands-on practice, simulating assignments that junior M&A lawyers will work on. At the end of the course, students will engage in a mock M&A negotiation. This will require use of the skills and discussion of the issues learnt during the course, including creating the appropriate documentation for a deal and negotiating the concerns raised.
- A comprehensive understanding of the stages, processes and advantages of different dispute resolution mechanisms
- The unique role of each participant in dispute resolution processes, with a focus on the advocate’s role
- Knowledge of the models and theoretical approaches appropriate to settle disputes through negotiation and mediation
- Capacity to draft written submissions to clients, meditators, arbitrators and judges, and recognise the distinctive functions of these submissions
- Deliver persuasive and clear oral arguments in different dispute resolution fora
- Being able to understand the role and function of transactional lawyers - Acquiring the intuition, background and skillset that lawyers need to possess to effectively navigate corporate transactions in a complex, changing and global world
- Getting to know the economic and financial aspects of corporate transactions
- Being able to connect different disciplines and areas of practice involved in corporate transactions
- Being able to understand the role and function of transactional lawyers - Acquiring the intuition, background and skillset that lawyers need to possess to effectively navigate corporate transactions in a complex, changing and global world
- Getting to know the economic and financial aspects of corporate transactions
- Being able to connect different disciplines and areas of practice involved in corporate transactions
For most of the competitions, teams will be expected to produce at least one substantial memorial, produced progressively over a minimum of 3 coach-vetted drafts; in some competitions, there are national/regional qualification rounds for the oral rounds. After the memorials have been submitted, teams will undergo 25–50 practice rounds.
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Understand the importance of equal access to justice and some of the common issues faced by both individuals with legal or justiciable problems and the organisations that assist them.
• Evaluate and compare practices and solutions from other jurisdictions or service industries to generate new ideas for improving access to legal services or justice in Singapore.
• Solve specific real-world access to justice problems through iterative design, prototyping and testing of digital applications in a collaborative team setting.
This SMU-XO course offers an international experiential learning opportunity that allows students to translate classroom knowledge and theory into practical solutions for various institutions. In addition to visiting law firms, government agencies and companies, student will also participate in a consultancy project. Through the project, students will learn how to solve business problems with guidance from the faculty and project sponsor mentors. The project will focus on evaluating legal problems in different areas of law and recommending/applying solutions to these problems.
This course aims to achieve the following objectives:
- Understand Taiwan and civil law jurisdictions
- Solve real-world legal issues through a student consultancy project
- Incorporate active mentoring by faculty and project sponsors
The course will involve guest instructors from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and by other leading practitioners, who will share their unique, practical perspectives on administering or advancing a particular case. Participants keen on developing a practice in international dispute settlement will find this course of direct relevance.
Participants will apply their knowledge through class presentations and group discussions. Participants keen on developing a practice specializing in energy disputes, and in particular, energy arbitration, gas/LNG price reviews and related investment treaty arbitration, will find this course of direct relevance.
Upon finishing the course, a student will be able to:
● Familiarise students with software design and systems thinking skills and instil an appreciation for the value of software architecture.
● Design the architecture for an end-to-end IT Solution.
● Understand and implement architectural styles and design patterns for software systems.
● Use standard practices in documenting system architectures using views and perspectives.
● Impact analysis to understand the implications of design choices.
