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The 6th Management Committee began its official term in office.
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The General Secretary of The Bar launched its official Formspring account to allow students to ask questions openly, with the option of being anonymous.
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The Bar published its first Weekly Update with a new and refreshing template designed by the Marketing Department. A readable online version was also made available on The Bar's official website and Facebook Page.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar initiated a new appointment in its organisation, and started its recruitment of ‘Academic Representatives’ to ensure that academic issues across all four batches are readily brought to The Bar’s attention.
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At a meeting with the Associate Dean (Teaching & Curriculum), Associate Professor Lee Pey Woan, representatives of The Bar raised and discussed a range of academic issues based on student feedback. The representatives also shared about The Bar’s upcoming academic initiatives for the year.
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The Public Relations Department initiated and compiled the “Friends of SMU” cash sponsorship package to streamline and consolidate sponsorship efforts, thereby reducing the hassle and spam received by law firms.
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The Bar, alongside ASoc, decided to hold a separate law-specific graduation night event, despite SMUSA’s decision to hold only a university-wide event.
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The Vice President of The Bar launches the first SMU student-run ‘Loan Service’ that provides law students with more than 50 necessities for free/loan.
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The 5th/6th MC held its Annual General meeting with a full-house turnout, which included guests from the Deanery, SMUSA, NUS Law Club and the various sub-clubs.
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The President, Vice President, Finance Director and Events Director of The Bar were officially certified to be CPR and AED trained, so as to provide additional safety support if the need arises.
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The Bar celebrated Valentine’s Day with a series of events organised by the Events Department of The Bar, which included: (1) Angel’s Advocate (Angel-Mortal Game) (2) Supreme Court(ship) (Facebook Photo Competition) (3) Welfare Giveaway cum CNY mini buffet. The Bar Facebook Page had a record-breaking 25,200 unique visitors viewing its posts during the photo competition period.
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The Loan Service 2013 was temporarily suspended due to student feedback. The service was reviewed and re-launched on 4th February 2013.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar carried out an Electives survey amongst Year 2s and 3s to gauge interest and demand.
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For the first time in history, The Bar sent representatives and teams for every event at the Law Fraternity Games 2013.
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SMULA held its Annual General Meeting for 2013.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar began talks with the incoming Associate Dean (Teaching & Curriculum), Associate Professor Wan Wai Yee, to organise a Transactional Competition.
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The Bar released its first “festival well-wishes” group photo for Chinese New Year.
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Following the termination of the NUS-SMU Law Bash, members of The Bar and representatives from the Law Camp 2013 Organising Committee met with representatives from NUS to discuss a new collaboration event for freshmen (scheduled on 19th July 2013).
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The Bar, together with the International Relations Club, organized the first excursion trip for international exchange students to visit Universal Studios Singapore. The objectives of the event include engaging the international students to foster friendships and to facilitate cultural exchange.
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The Events Department of The Bar organised its annual Night Bike - Chasing the Sun.
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The Bar revealed its signature event of the year, Law Week 2013, together with the recruitment drive for its organising committee. The anniversary event will feature welfare drives, appreciation ceremonies, a freshmen pageant, a fashion show, etc.
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The Finance Director of The Bar confirmed its S$4,254.17 donation to MCYC Community Services Society from proceeds obtained from Law Musical 2012.
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The President of The Bar regretfully announced the subsumption of the executive committee of the SMU Pro Bono Club under the SMU Pro Bono Centre to ‘streamline the processes’ due to the founding of the Centre.
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The Public Relations Department of The Bar renewed and strengthened ties with Rajah & Tann LLP. The firm kindly agreed to provide generous event sponsorships and to conduct dialogue sessions, moot competitions and academic workshops to benefit SMU law students.
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Following the success of the first excursion trip, The Bar and the International Relations Club organised a follow-up event that included a night walk around the city’s landmarks and a dinner with faculty members at Kopitiam.
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The President and Vice President of The Bar caught up with Dean Yeo to update the Deanery about The Bar and provided student feedback.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar facilitated the Moratorium 2013 voting exercise with NUS Law Club and organized an information session on 15th March 2013. SMU students voted 64.3% against the moratorium while NUS students voted 67.1% for the moratorium. With only 57.8% of the combined cohort voting for the moratorium, the moratorium failed.
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Over the exams period, The Bar Student Loan Service was extended to include the loan of fans due to the lack of air-conditioning and ventilation in group study rooms after office hours and during weekends.
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The Bar revolutionised welfare drives with a ‘carnival’ concept – bringing in a wide variety of food, Swissbake discounts and provided a bistro-style setting at the SOA/SOL benches.
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The SMU Law Soccer Team made history by defeating the NUS Law Team 3-2, and secured its first ever victory against NUS. It was also the first time the team comprised students from graduating seniors, a JD student, an exchange student, alumnus and a strong injection of freshmen.
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In order to provide students with more conducive study spcaes during the study break in Week 14, the Vice President of The Bar secured seminar rooms for extended hours, from 3.30 pm to 10.30 pm.
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In recognition of the SMU Jessup Team’s outstanding debut performance at the international rounds, The Bar organised a welcome-back reception, with the generous support of the Dean of Students.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar organised the inaugural career guidance and internship preparation workshop, Internal Affairs 2013. Speakers included Professor Tang Hang Wu, guests from Baker & Mckenzie and alumni.
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The Bar endorsed and supported the inaugural Law OCSP – Diya IV, where 21 law students set off to Sikkim, India to help the host organisation – Human Development Foundation of Sikkim (HDFS).
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The President of the Bar visited the Australian National University and University of Sydney to learn more about the structure and working processes of their student bodies.
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The second festival shoot was released for Labour Day.
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The General Secretary of The Bar sets up its official account on Ask.fm after a probable closedown of Formspring.
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Jeremy Yeap, Jeriel Lam and Kong Zhenning clinched the 1st position for law school at Adrace 2013, and in so doing, brought home the first win for the Inter-Faculty Games 2013.
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The President of The Bar announced the new appointment of ‘Welfare Director’ in time for the upcoming elections, due to an increase in student population and the overwhelming workload of the Vice President (concurrently welfare in-charge).
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Following feedback about the lack of transparency in the Appeal for Review of Grade process, the President of The Bar launched a university-wide inquiry to seek clarity and further investigation.
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The President of The Bar began talks with R&T to bring together other major firms such as A&G, WongP, Drew & Napier and Rodyk, to organise a Training Contracts Workshop for students, following the success of Internal Affairs 2013.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar announced new details of Summer Book Sale 2013 (Le Law Lelong), which includes an online segment and promises another edition of book sale in winter.
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The Bar published its Summer edition of Monthly Updates in order to continue its engagement with students over the summer vacation period.
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The Public Relations Department reorganized and updated the School of Law Wikipedia Page to provide a more professional and readable format for members of the public.
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The Marketing Department of The Bar completed its major overhaul of The Bar's official website to provide visitors with a user-friendly template and up-to-date information about The Bar.
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The Law Camp Financial Assistance Fund was established by The Bar to ensure that no freshmen is turned away from attending law camp due to financial constraints.
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The Bar revealed a comprehensive list of ways to engage the student body to ensure maximum reach in all possible forms. This included a new initiative - the Meet-the-People Session - which will be conducted from AY13/14 onwards.
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The Bar mooted for the School of Law Student Life Awards to be instituted to acknowledge non-office bearers who have demonstrated strong support and/or made significant contributions to student life, thereby enhancing the holistic education experience for the rest of the law community.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar discussed with interested students and research assistants the planning of a Corporate Law Forum, which is projected to be a yearly event where distinguished members of the legal fraternity are invited to share with students more about the various corporate practice areas.
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With the PSI of the haze situation reaching record-breaking levels, contingency plans were made to ensure the safety of all students at the upcoming summer events. The Bar also collaborated with other school constituent bodies to purchase up to 40 N95 masks to be distributed to the elderly cleaners and security guards of the schools.
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The President of The Bar was invited as one of the three panelists at the OCS Appreciation Tea. He shared with SMU's major corporate partners about students' needs and expectations towards the job market, and advised on effective ways to provide career guidance to students.
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A record number of 140 freshmen signed up for Law Camp 2013. The introduction video also caught the attention of many and was widely acknowledged as the best summer camp video in SMU.
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The Pro-Acad Department of The Bar carried out two surveys for the rising Year 2s and seniors to capture statistics of pre-bidding demand for modules that students intend to take. This initiative aims to curb inflationary pressures from inaccurate estimation of demand and undue reference to past year bids.
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The President and Vice-President of The Bar released its mid-term message to constituents to thank them for their support and encouragement over the past six months. At the same time, the mid-term survey was launched to gather feedback on a range of issues, initaitives and events.
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The Pro-Acad Department convened a focus group to assist the Associate Dean (Teaching and Curriculum) with the review of the BGS module to determine if it should be made mandatory for law students.
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The President of The Bar led a petition to reverse the decision to demolish the printing room situated at Level 2 of the library.
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The Pro-Acad Department submitted preliminary research and feedback to the Associate Dean (Teaching and Curriculum) on the review of the FFL course and instructor. A focus group was subsequently set up to provide further insights and recommendations to improve the way FFL is taught.
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The President of The Bar provided inputs and ideas to the Office of Student Life to provide multi-purpose facilities at the rooftop space of the new School of Law Building.
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Law Camp 2013 - in terrorem concluded with a record-breaking 148 freshmen attending the 3-day camp.
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The President of The Bar shared with incoming adjunct faculty members about the expectations and feedback of students when assessing the quality of teaching and the learning environment during seminars.
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The inaugural collaboration event between NUS and SMU aims to send out a significant message to the freshmen to foster a sense of unity and friendship, regardless of their school affiliations.
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The President of The Bar linked up with the President of the UK Singapore Law Students Society to enhance bilateral ties and to provide assistance, thereby bringing both communities together.
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Law Graduation Night 2013 - Qualified ended with a resounding success. 95 graduating seniors graced 7Adam that night with music and booze flowing all night long.
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The Bar released the much-anticipated T-shirt design that was designed by the Marketing Director. The shirts will be on sale from 26th August 2013 onwards.
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The Bar welcomed the new Associate Dean (Teaching and Curriculum) Associate Professor Wan Wai Yee, and shared with the Deanery the feedback and questions raised by students from the mid-term survey.
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The President and the Vice President introduced The Bar to the freshmen and shared tips and advice on coping with academic stress while having a balanced student life. Also, alongside the Summer Book Sale - Le Law Lelong, The Bar invited the Singapore Academy of Law to hold a separate book sale to offer students with generous discounts and free memberships.
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The President, Vice President, Deputy Pro-Acad Director and the Public Relations Department of The Bar hosted the JD students for the first time during their orientation session. The students were brought around on a campus tour and were briefed on BOSS bidding.
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The Bar wishes all law students Happy National Day!
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The SMU Law Outreach Club was established by The Bar and the Exco of the old Pro Bono Club. The Law Outreach Club aims to contribute to the community in aspects beyond pro bono, and will help to facilitate activities such as the MOE Moot Parliament Programme and the NUS-SMU “In Session” Dialogue Series, among others. The Club welcomes students to come forth with any ideas and initiatives of service to the community and will strive to help make it happen.
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The President of The Bar spoke at the Career Centre's orientation sessions to provide freshmen on insights and advice on student life and professional development.
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The Pro-Acad Director of The Bar provided students with a thorough update on academic initiatives and addressed various issues that were raised in the first half of the year.
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The Bar launched the weekly Meet-the-People Sessions every Friday, 1600 hrs - 1730 hrs at the Law Soc Room (SOL GSR 3.2) for students to have a face-to-face chat with members of The Bar and the Deanery.
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The Vice President of The Bar presented findings and follow-up actions on the responses provided by 162 students during the mid-term survey. The Bar also reacted to feedback and reviewed the loan service list to better cater to the needs of the students.
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The Bar held an EGM to amend the constitution. A total of 41 students attended the EGM and a total of 98 constitutional amendments were made.
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Law Week 2013 Day 1: Law Week 2013 started off with a splash as The Bar handled out welfare in the form of customized thumbdrives, memo pads, foolscap sheets and attractive vouchers. The highly anticipated T-shirt was also on sale. Freshmen and exchange students were also provided with specially made nametents.
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Law Week 2013 Day 2: As we celebrate our successes, The Bar has dedicated the day to provide a welfare buffet for the cleaners and security guards of SMU. The appreciation event serves to thank them for their work and friendliness while they provide our students with a clean and safe learning environment everyday.
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Law Week 2013 Day 3: The Bar announced the list of professors that students have nominated as the most witty, inspirational and well dressed. The Bar also prepared specially designed mugs to give out to our professors and law librarians to show them some love during this celebratory week.
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Law Week 2013 Day 4: The Bar announced the list of winners for the inaugural School of Law Student Life Awards. These students have demonstrated strong support for school activities and/or made significant contributions to student life, thereby enhancing the holistic education experience amongst the SMU Law community.
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Law Week 2013 Finale: To round up the week of festivities, the finale event - Law Fashion Show: Till Nightfall - promises to feature The Bar's very first fashion show, the annual freshmen pageant and musical performances from our very own students.
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The 6th Management Committee of The Bar organized an information session for aspiring candidates to understand more about The Bar before the elections.
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With the recent victory in Adrace and a runner-up position in Get Wet!, the School of Law soared to a record-breaking new high in the Inter-Faculty Games rankings, placing second behind the School of Business.
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The Marketing Department of The Bar revealed the newly designed nametent for law students to order and purchase. Also, following the overwhelming response for the new law school T-shirt, a new batch of orders was made to curb the high demand.
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The Bar invited 8 recruitment partners from the top 5 law firms in Singapore to conduct the inaugural Training Contracts Seminar. This seminar aims to provide first-hand information and advice to students that are in the midst of applying for their training contracts. The event was fully-subscribed on the first day of registration.
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The Pro-Acad Department launched the Pro-Acad Portal of the SMU Law Society website, providing a one-stop destination for all things related to professional and academic development, including course requirements, internships, exchange programmes as well as graduation.
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The Bar concluded the events calendar with a comprehensive summary of the highlights of the year. These included the newly added Valentine's Day celebrations and Law Week 2013.
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8 law students were successfully elected as members of the 7th Management Committee.
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The Bar organized a mid-term welfare drive and gave out Koi Bubble Tea, Bear Paw Burger and Kouign-Amann from Tiong Bahru Bakery.
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The first series of the Peer Tutoring Programme (PTP) sessions began as seniors provided seminars to assist juniors to better understand the modules they are currently taking.
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The Bar organised its annual R&T Dialogue and Networking Session with a record 80 student signups. The programme began with a short introduction of Rajah & Tann LLP, followed by small group discussions where participants rotated around different groups of lawyers (representing various practice areas) for closer interaction.
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The Bar and the International Relations Club organised the second installation of the International Exchange Student Excursion Trip and the students visited Universal Studios Singapore at its annual Halloween Horrors Night.
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The Pro-Acad Department organised a 2nd Major Info Session for interested Year 1s and 2s as a new initiative to provide more information on second majors.
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Back by popular demand, the Marketing Department designed the novelty SOL jacket and invited students to place orders.
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The President of The Bar represented SMU at the Singapore's 100 Leading Graduate Employers Roundtable Discussion/Networking Session and was a panelist at the event.
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To equip students with better knowledge of the various practice areas and career paths, the 6th Management Committee of The Bar piloted, together with the Dato' Kho Hui Meng Career Centre, Insights, a legal career lecture series focusing on exposing law students to niche practice areas.
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The President of The Bar accepted an interview by Straits Times to discuss about SMU's Life Lessons, which is a new programme launched by the university to facilitate and impart values and soft skills to students.
