
About LAW@CDC 2020
The Law Awareness Weeks (LAW)@CDC is a collaboration between Law Society Pro Bono Services (LSPBS) and the five Community Development Councils (CDCs), supported by the People's Association, National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, Singapore Management University School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences and the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association.
LAW@CDC is a nationwide effort to promote awareness and understanding of the law in the community through a series of talks, so that people living and working in Singapore may know their rights and be empowered when faced with common legal issues. This year, we are proud to have the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) join in this effort where 13 law awareness webinars will be aired ‘live’ online from 5 October - 13 November 2020.
The range of topics are issues faced in the day-to-day lives of Singaporeans including Employment, Family Violence, Divorce and You (Civil), Divorce and You (Syariah) and Advance Legal Planning. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we have added topics in response to these challenges during this time - Small Businesses in a Crisis, Dealing with Creditors (Individuals and Small Businesses), Freelancing in a Crisis, Working from Home (PDPA considerations for Employees and Small Businesses) as well as Landlord Tenancy Matters (Individuals/Small Businesses).
Our moderators together with our panellists, will discuss on the respective topics. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and clarify any doubts they may have on the law relating to the topics. Catered to audiences with no legal background, the legal talks aim to simplify legal jargon and explain the law as it applies to the man on the street.
Register for our webinars to learn about your rights and equip yourself on how to best handle basic legal issues!
Law and Me: Stronger Together
WEBINAR TOPICS
SPEAKERS AND MODERATORS
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OUR PARTNERS
Law Awareness Weeks@CDC 2020 is brought to you by Law Society Pro Bono Services, in partnership with the People’s Association of Singapore, the five Community Development Councils, the Institutes of Higher Learning (National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, Centre for Pro Bono Clinical Legal Education, Singapore Management University, Pro Bono Centre, Singapore Unversity of Social Sciences, School of Law) as well as Singapore Corporate Counsel Association.
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Law Society Pro Bono Services
Law Society Pro Bono Services is an initiative by The Law Society of Singapore to help bring free legal assistance to those in need in our community. It is part of The Law Society's stated mission to ensure access to justice for all.
Our work is supported by our volunteers who give generously and selflessly of their time and expertise for the needy in our community and financially by contributions from individual lawyers, law practices, private donations, foundations, corporations and key stakeholders such as the Ministry of Law, TOTE Board and various community partners.
For more information on our pro bono programmes please visit https://www.lawsocprobono.org.
Community Development Councils
The Community Development Councils (CDCs) were established in 1997 to build a tightly-knit, compassionate and self-reliant community. The CDCs share the PA’s objectives of fostering community bonding and building social cohesion amongst the people of Singapore. They work closely with grassroots organisations, government agencies, voluntary welfare organisations and corporate partners to strengthen the social fabric of Singapore.
Through the CDCs, residents are able to forge strong community bonds, enabling the more able and successful to come forward to help the vulnerable in society. The five CDCs are Central Singapore CDC, North East CDC, North West CDC, South East CDC and South West CDC.
The CDCs' mission is to build a Caring and Cohesive Community, where we Assist the Needy, Bond the people, Connect the Community
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Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Education, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
The Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education is the central body that oversees and runs pro bono programmes and the clinical legal education programme at NUS Law. The Centre's activities have their roots in the rich tradition of pro bono work among staff and students.
Among its key objectives, the Centre seeks to develop and enhance legal skills in NUS Law students, particularly in community lawyering, and to build legal awareness programmes primarily targeted at the social service sector so as to strengthen legal assistance that can be provided to such organisations that promote the welfare of the vulnerable in society.
In doing so, the Centre aims to prepare NUS Law students for real-world practice by exposing them to the challenges of delivering quality legal service while serving the community.
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Singapore Management University, Pro Bono Centre
As a stakeholder of the justice system, Singapore Management University (SMU) Pro Bono Centre has advocated a pro bono culture amongst law students through various pro bono programmes ever since the founding of the SMU School of Law in 2007.
The Centre handles all pro bono projects including running legal clinics at SMU, and organising and hosting programmes to raise pro bono consciousness. The Pro Bono Centre has been supported by the RHT Rajan Menon Foundation since 2017.
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School of Law, Singapore University of Social Sciences
The SUSS School of Law’s primary focus is to support the nation’s efforts to train and produce first-rate practitioners in the areas of criminal law and family practice.
Accordingly, our LLB and JD programmes adopt a pedagogical approach that emphasises problem-solving, by splicing the learning of substantive law with practice-oriented application.
Exposure to cross-disciplinary fields, as well as opportunities for all students to engage meaningfully with members of both the Bar and the Judiciary, ensure that our graduates enter the profession primed for practice not just with the foundational knowledge and skills, but also a keen sense of purpose.
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The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association
The Singapore Corporate Counsel Association Limited, is the national association serving the in-house community in Singapore. As connectivity is imperative to in-house lawyers in their day to day
projects and tasks, to make sensible and important resolutions to the organization they serve,
the SCCA aims to serve the needs of just that.
Currently, the SCCA reaches out to over 3000 in-house counsel in Singapore and continues to
grow its network and connections in the region and around the world with counsel ranging from
10,000 in APAC to 100,000 around the world.
It prides in building reputable training programs, toolkits, competency frameworks and skills required by domestic and regional corporate lawyers and will continue to be committed in this endeavour.
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Contact Us
If you would like to organise a legal talk for your organisation as part of Law Awareness Weeks @CDC 2020, please click HERE to fill up a simple request form and we will follow up.
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