LoyarBorak #7: Podcast On Young Lawyers’ Working Conditions

LoyarBorak features discussions of selected issues in either written, video, or audio formats.

This is the second LoyarBorak in podcast format — listen to or download the first one here. This episode discusses “Young Lawyers’ Working Conditions.”

This episode of the podcast is hosted by Marcus van Geyzel, and the guests are Richard Wee, Olivia Loh, and Kenneth Wong. The podcast is just under 40 minutes, with a break midway.

Do listen in as the panel discusses the issues surrounding “Young Lawyers’ Working Conditions” from the perspectives of  both employers and employees.

L-R: Kenneth, Olivia, and Richard

• What are young lawyers complaining about now? Haven’t these issues been resolved?
• Are young lawyers grossly underpaid?
• Is it all about the money?
• Does the Bar Council have a role to play?
• Shouldn’t employers be allowed to decide on how much they pay their employees?
• But isn’t the quality of young lawyers sorely lacking these days?
• What does an employer require out of a young lawyer?
• Is there a solution, moving forward?

Download this episode (right click and save)

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Tags: Bar Council, Gen Y, Kenneth Wong, LoyarBorak, Marcus van Geyzel, Olivia Loh, Richard Wee, Working Conditions, Young Lawyers, education, law, office, pay, podcast, salary, training, wages, work, work ethic

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