We understand that choosing a law firm to train at is difficult.

Your training contract represents the first step in your legal career. We want to support you in that choice at Incisive Law.

 

Honorarium

At Incisive Law, all our trainees are remunerated competitively at market-leading rates for the excellent work that they do. Trainees will receive an honorarium of S$2,650 per month for the first six months of their training (the “First Six”) and up to S$5,000 per month for the second six months of their training (the “Second Six”). Performance bonus may also be awarded on a discretionary basis.

 

Training Program Structure

We have prepared a well-structured training programme to make you not just a good trainee but a great lawyer.

Our training programme satisfies the new requirements under the 1-year training contract regime. Expect to see plenty of pulse-racing legal action in your Advocate-Seat and high-impact deals in your Solicitor-Seat.

 

Seats Available

We offer exposure to the following seats for our trainees:

• Advocate Seat: Civil Litigation, Arbitration, and Criminal Litigation
• Solicitor Seat: General Corporate, Probate, In-house

On top of that, we offer opportunities for overseas work trips, secondment to our clients, as well as secondment to our associated international firm, DAC Beachcroft, for promising candidates.

 

Supervisor and Buddy

From Day 1 of your training, you will work closely with your supervisor (a Director) and your buddy (an Associate or Senior Associate). They will be responsible for your professional growth and development with a view to grooming you into a great lawyer.

You will have regular appraisal meetings (every three months) with your Director as well as the Recruitment Directors to review your progress, discuss any challenges encountered during your training, and set out training milestones.

 

Internship

We offer internship opportunities for law undergraduates to gain practical legal experience and valuable insights into our firm’s practice.

Additionally, we also offer internships for LLM students in Singapore who wish to deepen their understanding of legal practice out of their home jurisdiction.

Exceptional interns may be considered for a future training position, paving the way for a potential career with us in the future.

 

Application Process

Our application windows for internships and training contracts are open.

 

Internship Opportunities:

• Twice to thrice a week during term time
• Full time during summer holidays
• Full time during winter holidays

Training Contract Opportunities:

• 2025 Training Contract – Limited vacancies
• 2026 Training Contract – No vacancy
• 2027 Training Contract – Available positions

 

If you are interested in applying for a training contract with Incisive Law, please contact the Recruitment Directors at Recruitment@incisivelaw.com with a brief introduction about yourself and your CV.

We look forward to hearing from you.