2021

Preparing For The Legal Profession Amid A Pandemic

The pandemic has been a catalyst for disruption and change across industries and professions. The law sector, in particular, has undergone numerous shifts in recent times. Despite the impact of this unprecedented crisis, which changed the way we work overnight, legal education has maintained its perennial lustre: Demand has grown for lawyers in some practice areas like technology and intellectual property, fraud and investigations, project development and finance, and the dispute resolution practice — which saw some practitioners describing 2020 as the "busiest period in their career".