The Law Society of Singapore has elected Gregory Vijayendran, a partner at Rajah & Tann, as its new president.
Vijayendran, a commercial litigator, succeeds Thio Shen Yi, the joint managing director of TSMP Law Corporation. Thio has held the position since January 2015.
The law society’s 21-member council also voted in two new vice-presidents: Kuah Boon Theng, Legal Clinic director, and Adrian Tan, a partner at Morgan Lewis Stamford.
Vijayendran will commence his term next January.
Adrian Tan was recently named as the new president of the Law Society of Singapore, at a time when the legal profession in the country – as well as globally – is witnessing a fundamental shift. Tan says lawyers and firms need to adapt to this changing landscape through approaches ranging from utilising social media, to reimagining what a law firm should look like.
The Law Society of Singapore has elected Gregory Vijayendran, a partner at Rajah & Tann, as its new president.
The Ministry of Law, the Law Society of Singapore and government agency SPRING Singapore have launched “Tech Start for Law”, a $2.8 million programme designed to help local law firms adopt various technologies to improve their productivity and deliver better legal services.