Join the law firm for success in Singapore
We know that you are ambitious in your career and passionate in the practice of law. At Withers KhattarWong, we are equally committed to training you to become world-class lawyers.
Our trainees get the best of both worlds – a strong grounding in Singapore law, and the opportunity to work alongside international lawyers in multi-jurisdictional and cutting-edge legal matters. Our lawyers work together as one global team. Hence, you have the opportunity to be exposed to international clients and international legal issues in the early stages of your career.
We also understand that your long term success cannot be all work and no play. Our working culture encourages our lawyers to work hard and play hard, in a friendly and professional environment. We have lounges for casual catch-ups and discussions, firm-and-team-wide social events and games as well as quarterly lunches and drinks for our lawyers and managers.
Key dates - training contract (2027) applications
- Applications open: CLOSED.
Join us
Applications for our 2027 training contracts are now closed. All applications must be made via our online career portal.What you can expect from us?
Our RLTs last 6 months and training contracts last 12 months, and you will join one of our practice groups such as wealth planning and tax, corporate, litigation and arbitration (general and criminal), intellectual property and technology, and banking finance and property.
Training contracts are allocated following consultation with the trainee to ensure that consideration is given to their career aspirations alongside the firm’s business needs.
You will be assigned a supervising partner who will provide you with work and be responsible for training, monitoring your performance and offering feedback. You will also be assigned an associate as a buddy to guide you with your work and overall learning experience with Withers KhattarWong. You will have an appraisal near the end of your training contract where objectives are evaluated.
As far as possible and subject to the requirements of our various departments and practice groups, we encourage our trainees to undergo training with different practice areas in Withers KhattarWong with a view to giving our trainees a wider exposure to various and different practice areas during the training contract.
In addition, seminars, briefings and tutorials may be arranged during the course of your training period to aid you in getting a wider exposure to different legal skills, including client care and management, drafting, conducting legal research and due diligence.
Many of our successful trainees are offered the opportunity to stay with the firm upon completion of their training contract and a significant proportion of our partners trained at Withers KhattarWong.
What we require from you
- Applicants will be expected to obtain an upper second class degree or higher and a minimum of 2 As and 1 B at A-Level or equivalent.
- We welcome applications from all degree disciplines and from applicants at all stages of their career and recommend that law students apply in their penultimate year. Existing degree holders can apply at any time.
- We are looking to recruit individuals who have a demonstrable flair and aptitude for developing long term client relationships and who can work effectively with support teams on an equal footing to achieve real business success.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and actively aim to encourage a vibrant diverse community with individual talents and insights to reflect our client base.
- Fluency in English is essential.
Application process
Your application will be reviewed and if selected you will be invited to a first interview with a partner where you will be asked to complete a written English exercise. You will also be required to complete online verbal and numerical tests. The selection process will likely involve two interviews, each interview will be with a partner and take approximately 45 minutes.
Successful candidates will be offered a place on our training programme.
Candidate centre
To make an application or to continue an application already in progress, register with or log in to our careers centre here.
