Defending a client who's clearly guilty?? Thrive co-hosts Daryl and Estelle chat with Lee Ee Yang, managing director at Covenant Chambers LLC on long hours as a lawyer in the Big 4, burnout in the industry and more.

Timestamps:

00:00 - Hook

00:31 - Intro

01:10 - Ee Yang's introduction

01:26 - Lawyer = arguing in courtroom?

03:09 - Defending someone who's guilty

05:36 - Serving document to high profile member in SG

07:16 - On young laywers being overworked

09:30 - What are The Big 4 firms

13:34 - Long working hours

14:35 - Is it harder to be a lawyer now?

17:48 - Winning arguments at home

19:50 - Traits of a lawyer

22:26 - On suing in personal capacity

23:30 - People defending themselves in court

25:54 - Longer training for trainee lawyers

28:45 - Do working hours improve?

30:24 - Start at big vs small firm

31:33 - Tearing up in court 

34:41 - Final advice

Credits:

Written by: Daryl Choo and Vivien Shiao

Hosted by: Daryl Choo and Estelle

Edited by: Andrew Wong and Rasuna Azrayl

Produced by: Andrew Wong

Send your questions, thoughts, story ideas, and feedback to thrivebt@sph.com.sg

services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice. 

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Defending a client who's clearly guilty?? Thrive co-hosts Daryl and Estelle chat with Lee Ee Yang, managing director at Covenant Chambers LLC on long hours as a lawyer in the Big 4, burnout in the industry and more.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Hook
00:31 - Intro
01:10 - Ee Yang's introduction
01:26 - Lawyer = arguing in courtroom?
03:09 - Defending someone who's guilty
05:36 - Serving document to high profile member in SG
07:16 - On young laywers being overworked
09:30 - What are The Big 4 firms
13:34 - Long working hours
14:35 - Is it harder to be a lawyer now?
17:48 - Winning arguments at home
19:50 - Traits of a lawyer
22:26 - On suing in personal capacity
23:30 - People defending themselves in court
25:54 - Longer training for trainee lawyers
28:45 - Do working hours improve?
30:24 - Start at big vs small firm
31:33 - Tearing up in court&nbsp;
34:41 - Final advice
Credits:
Written by: Daryl Choo and Vivien Shiao
Hosted by: Daryl Choo and Estelle
Edited by: Andrew Wong and Rasuna Azrayl
Produced by: Andrew Wong
Send your questions, thoughts, story ideas, and feedback to thrivebt<a href="mailto:btpodcasts@sph.com.sg">@sph.com.sg</a>
services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice.&nbsp;
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Discover more BT podcast series:
BT Mark To Market at: <a href="https://bt.sg/btmark2mkt">bt.sg/btmark2mkt</a>&nbsp;
WealthBT at: <a href="https://bt.sg/btpropertybt">bt.sg/btpropertybt</a>
PropertyBT at: <a href="https://bt.sg/btmktfocus">bt.sg/btmktfocus</a>
BT Money Hacks at: <a href="https://bt.sg/btmoneyhacks">bt.sg/btmoneyhacks</a>
BT Market Focus at: <a href="https://bt.sg/btmktfocus">bt.sg/btmktfocus</a>
BT Podcasts at: <a href="https://bt.sg/podcasts">bt.sg/podcasts</a>
BT Branded Podcasts at: <a href="https://bt.sg/brpod">bt.sg/brpod</a>
BT Lens On: <a href="http://bt.sg/btlenson">bt.sg/btlenson</a>

For young audiences to uncover the day-to-day realities of various careers in Singapore. Get an unfiltered look behind the scenes, debunking the most common myths and misconceptions.

thrive is the young audience initiative of The Business Times. In this new series by thrive, we’ll be uncovering the day-to-day realities of various jobs in Singapore. Taking an unfiltered look behind the scenes, we aim to debunk myths about these careers.

Podcaster: thrive 

Produced by: The Business Times, SPH Media 

thrive is the young audience initiative of The Business Times. In this new series by thrive, we&rsquo;ll be uncovering the day-to-day realities of various jobs in Singapore. Taking an unfiltered look behind the scenes, we aim to debunk myths about these careers.
Podcaster: thrive&nbsp;
Produced by: The Business Times, SPH Media&nbsp;

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