20111103 NUS New Law Dean Chesterman and Its Immense Impact
20111103 NUS New Law Dean Chesterman and Its Immense Impact http://bettersingapore.blogspot.com/2011/11/20111103-nus-new-law-dean-chesterman.html Professor Simon Chesterman has been named the new dean of the National University of Singapore (NUS) law school after more than 60 candidates were considered for the job. His appointment takes effect on Jan 1 next year. The 39-year-old Australian, currently the law school's vice-dean of graduate studies, joined NUS in 2007 as director of the New York University (NYU) School of Law Singapore Programme. At a press conference on Monday, he outlined what he wanted to achieve. He said NUS needs to ensure that its graduates are not just good technical lawyers but are also creative thinkers and have the soft skills to work with people from different backgrounds New NUS law dean has big plans for school by Amelia Tan, 2011 10 21 http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_729058.html Key of Legal Train...