That.Legal LLC is a boutique IP firm with strong international experience. We specialise in IP Law as a subject matter and use our knowledge and skills to support various industries such as Products & Services of Singapore, Online Businesses, Retail, Digital Technology, and Fast Moving Consumer Goods.

We are looking for a Practice Trainee to join our growing team from 3 January 2022 and another in 2024. Please note that the 2023 position is already filled. 

The trainee should have a personal interest in general knowledge, be motivated, proactive, hard-working, but most importantly willing to learn. The practice trainee will work closely with directors Jonathan Foong, Mark Teng, as well as lawyers in other ranks (see Our Team).  

Supervising solicitor Mark Teng currently holds the position of Chairperson of the IP Enforcement Sub-committee at the Law Society of Singapore and was named one of Singapore’s top 20 under 40 lawyers by Singapore Business Review in 2017 (see Profile).  

Jonathan Foong chairs the IP Practice Committee also at The Law Society of Singapore, amongst other appointments such as the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (see Profile).

We take great pride in our robust training programme which spans both contentious and non-contentious matters. In this 2021 cycle, we are happy to announce that we have retained 2 of 2 trainees, Lucas Tjia (Profile) and Zachery Tan (Profile). The general outline of the trainee's expected scope of work is as follows:  

Specialised Practice Areas:  

• Trade Mark Portfolio Management,  

• Trade Marks Registration, Advisory & Prosecution, 

• Trade Mark Disputes before the IP Office of Singapore, 

• Intangible Asset (“IA”) / IP Dispute Resolution, 

• General Litigation including Defamation & Reputation Management, 

• Commercialisation of IA/IP Rights through Licensing, Franchising & Distribution, 

• Software & Technology Asset Management, and 

• IP & Technology Audit & Due Diligence… (See What We Do)

Useful Skills:  

• Legal Research,  

• Legal Drafting, 

• Written & Verbal Presentations,  

• Negotiation & Mediation,  

• Cross-border Legal Support, and 

• Entrepreneurship. 

 If you are interested, please send to us:  

1. your resume (with photo),  

2. your university transcript,  

3. A level, O level and PSLE transcripts (or equivalent),  

4. and a cover letter stating why you think you might be a good fit for That.Legal LLC  

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.