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CEO wanted: Law Society puts out job ad for role to lead ‘institutional renewal’ amid police probe

The incoming head’s primary mandate will be to strengthen the society’s culture and governance. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesThe Straits Times2026-09-25 19:40查看原文 ↗

LawSoc weathered a leadership row in 2025, with Tan Cheng Han of WongPartnership becoming president.

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Published Sep 25, 2026, 07:40 PM

Updated Sep 25, 2026, 07:40 PM

The Law Society of Singapore seeks a new CEO to lead institutional renewal following police investigations into audit report findings on leadership and workplace culture.

The audit revealed workplace bullying, poor governance, and weak grievance processes after many staff resigned; no financial impropriety was found, but leadership failures were identified.

Leadership disputes occurred in 2025, with a contested presidency resolved by a leadership reshuffle to maintain unity within the legal community.

SINGAPORE – The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) has posted a job advertisement for a new chief executive, days after news emerged that police are looking into matters raised in an internal audit of the professional body.

In an e-mail to members seen by The Business Times, LawSoc said that following an independent inquiry into leadership, governance and workplace culture, it is entering “a period of institutional renewal”.

Beyond running the secretariat and its statutory functions under the Legal Profession Act, the incoming CEO’s primary mandate will be to strengthen the society’s culture and governance, as well as rebuild internal trust and staff morale.

The advertisement comes days after LawSoc told members on Sept 21 that the police are investigating certain matters raised in its audit committee’s report .

LawSoc said that it was instructed not to publish or distribute the report’s contents, or comment, until investigations conclude.

The audit was triggered by an anonymous e-mail to the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Manpower on Sep 13, 2025. An online post that same month alleged workplace bullying at the society, after about a third of its more than 70 full-time staff resigned that year.

The alleged incidents occurred from 2022 to 2025, and concerned inappropriate workplace conduct, weak governance and oversight, deficient grievance-handling and whistleblowing processes, and gaps in internal controls.

Law Minister Edwin Tong said then that the audit found no evidence of deliberate financial impropriety or a cover-up, but identified significant failings in leadership , workplace culture and governance.

The LawSoc presidents during that period were the late Adrian Tan, senior counsel Jason Chan and Lisa Sam.

The society also weathered a leadership row in 2025. Dinesh Singh Dhillon of Allen & Gledhill was elected president by the 21-member council in November 2025, despite entering the council as a statutory appointee rather than being elected by members.

A group led by former presidents Peter Cuthbert Low and Chandra Mohan Nair requisitioned an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) in protest.

Before the EGM, Dhillon agreed to step aside to preserve unity at the Bar, with Tan Cheng Han of WongPartnership becoming president and Dhillon vice-president. THE BUSINESS TIMES

2025年，律师协会经历了领导层之争，最终由黄氏律师事务所的陈成汉当选为会长。

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发布于2026年9月25日晚上7:40

更新于2026年9月25日晚上7:40

新加坡律师协会正在寻找一位新的首席执行官，以领导该机构的改革。此前，警方对审计报告中有关领导层和工作场所文化的调查结果展开了调查。

审计发现存在职场欺凌、管理不善和申诉程序薄弱等问题，导致许多员工辞职；虽然没有发现财务违规行为，但指出了领导层的失职。

2025 年发生了领导层纠纷，为了维护法律界的团结，对总统职位进行了重新任命，从而解决了这一争议。

新加坡——新加坡律师协会（LawSoc）发布了招聘新任首席执行官的广告，此前有消息称，警方正在调查该专业机构内部审计中提出的问题。

据《商业时报》报道，律师协会在一封发给会员的电子邮件中表示，在对领导层、治理和工作场所文化进行独立调查后，该协会正进入“机构更新时期”。

除了管理秘书处及其根据《法律职业法》履行法定职能外，新任首席执行官的主要任务是加强协会的文化和治理，以及重建内部信任和员工士气。

这则广告发布几天前，律师协会于 9 月 21 日告知会员，警方正在调查其审计委员会报告中提出的某些事项。

律师协会表示，他们被指示在调查结束前不得发布或传播该报告的内容，也不得发表评论。