More foreign law firms are eager to apply for the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice (QFLP) licence which allows foreign law firms to practise commercial areas of Singapore law. Although some 600 new law graduates enter the market each year, questions have been raised on whether there is enough supply to meet the growing demand for local lawyers. Dean of the NUS Faculty of Law Simon Chesterman mentioned that "There has been some talk of Singapore Management University increasing its intake, and that will obviously relieve some of the strain on the market?"
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