The 4th Committee on the Supply of Lawyers had proposed setting up a third law school with a focus on training prospective lawyers keen on practising community law. The committee had also proposed increasing the annual undergraduate law intake at SMU from 120 to 180 students over three years, which the Ministry of Law said the government has agreed upon. This will ensure that any future or unexpected increase in demand for lawyers to handle cross-border and local commercial or corporate work, particularly if Singapore's legal sector is further liberalised in the future, can be adequately met by locally qualified lawyers. It also suggested that the two existing local law schools undertake a more targeted selection of law school applicants to increase the chances that those admitted will remain in practice. The Committee said it would be helpful to prepare young law graduates early for the realities of practice before they enter the legal market.