A proposal to set up a third law school in Singapore to address the shortage of community lawyers has received mixed response from the Association of Criminal Lawyers. Its president Subhas Anandan is of the opinion that the problem can be addressed through other ways and that the third law school should only be considered as a last resort. The Fourth Committee on the Supply of Lawyers, responsible for the report observed that there is a shortage of lawyers practising community law which includes family law and criminal law. SMU School of Law Dean Professor Yeo Tiong Min said that all SMU students are required to do at least 80 hours of community service. He said that from this year, law students will need to perform at least 20 hours of pro bono legal work within this requirement. Prof Simon Chesterman, Dean of the NUS Faculty of Law, suggested breaking up the university holidays into mini-terms and to have a more structured approach to internships.