At the Criminal Justice Conference organised by SMU and NUS, Law Minister K Shanmugam urged law students to temper career and salary expectations, and maybe even consider other jobs. SMU Associate Professor of Law Eugene Tan said that  “the days of law firms chasing law graduates are now over”, and that while grades were helpful, “students should also hone skills like writing and crafting legal arguments and research to improve their chances of being hired”. Lynn Kan, who is starting her second year at SMU's post-graduate law programme, said that some of her classmates were already considering taking on more internships to improve their prospects.