WONG 
Siew Yin, Eleanor

 
Vice Dean (Student Life & Global Relations)

Associate Professor (Professional Practice)

Director, Legal Skills Programme

Director, Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education

Academic Fellow

A graduate of the NUS Faculty of Law, Eleanor Wong joined NUS in 2002 as Director of the Legal Skills Programme. Eleanor started her career with the Commercial Affairs Department, prosecuting complex commercial and securities frauds. She obtained a masters in corporate law from New York University in 1990 and practiced in the New York office of Coudert Brothers, returning to Singapore in 1992.

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Contact

lawwonge@nus.edu.sg
(65) 6516-3587
ETS-01-01A

Education

LLM (New York University); LLB (NUS); Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore), Attorney & Counsellor (New York State)

Curriculum Vitae

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Current Courses

Legal Analysis, Research & Communication

A graduate of the NUS Faculty of Law, Eleanor Wong joined NUS in 2002 as Director of the Legal Skills Programme. Eleanor started her career with the Commercial Affairs Department, prosecuting complex commercial and securities frauds. She obtained a masters in corporate law from New York University in 1990 and practiced in the New York office of Coudert Brothers, returning to Singapore in 1992. Eleanor specialized in regional banking and finance work for Coudert and, later, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. In 2000, she joined leading local TV production company The Right Angle. There, she provided communications consultancy and training for top executives, and held several top management portfolios, including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategist. Eleanor is a published playwright, whose works have been produced in Singapore and ASEAN. A sometime TV host, she anchored the critically well-received current affairs show “After Hours”. She is a member of the Remaking Singapore Committee.

  • Legal Education
  • Legal History
  • Legal Skills
  • Legislation and Statutory Interpretation
  • Trial Advocacy