As AI transforms legal research and practice, the NUS Faculty of Law has become the first law school in Singapore to provide its students and faculty with access to Harvey and Lucio, two leading AI platforms used by law firms and in-house legal teams worldwide. The partnerships will enable the NUS Law community to explore how AI-enabled tools support legal research, education and scholarship while developing a critical understanding of their appropriate and responsible use. 

The Centre for Pro Bono & Clinical Legal Education’s (CPBCLE’s) 10th Pro Bono Awards Ceremony was held on 4 February 2026. In attendance were representatives from Tanjong Pagar Community Club, Pro Bono SG, Unity Secondary School, the State Courts and Office of the Public Guardian, who have partnered CPBCLE in giving our students the opportunity to help the community. Our students have completed over 4,000 hours of mandatory pro bono work for AY 2024/2025 and supported nearly 30 beneficiary organisations, and all that goes beyond simply fulfilling graduation requirements; it shows their dedication to serving the community through a slew of projects.

The air at Temasek Club was filled with laughter and a palpable sense of accomplishment on 17 April 2026, as 124 graduating Juris Doctor (JD) and Master of Laws (LLM) students gathered for the Graduate Students’ Farewell Dinner. The evening served as a milestone, marking the culmination of rigorous study and the beginning of a new chapter for the Class of 2026.

Congratulations to our alumnus, Mr Daren Tang ’97, on being reappointed Director General of the United Nations’ patent and innovation agency for a second six-year term. He is the first Singaporean to lead a major UN agency, when he was first appointed to the role in October 2020. The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO’s) 194 member states reappointed Mr Tang during the agency’s general assembly, and Mr Tang’s second term will run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2032.

What began as a conversation about AI in gaming expanded into a discussion about creativity, ethics and professional disruption. At the inaugural TECHTALK@TRAIL hosted by NUS Law on 16 April 2026, Razer Co-Founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan joined Professor Tan Cheng Han, President of the Law Society of Singapore and Chief Strategy Officer at NUS Law, for a discussion on how AI is reshaping industries and society. TECHTALK@TRAIL is a new biannual dialogue series by the Centre of Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law.

Reflecting a school spirit that remains undiminished by the passage of time, more than 20 alumni across generations supported our NUS Law moot teams at Vis Moot and Vis (East) Moot, with the eight mooters going on to receive awards in the Oralist and Memorandum categories. Congratulations to them for their strong showing at the 33rd Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis Moot) held in Vienna, and the 23rd Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Vis (East) Moot) held in Hong Kong SAR.

After a 25-year wait, the "World Cup” of mooting returns to the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. In a stunning display of legal prowess and grit, the NUS Law team emerged victorious at the prestigious 67th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. Facing off against over 800 teams from more than 100 jurisdictions this year, Phoebe Chan, Tan Kai Han, Lee Dawn Gene, Natalie Koh and Caleb Tan secured the world championship in Washington DC after an intense final round against Ateneo de Manila University.

The latest edition of the Thai-ed with Love initiative by the NUS Pro Bono Group has NUS Law students working with their Malaysia peers for the second year running, in a growing partnership between law students in the neighbouring countries as they embark on pro bono work with Thailand’s Thammasat University. What sets this year’s theme apart is the focus on scams, as this has been identified as one of the most prevalent digital threats facing young people in Thailand.

On 17 March, Professor Brian Leiter delivered a lecture titled “The Law and Philosophy of Academic Freedom” at the performance hall located on the Kent Ridge campus of the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law. A world-renowned legal philosopher, Professor Leiter—the Karl N. Llewellyn Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the Center for Law, Philosophy & Human Values at the University of Chicago Law School—also took the time to give in-class lectures to our students on the topics of “Adjudication and Interpretation” and “Authority”.

In a stimulating evening, the EW Barker Centre hosted a Distinguished Visitor Lecture by Professor Charles Mitchell KC (Hon). Held on 10 March 2026, and moderated by Professor Steven Elliott KC, the lecture drew on collaborative work with Dr Jessica Hudson and offered an analytical preview of their forthcoming article in the Law Quarterly Review.

On 7 March 2026, the NUS Law Open House welcomed some 2,500 visitors, marking its first back at the Kent Ridge campus in almost two decades. The event symbolised a homecoming, offering visitors a renewed vision of campus life. Through the line-up of activities including talks, masterclasses and mock moots, visitors were given a glimpse into the NUS Law experience.

Representing the voice of a generation, Kamal Ashraf Bin Kamil Jumat ’26 attended The Next Charter: Shaping Singapore’s Legal Future Together as the only student panellist alongside industry leaders exploring the impact of AI in law. Humble and honest, the final year NUS Law student spoke about the differences within and across generations, while expressing his firm belief that automation cannot replace the learning of manual skills.