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LAWYER’S PAST SPURS HIS PRO BONO* WORK

LAWYER’S PAST SPURS HIS PRO BONO* WORK. By Melissa Seow Wan Ting P5-1. DICTIONARY * Pro bono: used to describe work that someone, especially a lawyer, does without getting paid. MR JOSEPHUS TAN’S PAST. DICTIONARY

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LAWYER’S PAST SPURS HIS PRO BONO* WORK

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  1. LAWYER’S PAST SPURS HIS PRO BONO* WORK By Melissa Seow Wan Ting P5-1 DICTIONARY *Pro bono: used to describe work that someone, especially a lawyer, does without getting paid

  2. MR JOSEPHUS TAN’S PAST DICTIONARY *Blue-collar: relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry. Grew up in a three-room HDB flat with parents who were blue-collar workers. Was rebellious, often hung out with gangs and got into fights

  3. MR JOSEPHUS TAN’S PAST Did badly for his O levels, failed to complete his A levels Turned to alcohol and once assaulted his family members after drinking.

  4. TURNING POINT Father slapped him and said that he was hopeless! That slap marked a turning point Took up a diploma in law from a private institution and later gained entry to a university where he read law To finance his study, he took up odd jobs including washing toilets of a law firm.

  5. WHAT HE DOES NOW DICTIONARY *Pro bono: used to describe work that someone, especially a lawyer, does without getting paid **Called to the bar: be admitted as a barrister (lawyer) He was called to the Bar** in May 2009. He spends almost every day Saturday morning meeting prisoners for his pro bono* work, giving free services to them. Is the lawyer with the most pro bono* criminal cases last year

  6. QUOTE • “When I see the helplessness and despair in the eyes of underprivileged offenders, I am glad to be a source of support to them.” • “My work is a mission to me, toensure that everybody is given a chance to right the wrongs in their lives.”

  7. REFLECTIONS AND FURTHER DISCUSSION

  8. Reflection 1 • We make take some wrong paths in our life and make some mistakes but…. • It’s never too late to turn over a new leaf!

  9. Reflection 2 • Set your goals and persevere no matter how hard it seems to be! • As the going gets tough, the tough gets going!

  10. CREDITS • spirituallythinking.blogspot.com • www.katimorton.com • www.hewsonlaw.com • www.magnifiedview.com • art-dbase.net • openclipart.org • mrslavidas.blogspot.com • www.englishwithjo.com

  11. Q&A Time

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