Josh Lee Kok Thong

Josh Lee Kok Thong

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    University of California, Berkeley

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    Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Scholarship '21; Richard Buxbaum International Graduate Student Fellow '21
    LL.M. Editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 2021 - 2022
    Co-Founder of B-LIT (Legal Innovation and Technology at Berkeley)

    Awards and certificates:
    LL.M. Dean’s List for 2022 (awarded to top 10% of the cohort)
    Recipient of Top Student in Fundamentals of US Law Achievement Award
    Recipient of Certificate of Specialization in Law and Technology
    Recipient of Pro…

    Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Scholarship '21; Richard Buxbaum International Graduate Student Fellow '21
    LL.M. Editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, 2021 - 2022
    Co-Founder of B-LIT (Legal Innovation and Technology at Berkeley)

    Awards and certificates:
    LL.M. Dean’s List for 2022 (awarded to top 10% of the cohort)
    Recipient of Top Student in Fundamentals of US Law Achievement Award
    Recipient of Certificate of Specialization in Law and Technology
    Recipient of Pro Bono Honors

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    Singapore Representative at the Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot 2014 (Octo-finalist) and the Shanghai Pre-Moot 2014 (Runners-Up)
    SMU Funk Movement (Co-Founder and Vice President), SMU Law Athletes

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    Activities and Societies: RJ Street Dance, RJ Ultimate Frisbee

Licenses & Certifications

Publications

  • Singapore Academy of Law Legal Technology Manual for Lawyers - Monitors

    Singapore Academy of Law

    The Legal Technology Manual is made up of a series of articles explaining technology choices, from the perspective of a law firm in Singapore. The articles are meant to be a starting point for lawyers and law firms to understand and adopt legal technology.

    Contributors to the Legal Technology Manual are tech-savvy players in the legal industry who have had years of experience with computers and technology and who wish to share some of their ideas and knowledge. They make all their…

    The Legal Technology Manual is made up of a series of articles explaining technology choices, from the perspective of a law firm in Singapore. The articles are meant to be a starting point for lawyers and law firms to understand and adopt legal technology.

    Contributors to the Legal Technology Manual are tech-savvy players in the legal industry who have had years of experience with computers and technology and who wish to share some of their ideas and knowledge. They make all their recommendations impartially and have not been paid or given other incentives to endorse specific products.

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  • The Changing Role of Lawyers in the Next Few Years: Singapore Legal Career Forum 2015

    The Law Society of Singapore

    During the Mass Call of 2014, the Honourable CJ Sundaresh Menon highlighted that the legal fraternity was on the brink of a new era. The next five years will thus be exciting and dynamic times for local lawyers. With this in mind, the Law Society of Singapore organised the Singapore Legal Career Forum 2015 under the theme, "The Changing Role of Lawyers in the Next Few Years".

    This article, published as part of the May 2015 edition of the Law Gazette, provides important insights from the…

    During the Mass Call of 2014, the Honourable CJ Sundaresh Menon highlighted that the legal fraternity was on the brink of a new era. The next five years will thus be exciting and dynamic times for local lawyers. With this in mind, the Law Society of Singapore organised the Singapore Legal Career Forum 2015 under the theme, "The Changing Role of Lawyers in the Next Few Years".

    This article, published as part of the May 2015 edition of the Law Gazette, provides important insights from the Forum. It gives a glimpse into leading local legal minds regarding their thoughts on the shifting legal landscape. It touches on issues such as the computerisation and commodification of legal work, the regionalisation of legal work, and changes to the structure of law firms in the industry, among others. It will help readers understand what is needed to succeed in the profession in the next few years.

    See publication

Courses

  • Business Economics

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  • Business, Government and Society

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  • Comparative Legal Systems

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  • Constitutional and Administrative Law

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  • Contract Law

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  • Corporate Law

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  • Creative Thinking

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  • Criminal Law

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  • Finance for Law

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  • Financial Accounting

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  • Finanzverwaltung

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  • Human Resource Management

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  • Law of Business Organisations

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  • Leadership and Team Building

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  • Legal Research and Writing

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  • Legal Systems, Legal Methods and Analysis

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  • Marketing Management

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  • Production and Operations Management

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  • Property Law

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  • Technology and World Change

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  • Tort Law

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Projects

  • Project Diya IV 2013

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    Project Diya IV is the fourth installment of Project Diya, an overseas community service involvement programme to Sikkim, India. The project will comprise of an overseas and local component. The Project comprises of 21 dedicated members. The project aims to engage to engage Sikkim’s youth community through educational, infrastructural and cultural activities. Activities would include:
    a) Refurbishment of school facilities, to create a better environment for learning;
    b) Engaging the…

    Project Diya IV is the fourth installment of Project Diya, an overseas community service involvement programme to Sikkim, India. The project will comprise of an overseas and local component. The Project comprises of 21 dedicated members. The project aims to engage to engage Sikkim’s youth community through educational, infrastructural and cultural activities. Activities would include:
    a) Refurbishment of school facilities, to create a better environment for learning;
    b) Engaging the school children through sports, arts and musical activities; and
    c) Promoting cultural exchange and awareness, through food exchanges and sing-and-dance performances.

    For Project Diya IV, Kok Thong was chosen to be the Programmes Director. His task was to oversee, develop and carry out all the programmes the group would be conducting for the entire trip. This was achieved through close collaboration with SMU's community service office C4SR, the Project's heads - Lin Zongxing and Wong Joon Wee, along with all other members of the Executive Committee.

    Kok Thong was also tasked with planning and carrying out the group's pre-expedition and post-expedition local community service programmes. This involved collaborating with The Salvation Army and the Law Society of Singapore.

    To Kok Thong, having to plan for many activities, carry them out and manage contingency plans was the highlight of being a Programmes Director. Together with his Programmes team, they had to brainstorm ideas for the programmes and come up with the suitable material required to carry out their plans in Sikkim. The entire project required many months of planning, brainstorming and discussion. At the end of the day, it was discipline and determination to ensure that this community service trip would be a success that helped Kok Thong fulfill the responsibilities of Programmes Director and meet the aims of the Project.

    Other creators

  • SMU Funk Movement - Opening The Doors To Funk 2013

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    SMU Funk Movement's first ever Production involves over 50 dancers as well as helpers from three local universities. The Production was a sell-out event that introduced the street dance styles of Popping, Locking and Waacking to the school. The Production also saw close collaboration with other dance clubs in the school, including Eurhythimix, the school's premier hip-hop club, and SMU Breakers, representing the school's break-dancing community.

    Other creators
    • Geraldine Lee Xue Min
    • Karen Tay
    • Justin Leow
    • Jervenne Ong
    • Low Qian Rui
    • Stephanie Wee

Honors & Awards

  • Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Scholarship

    White & Case

    Awarded by White & Case LLP, the Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Scholarship is a single-recipient scholarship awarded annually to Singapore law graduates pursuing a US-based postgraduate law degree. In 2021, the Scholarship also saw increased interest amidst a rise in US-bound Singapore law graduates. The scholarship is awarded to all-rounded and holistic candidates that have demonstrated contributions in academic and professional life and to society.

    The Scholarship was established to…

    Awarded by White & Case LLP, the Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Scholarship is a single-recipient scholarship awarded annually to Singapore law graduates pursuing a US-based postgraduate law degree. In 2021, the Scholarship also saw increased interest amidst a rise in US-bound Singapore law graduates. The scholarship is awarded to all-rounded and holistic candidates that have demonstrated contributions in academic and professional life and to society.

    The Scholarship was established to honor the memory of Kathryn Aguirre Worth, an American attorney with White & Case LLP, who was on board the ill-fated Silk Air flight MI 185 on 19 December 1997. This scholarship is funded by the Kathryn Aguirre Worth Memorial Foundation.

  • Singapore Model Parliament 2019 - Best Parliamentarian Award

    REACH Singapore

    Presented by then-Minister for Communications and Information S Iswaran, the award is presented to the top parliamentarian of the 2019 edition of the Singapore Model Parliament. Chosen out of a group of nearly 100 youths, recipients are expected to demonstrate excellent oratory, policy-planning, legislative, leadership and team-working abilities before and during the context of a parliamentary debate set on real-life and pressing political issues of the day.

  • Asia's 30-To-Watch in the Business of Law 2019

    Asia Law Portal

  • Young Changemakers Award 2017

    National Youth Council

  • Singapore Model Parliamentarian Award

    Singapore Model Parliament 2015

  • Cum Laude (With Distinction), LL.B.

    Singapore Management University

  • Respect 16 (R16) International Breakdancing Championships World Finals 1st Runner Up

    Korea Tourism Organisation, South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

    R16 Korea is an annual international b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival sponsored primarily by the Korea Tourism Organization and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Based on a theme of "Respect" (which is what the "R" in R16 refers to), the tournament and festivals were held in the city of Seoul in 2013.

    Having emerged as champion in the R16 Southeast Asian Preliminaries in Singapore in May 2013, Josh was seeded into the Final Top 8. In Seoul, Josh…

    R16 Korea is an annual international b-boy tournament and urban arts cultural festival sponsored primarily by the Korea Tourism Organization and the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Based on a theme of "Respect" (which is what the "R" in R16 refers to), the tournament and festivals were held in the city of Seoul in 2013.

    Having emerged as champion in the R16 Southeast Asian Preliminaries in Singapore in May 2013, Josh was seeded into the Final Top 8. In Seoul, Josh battled world-renowned Japanese and Korean dancers to emerge as 1st-Runner Up. The battles were judged by a panel of 3 highly-respected dancer-mentors hailing from France, Japan, and South Korea.

  • High Distinction, English Language

    University of New South Wales International Competitions and Assessments

    High Distinction in English Language (awarded to top 5 percent of candidates nationwide)

Organizations

  • Young Member's Chapter, Singapore Academy of Law

    Committee Member

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  • Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court

    Advocate and Solicitor

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  • SMU Funk Movement

    Vice President, Co-Founder

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    Kok Thong oversaw the creation of the Club, from initial proposal to official recognition, a period lasting 2 years. The 60-member strong Club specialises in funk-era street dance styles. He also managed the Club’s external relations and communications with the school administration, student body and external associations. Kok Thong also directed the Club’s training curriculum and carried it out as one of the Club’s chief instructors. He was in charge of evaluating the Club’s standards and…

    Kok Thong oversaw the creation of the Club, from initial proposal to official recognition, a period lasting 2 years. The 60-member strong Club specialises in funk-era street dance styles. He also managed the Club’s external relations and communications with the school administration, student body and external associations. Kok Thong also directed the Club’s training curriculum and carried it out as one of the Club’s chief instructors. He was in charge of evaluating the Club’s standards and actively made changes to training methods. Kok Thong also choreographed a quarter of the Club’s inaugural Production in 2013, with a segment involving 22 dancers. Kok Thong was also authored the Club’s Constitution, a key document setting out the Club’s rules and structure.

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