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3.6

84% would recommend to a friend

(88 total reviews)

69% positive business outlook

Rahmat Lim & Partners has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 88 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rahmat Lim & Partners employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Legal industry (3.8 stars).

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88 reviews
5.0
26 Apr 2021
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Pros

I did my pupillage at RL&P and continued to work there for a few years as a junior associate thereafter. I enjoyed the work, which was challenging at times but I felt like I always had the support of my colleagues and my supervisors in my own team and also firm-wide. It's good exposure because you get to work with fairly big-name clients, and you learn quickly on the go thanks to solid precedents, regular internal seminars, as well as pooled knowledge from your peers. Having done internships at a couple of other firms in the past, one part of the firm culture that stood out for me was that there was generally a good feeling of rapport between the associates, partners and of course the business staff. I could rely on help when I needed it, and equally I felt like I was counted upon in return. I made good friends there that I won't be forgetting anytime soon. Also, minor point (buy why not be complete) - Midvalley and Gardens malls are right next door! Loved the location. In summary - interesting work, great colleagues! (I left due to personal circumstances that required me to relocate)

Cons

The work hours can be hectic at times, but I think anyone would be hard-pressed to a find a reputable law firm that doesn't come with a fairly substantial workload! Other than that, I think the only other negative experience I had personally was not attributable to the firm but rather one specific employee (who was obscenely rude to everyone and just generally impossible to work with, despite good support from management), but to my understanding he has since left the firm of his own accord. I wish him (her? it? let's go with "it") luck in finding a new place in which to settle down. I can neither confirm nor deny that "it" has left a review here with which I strongly disagreed, and which prompted me to post my own review to reflect my own experiences at the firm. To clarify, these views are my own personal views and not those of the firm.

5.0
1 June 2016

Pupillage at Rahmat Lim & Partners

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Pros

This is a great place to start your legal career. The pupillage system may be slightly unique in that you are encouraged to spend your entire 9 months with one of the firm's teams within a department. Whilst this means you do not get to experience other practice areas that a rotation system would expose you to, it also means that you are able to truly understand how the work in one area of law works. You will also build a deeper relationship with your teammates and the partner you work for. Generally, you will work in the team under your master. The programme is particularly advantageous if you are quite certain of the practice area you intend to practice in and intend to be retained as retention rates tend to be higher than in other firms as you spend your entire 9 months with a single team. The associates and partners in the Banking & Finance and Financial Regulatory teams, and the Financial Services Department in general, are excellent people to work with. They are willing to teach, are patient and reasonable, and are almost always willing to hear your opinion if its been well thought out. The only expectations of a pupil are that you are willing work hard, you do your own research before asking questions, and you are organised. The people in the teams also connect on a personal, as opposed to a simply professional, level. The people you work for will almost always know what you are working on and, consequently, have very realistic expectations of deadlines. As with all law firms, each team will, generally, take on the personality of its partner and so who you work for will largely determine your experience. Work in the Banking & Finance team mainly revolves around drafting the facility/loan agreement, security documents and enforceable legal opinion for a loan. The practice area is very interesting as each loan is unique based on the particular structure of the loan (e.g. the loan may include currency swaps as part of the structure).

Cons

If you are unsure of the practice area you want to focus on then this may not be the pupillage programme for you. The average day starts at 9am and ends at 8pm. There are downtimes when you can leave by 7pm (6.30pm if you're lucky) and there are peak periods when you will be expected to stay until midnight or later. However, it is important to note that you are only ever expected to stay past 6pm if work requires it. Working weekends is uncommon as a pupil. However, this will change at associate level. As the firm adopts most of the internal processes of Allen & Gledhill LLP, the processes generally follow a "big firm" style. This may be tedious but generally these processes are in place to create a footprint in order to retrace the steps of your work or for staff monitoring.

2.0
2 July 2019
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Pros

The pay was good and staff were friendly.

Cons

I can only talk about my personal experience while working with my team specifically. The lawyers were condescending. This is true, that there was a lot of office politics involved behind close doors and the team was TOXIC. Did not really get much experience from this place, very unfortunate really. Instead of mentoring you, there were a lot of ill-talking happening and backstabbing within the team instead (especially when you are new and they feel threatened). Be very careful with the person that tells you that the team member will not "backstab" because you will soon realise that it's the same person that will backstab you eventually, ironically. That's the corporate snakes for you. Working hours are also insane and mostly you do administrative works if you are a junior.

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