There are also opportunities in the offshore sector for young lawyers. This sector provides young Singapore lawyers who have an international outlook with the opportunity to practise law in a global environment, as law associates and later as partners in global law firms based in Singapore and other financial centres of the world. Those who become known for high quality work, excellent work ethic and bi-lingual capabilities have increased their attractiveness to the global law firms in the China market. You might have read a recent article in the Straits Times published on 15 May 2006 about a team of Singapore lawyers leaving a Singapore-based American law firm to join another Singapore-based American law firm, to pursue their interest in international trade practice. This is an example of the ability and resolve of Singapore lawyers to stake their claims in the new legal environment.