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Empowerment
YSCL Youth Empowerment Series
Under Iwawan’s leadership, the YSCL introduced “YSCL YES”, where outstanding young practitioners are invited to share their struggles, success stories, and insights on a specific topic.
To find out more, visit www.myscl.org or www.linkedin.com/company/ysclmy
Mentorship & Student Engagement
ALSA Mentorship Program
Under the ALSA Malaysia Mentorship Programme, Abang Iwawan was selected as a Mentor along with 9 other senior members of the bar (including Dato’ Azmi, founder of Azmi & Associates) to guide selected law students cum aspiring legal practitioners within several local universities. For more information about this programme, please visit the ALSA Malaysia official website at www.alsamalaysia.com
IIUM Fly High: Career Post COVID-19, Challenges for Law Graduates
Alongside other YSCL members, Abang Iwawan gave career advice on the legal profession to eager and passionate undergraduates from the International Islamic University Malaysia.
TMMTA Huddles
Abang Iwawan was part of the team who launched the #tmmtaHuddles, an initiative launched by the Malaysian Middle Temple Alumni Association (TMMTA), aimed at supporting young Middle Templars in respect of their professional development. The launching ceremony featured Benchers of the Middle Temple, Master Cecil Abraham and Master Nallini Pathmanathan.
Webinars
Moderator, Women in Construction: #ChooseToChallenge
12 March 2021
Our Associate, Nadiah Nazri, moderated a webinar titled “Women in Construction: #ChooseToChallenge” held in conjunction with International Women’s Day 2021. The webinar organised by YSCL featured an esteemed panel of speakers: Tan Swee Im of 39 Essex Chambers, Irene Mira of AIAC, Naz Rahim of PMCC-Corporation and Serene Hiew of Harold Lam Partnership.
In the webinar, the panelists shared their professional highs and lows as women in what many opine to be a male-dominated industry. They spoke about gender-specific challenges in their career, the expectations and standards society have subjected them to, how men can be allies to the fight for gender equality and safe workplace environment, as well as words of encouragement for women in the construction industry.