The Singapore Management University School of Law (SMU Law) stands out as the University's smallest and most selective faculty with a total annual intake of only around 125 students. The School of Law was established in August 2007 following the encouragement of the Singapore Government, which had, during a major review, discovered a shortage of qualified legal personnel in Singapore.

The School now offers the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

Bachelor of Laws

The Bachelor of Laws is an undergraduate, or bachelor, degree in law originating in England and offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree...

 undergraduate programme and an American-style Juris Doctor (JD)

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

 programme. The offer of a JD programme, unique in Singapore which has until recently adhered to the British system of legal education, was made to enable mid-career or fresh graduates in other disciplines to pursue a degree in law and allow them to qualify as practicing lawyers.

The School of Law is now headed by prominent law teacher Professor Michael Furmston.

Track record in competitions

Competition	Debut	Last entered	Champion	Runner-up	Semi-finalist	Memorial prizes	Oralist prizes	Remarks	Did not participate
Jessup Moot	2011							Best memorials for national rounds: 2011 Champions of international exhibition rounds: 2011 Best oralist of international exhibition rounds: 2011 2nd runner-up memorials for international exhibition rounds: 2011
Vis Moot Willem C. Vis Moot The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is a prestigious international moot court competition for law students. Since 1994, it is annually being held in Vienna, Austria....	2011	2011					2011
Vis East Moot Willem C. Vis Moot The Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is a prestigious international moot court competition for law students. Since 1994, it is annually being held in Vienna, Austria....	2010	2011				2010
LawAsia Moot	2009	2011		2009; 2011					2010
Asia Cup	2010	2011	2010; 2011			2010	2010; 2011	Champions of national round: 2010; 2011
ICRC IHL Moot	2010	2011			2011	2010		Top 5: 2010
Oxford Monroe Price Moot	2010	2010	2010			2010			2011
ALSA (Australia) Moot	2008	2009							2010; 2011
ALSA (Asia) Moot		2009		2009
ICC Mediation								Top 10: 2010
Youth for Peace International Law	2010	2011	2011