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We are a specialised service brought to you by Kith & Kin Law Corporation.
A large part of our practice involves work for corporates. Besides general corporate work, we provide services in various niche corporate legal areas such as Trade, Environment, Health & Safety, Consumer Protection and Employment law.
We are also passionate about matters affecting the individual. We hence provide services for individuals in employment matters, tribunal claims preparation, as well as estate planning, and probate and administration.
We believe strongly in legal education so that you are empowered to make informed decisions. That is why we prioritise your legal understanding when we work with you. We take legal training seriously hence we dedicate significant resources to make sure your employees get the right training at the right time on the right topics. We also conduct dedicated workshops for corporates investing in group legal learning.
We also believe in providing you affordable premium services. That is why you will always be attended to personally by our seasoned legal practitioner, and be charged based on value-based, transparent, fee structures.
Our founder - Alvin Tan Yong Joon
Alvin Tan Yong Joon holds a Bachelor of Business Management (BBM) and a Juris Doctor (J.D.) law degree from the Singapore Management University (SMU).
Before completing his J.D. in 2013, Alvin spent several years at a central ministry under the Prime Minister's Office, where he became well-acquainted with the thinking and workings of the Singapore Government. After completing his J.D., Alvin practised primarily as a regulatory lawyer in a spectrum of niche legal areas. Prior to founding Kinexus Legal, he was Partner in a Big-4 law firm in Singapore, where his main areas of practice comprised niche legal areas such as Trade, Environment, Health & Safety, Consumer Protection and Employment law.
Since 2022, he is also Adjunct Lecturer at the SMU, where he has been recognised for teaching excellence as an industry practitioner. In 2023 and 2024, he was awarded the Dean’s Teaching Honour by the SMU Lee Kong Chian School of Business. In 2024, he received the highly competitive Outstanding Adjunct Award from SMU.
In conjunction with the Singapore Business Federation, he frequently conducts legal training for small to large enterprises on a variety of legal topics, and has consistently received outstanding participant feedback.
Other Appointments
His other appointments include:
He is appointed a Neutral Evaluator by the Law Society of Singapore to the LSNEDS-CASE Scheme Panel of Neutrals
He is appointed an Assessor by the Ministry of Law to the Panel of Assessors for COVID-19 Temporary Relief.
He is an appointed member of the Law Society of Singapore’s Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Committee.
He is an appointed Mentor in the Law Society of Singapore’s Mentorship Scheme. He is also a volunteer Mentor in the SMU Alumni Mentoring Programme.
Media and Publications
Some highlights of Alvin’s media comments and publications include:
[Zaobao] 制定原则防范企业漂绿竞消委将展开公众咨询
[Channelnewsasia] Fitness brands ‘come and go’: Gym owners juggle stiff competition, rising rent and workout fads
[The Straits Times] S’pore’s proposed workplace fairness law sets out what discrimination is, what employers should do
[Channelnewsasia] CNA Explains: A company closes after selling you a prepaid package – can you get your money back?
The Singapore Chapter in the “The International Comparative Legal Guides (ICLG): Consumer Protection (4th edition)” (2023)
[The Business Times] Can employers mandate vaccination in the workplace?