Rajah & Tann Foundation
Our Areas of Support →
The Foundation is community-oriented. Read about our initiatives.
Causes We Support →
Aligned with our goals, read about the causes we support
Rajah & Tann Foundation Committee →
Meet our Rajah & Tann Foundation Committee members
Since our founding, Rajah & Tann Singapore has had a history in social giving and plays an entrenched role in contributing to the community at large.
Established in 2011, the Rajah & Tann Foundation is the vehicle through which Rajah & Tann Singapore launches its charitable programmes and contributions. Being the first eponymous foundation dedicated to giving and social causes established by a law firm in Singapore, the Rajah & Tann Foundation is a cornerstone of the firm’s corporate social responsibility vision and is an endorsement of the values and legacy of our founding partners.
Through this Foundation, we hope to play our part as responsible corporate citizen and give back to the community in line with the following goals:
- Supporting the future and development of underprivileged children
- Providing necessary care and aid to the elderly
- Offering assistance to disadvantaged groups and individuals in our community
Areas of Support
The Foundation is community-oriented, and our focus is on initiatives in the following areas:
Children & Youth
The Youth represent the future of our global community. In supporting their education and development we support our community’s growth and sustenance. The Foundation thus supports programmes that invest in nurturing our youth, particularly those from a disadvantaged background.
Elderly & Aged
The elderly population requires specialised care and help, in keeping with their particular needs. We believe their years of contribution should not go unrewarded. The Foundation thus encourages projects which assist the aged and facilitate their leading of a healthy and dignified life.
The Disadvantaged
The community is always at the forefront of the Foundation’s endeavours, and this entails reaching out to the disadvantaged and needy sections of society. We believe in programmes that seek to provide assistance to these groups and individuals and to improve their standard of living.
Pro Bono
As a law firm, our expertise is in the legal field and the ability to provide accessible legal services, this is where we view our impact to be of greater benefit to our community.
Tapping on our lawyers’ skill sets and expertise, we provide pro bono legal advice and support to a wide variety of non-profit or charity groups in the community which champion different causes. We strive to maintain lasting relationships with the charitable organisations we work with by offering impactful support to these organisations and their beneficiaries. We commit to regular pro bono legal clinics on a long term basis, and aim to partner organisations in regular community outreach programmes.
We have partnered with organisations such as Pro Bono SG and the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre to provide regular legal clinics to individuals and ground up organisations. We further support non-profit and charity groups to review contracts or agreements, and organise free talks and training sessions.
Our recent initiatives include, and are not limited to supporting the following:
- Pro Bono SG, a charity spun off from The Law Society of Singapore that aims to enable access to justice for the vulnerable and disadvantaged through legal awareness, advice and advocacy. Rajah & Tann Singapore has consistently been contributing to a range of initiatives organised by Pro Bono SG, which include legal awareness, advice and advocacy programmes. Initiatives have included providing pro bono expertise in talks, literature, legal clinics and targeted community programmes. Rajah & Tann Singapore has been recognised by Pro Bono SG as an anchor law firm for its Community Legal Clinics, Youth Community & Legal Clinics and Non-Resident Legal Clinics.
- Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA), dedicated to catalysing collaborative philanthropy in Asia through dynamic multi-sector partnerships. By harnessing collective strengths, PAA amplifies positive impact and accelerates action to address the pressing environmental and social challenges of our time. Rajah & Tann Singapore has signed on as an Advisory Partner of its Amplifier mentorship programme, a 12-month mentorship programme designed to accelerate the growth of impact startups programme. Our commitment to this inspiring initiative is in the provision of vital legal services both pro bono and at subsidised rates.
- National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, an independent non-profit organisation that focuses on giving in Singapore. Rajah & Tann Singapore supports ground up organisations by providing pro bono legal advice through regular clinics to these groups.
- SG Assist, a social enterprise focused on supporting caregivers and their loved ones through sustainable community-based solutions. Through our partnership, our lawyers helped almost 180 beneficiaries with the setting up of their Lasting Power of Attorney, ensuring that the beneficiaries have the legal protection and support required in their later years.
- SMU Pro Bono Centre, which centrally manages all pro bono activities of the university. We assisted SMU with its filming project aimed to encourage students to be more engaged in pro bono activities during their studies so they may continue to do so when they enter practice.
- Fei Yue Community Services, a multi-service social service organisation which provides help and offers services for the very young to the elderly. Our lawyers held legal talks for their senior and middle management staff as well as social service staff, empowering them with the knowledge to carry out their responsibilities more effectively.
- Dementia SG, a social service agency specialised in dementia care and caregiver support. Rajah & Tann Singapore supports Dementia SG to review contracts and agreements.
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Recognition
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Pro-Bono Outstanding FirmChambers Asia-Pacific (2023)
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Highly Recommended for Charity and Pro Bono work in the Legal SectorThe Straits Times Singapore’s Best Law Firms 2023
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Corporate Volunteer Excellence AwardYMCA Lim Kim San Volunteer Awards 2022
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Champions of GoodChampions of Good 2024 & 2022
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Corporate Citizenship Law Firm of the YearALB SE Asia Law Firm Awards 2021
Causes We Support
Aligned with our goals, we have supported the following causes via sponsorships and donations in recent years:
Rajah & Tann Gives Back
Meet the Rajah & Tann Foundation Committee
Chair, Rajah & Tann Foundation
Head, Medical Law (Medical, Healthcare, Lifesciences)
Co-Head, China-Related Investment Dispute Resolution