ONG Ee Ing’s focus and expertise is in teaching Legal Research & Writing, both foundational and advanced. Further, as Head of the Allen & Gledhill YPHSL Legal Writing Programme, she aims to create a culture of writing and scholarship at YPHSL, including helping students achieve article publication. She is faculty advisor for SMU Lexicon as well as the Singapore Law Journal, YPHSL’s flagship student journal. She also teaches Law of Mergers & Acquisitions (a capstone SMU-X course under YPHSL’s Corporate Transactions track), incorporating her experience as a corporate lawyer for a wide range of complex international finance and merger & acquisition transactions. Ee Ing has won several teaching awards for both undergraduate and graduate teaching, including the SMU Excellent Teacher Award (2024).
Ee Ing’s research centers on legal pedagogy. She wrote the Guide to Legal Analysis and Writing (LexisNexis, 2017; 2nd Ed, 2023). She also researches the value and uses of AI and technology in legal education. She is closely involved in curriculum development at YPHSL and SMU, currently focusing on policy recommendations for best practices on the use of generative AI in teaching & assessments at YPHSL and SMU.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (cum laude), George Mason University School of Law
- Master of Arts, English Literature, Brown University
- Bachelor of Arts (Honors) (magna cum laude), English and American Literature, Brown University
- Admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia
Courses Taught in SMU
- Legal Research & Writing
- Ethics & Social Responsibility
- Legal Commentaries for Practice (Advanced Legal Writing) (SMU-X)
- Law of Mergers & Acquisitions
- Launching an Online Financial Business (The Lawyer’s Role) (SMU-X)
- Advanced Legal Writing: Student Publishing
Areas of Specialisation
- Legal Writing
- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law