TOWNHALL SESSION ON SMALL FIRMS PRACTICE

The Outreach, Charity & Women Empowerment Sub Committee is organising a Townhall Session on Small Firms Practice in Kluang, Johor.

A ‘small firm’ is generally defined as a law firm comprising not more than five lawyers. Small firms make up about 80% of the firms at the Malaysian Bar. This session aims to provide an interactive space for members especially small firm practitioners to exchange ideas, share experiences and discuss practical ways for small firms to sustain and grow in legal practice and professional development.

Mr Jaya will speak on fundamentals of legal practice from the perspectives of a small firm practitioner followed by thoughts on issues of common interest for small firms such as financial sustainability, client management and practice management. The Bar’s initiatives on assisting small firms practitioners will also be explored. The session will also provide opportunity for members to share issues and concerns that they face in practice.

The particulars of the event are as follows:

Date: 26 August 2026 (Wednesday)

Time: 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Venue: Prime City Hotel, Kluang, No. 20 Jalan Bakawali, 86000 Kluang, Johor

Fee: RM60 per person

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About the Speaker

R. Jayabalan graduated with Bachelor of Law (LL.B Hons) from the International Islamic University Malaysia in 1996 and obtained his post-graduate Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 2004. He was called to the Bar in April 1997. He is the principal of his firm Messrs R. Jayabalan, a small firm based in Johor Bahru, focusing on litigation at trial and appellate level on professional negligence, employment law, tort and commercial matters. Jaya actively writes and speaks on issues of law and legal practice. He recently authored a book ‘Jaya’s Civil Trial Handbook: Essential Practice & Procedure for Malaysian Courts’. He is a member of the Bar Council and is currently the Secretary of the Malaysian Bar. He had previously served as Chairman and Bar Rep of the Johore Bar, Treasurer of the Malaysian Bar and Chairperson of Bar Council Small Firms Practice Committee for several terms.