By the end of law school, Singh had decided not to join DBS Bank as in-house counsel. He applied to various law firms for pupillage, but received rejections in various forms. Some of the reasons given included that he spoke no languages other than English. One firm informed him that DBS Bank was a big client of theirs and the bank would be unhappy if the firm offered Singh a job, seeing as he was breaking his bond with the bank. Singh ended up without alternatives, and approached one of his lecturers in banking law with his difficulty. This lecturer recommended him to Harry Elias, then a lawyer at Drew & Napier, who offered Singh pupillage at his firm.