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Source:
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Scheme to Allow Graduates
with Second Class Lower Division Honours Degrees to Practise Law
in Singapore |
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Government announced on 17 August 2006, its
in-principle acceptance of the recommendation of the Third Committee on
the Supply of Lawyers chaired by the former Attorney-General, to allow
Singaporean citizens or Permanent Residents ("PRs") who graduated from
Overseas Scheduled Universities with Second Class (Lower Division)
Honours to practise law in Singapore, provided they possessed certain
relevant work experience or qualifications. |
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The Ministry of Law and the Board of Legal
Education (the "Board") are pleased to announce the details of the
scheme. |
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Candidates from recognized United Kingdom,
Australia, New Zealand and US universities fulfilling the criteria set
out below, may be eligible to qualify for admission as an advocate and
solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court. |
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Candidates seeking admission under the scheme must
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(a) A citizen or a permanent
resident of Singapore;
(b) Have:
(i) Obtained a Lower Second Class Honours from a Scheduled United
Kingdom
University; or
(ii) Been ranked in the highest 70 percent in terms of academic
performance of the total
number of the graduates in his or her batch in a scheduled US,
Australian or New
Zealand University; and
(c) Have obtained:
(i) 3 years of relevant legal work experience; or
(ii) be a solicitor of England and Wales or Hong Kong. |
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To qualify for consideration under the
relevant legal work experience criterion, candidates applying must have
undertaken work of a legal nature such as prosecution work, advocacy
work, the drafting of legal documents, the rendering of legal opinions,
legal research and preparation for litigation or arbitration. |
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Candidates should also generally have
undertaken such legal work under supervision and in the context of
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(i) in a law firm in Singapore or elsewhere;
(ii) as an Assistant Public Prosecutor or legal executive in the
Attorney-General's Chambers;
(iii) as a legal executive in a law office in the public service or a
statutory board; or
(iv) as a legal counsel in a corporation or entity (whether publicly
listed or otherwise) in Singapore or elsewhere, including a
multinational or an international organisation. |
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Candidates who seek to qualify under
this scheme have to undergo and pass an interview conducted by the
Board. |
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Candidates assessed by the Board to
possess the requisite standard for the purposes of admission to
the Singapore Bar will be issued a Certificate of Exemption from
the requirement of obtaining an Upper Second Class Honours or
equivalent, from a scheduled university. |
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The Certificate is valid for a period
of 3 years from the date of issue. Thereafter, he or she must
fulfil all other requirements for admission to the Singapore Bar
including passing the Diploma in Singapore Law Course,
Postgraduate Practical Law Course and serve pupillage. |
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Applications for exemption may be made
from today. Interested candidates can visit the Board's website at
http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/ble/ for further details. |
Issued by the Ministry of Law
and Board of Legal Education
16 October 2006 |
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Source:
www.minlaw.gov.sg Press
Release 16 Oct 2006 |
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