Admission to practise in Singapore
The 3-year JD, LLB degree and LLB honours degree from Melbourne Law School are both recognised by the Board of Legal Education in Singapore for the purpose of admission as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. LLB graduates are considered ‘eligible persons' if they graduate in the top 30% of their cohort. ‘Eligible persons' also need to undertake a period of pupillage and the Postgraduate Practice Law Course (PLC) before being eligible to apply for admission to the Singapore Bar.
The Requirements for Admission as an Advocate & Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore also include restrictions that apply to graduates of ‘dual degrees' and ‘accelerated degrees'. Under Rule 11 of the admission requirements MLS graduates who have undertaken the LLB as part of a double degree program, or the 2-year JD program, are required to make written application to the Board of Legal Education, Singapore providing details of the program undertaken, in order to be considered an ‘eligible person' for the purpose of admission.
Further information is available at the Singapore Board of Legal Education website.
Board of Legal Education
Conference Room (9th Floor), Subordinate Courts
1 Havelock Square Singapore 059724
Tel: 6534 1831/2 Fax: 6538 7757
Email: blegale@singnet.com.sg
http://www.lawsociety.org.sg/ble/index.htm
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