Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024 · As enacted · Part 6 · Requirements Relating to Practice Training Contracts
33. Supervising solicitor
Feedback & supportA solicitor must not be the supervising solicitor of a practice trainee unless the solicitor —
is in active practice in a Singapore law practice; and
has in force a practising certificate for a total of not less than 5 out of the 7 years immediately preceding the date of starting his or her supervision of the practice trainee.
Subject to paragraph (3), a supervising solicitor must not supervise more than 2 practice trainees at any time.
A supervising solicitor does not contravene paragraph (2) if the period of supervising more than 2 practice trainees at the same time is less than 3 months.
Subregulation 1
A solicitor must not be the supervising solicitor of a practice trainee unless the solicitor —
is in active practice in a Singapore law practice; and
has in force a practising certificate for a total of not less than 5 out of the 7 years immediately preceding the date of starting his or her supervision of the practice trainee.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a supervising solicitor must not supervise more than 2 practice trainees at any time.
Subregulation 3
A supervising solicitor does not contravene paragraph (2) if the period of supervising more than 2 practice trainees at the same time is less than 3 months.