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Persons conferred degrees of Doctor of Jurisprudence by institutions in the United States of America

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—(1) Subject to rules 10 and 11, a person who is conferred a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence by an institution of higher learning in the United States of America will be a qualified person if —(a)that person was a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore at the time that person was conferred that degree;(b)that person is a citizen or permanent resident of Singapore;(c)that institution of higher learning is an institution of higher learning specified in the Fifth Schedule;(d)that degree is a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence specified for that institution of higher learning in the Fifth Schedule;(e)that person is conferred that degree on or after 1 January 2004;(f)that person has been ranked by that institution of higher learning as being amongst the highest 70%, in terms of academic performance, of the total number of the graduates in the same batch who have been conferred the degree specified in the Fifth Schedule in respect of that institution of higher learning;(g)that person has passed Part A of the Singapore Bar Examinations; and(h)after that person has passed the final examination for that degree, for a period of not less than 6 months within a continuous period of 8 months, that person has received relevant legal training, has been engaged in relevant legal practice or work, or has received relevant legal training and been engaged in relevant legal practice or work.(2) For the purpose of paragraph (1)(f), all graduates in the same institution of higher learning who, in the same calendar year, commenced the final year of their course of study leading to the degree specified in the Fifth Schedule shall be regarded as belonging to the same batch.

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