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Application by eligible person for admission as advocate and solicitor

Legal Profession (Admission) Rules 2024

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—(1) This rule applies to an application for admission as an advocate and solicitor under section 12(2) of the Act made by an eligible person.(2) An application for admission under this rule must be made by originating application and be accompanied by any form that the Registrar may require.(3) The date fixed for the hearing of the application must be at least 60 days after the date on which the application is filed.(4) The applicant must, not earlier than 30 days after the date on which the application is filed, and not later than 21 days before the date fixed for the hearing of the application, file an affidavit exhibiting the following documents:(a)a certificate issued by the Institute stating that the applicant has served the practice training period applicable to him or her;(b)the instrument of call as a lawyer (NP);(c)2 recent certificates as to his or her good character which satisfy the requirements under paragraph (5);(d)in the case of an applicant who is required to serve a practice training period, such certificate as is mentioned in paragraph (7), or any other evidence that the court may require, showing that the applicant has served his or her practice training period with diligence.(5) For the purposes of paragraph (4)(c) —(a)the 2 certificates as to the good character of the applicant must be given by 2 responsible persons, each of whom —(i)is not immediately related to the applicant; and(ii)has known the applicant for at least 2 years, and has had opportunities to judge the applicant’s character; and(b)at least one of the 2 persons giving the certificates as to the good character of the applicant must be a resident of Singapore.(6) Despite paragraphs (4)(c) and (5), the court may accept in place of either or both of the certificates mentioned in paragraph (4)(c), or require in addition to those certificates, any other evidence of good character that the court thinks fit.(7) Subject to rule 43, for the purposes of paragraph (4)(d), the applicant must exhibit, in the affidavit mentioned in paragraph (4), a certificate of diligence —(a)if he or she has, or is deemed to have, served the whole or any part of his or her practice training period under a practice training contract with any Singapore law practice — from each Singapore law practice from which he or she has received supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law;(b)if he or she has, or is deemed to have, served any part of his or her practice training period under a practice training contract with any qualifying entity — from the supervisor in each qualifying entity from which he or she has received supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law;(c)if he or she has, or is deemed to have, served the whole or any part of his or her practice training period through working as a Judicial Service Officer or a Legal Service Officer — from a Deputy Attorney‑General, the Solicitor‑General, the Registrar of the Supreme Court, the Registrar of the Family Justice Courts or the Registrar of the State Courts; or(d)if he or she has, or is deemed to have, served the whole or any part of his or her practice training period through working under the supervision of a qualifying relevant legal officer — from each qualifying relevant legal officer.(8) The following must be served on the Attorney‑General, the Society and the Institute within 3 days after the date on which they are filed:(a)a copy each of the application and the form mentioned in paragraph (2);(b)a copy of the affidavit mentioned in paragraph (4).(9) The Attorney‑General, the Society or the Institute need not be represented at the hearing of any application for admission under this rule unless any of them intends to object to that application.

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