Admission of advocates and solicitors is governed by section 11 of the Legal Profession Act (the 'Act') and it is confined to ‘qualified persons’ as defined by the Act. A ‘qualified person’ for purposes of admission as an advocate and solicitor is determined by the Board of Legal Education ('BLE'). For information on the qualifications to be admitted to the Singapore Bar and for queries relating to pupillage, click the links on the left.

The Law Society does not prescribe the qualifications for admission. The role of the Law Society is to assess fitness and suitability of the applicant for admission as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore after the application for admission has been filed in the Supreme Court.