Admissions

Admission of advocates and solicitors is governed by section 11 of the Legal Profession Act (the 'Act') and is confined to ‘qualified persons’ as defined by the Act. For information on the qualifications to be admitted to the Singapore Bar, please refer to the Ministry of Law’s website.

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 of Singapore after the application for admission has been filed in the Supreme Court.

To assist supervising solicitors and practice trainees in addressing issues frequently arising from applications for admission as advocates and solicitors, the Admissions Committee of the Law Society has prepared a list of Frequently Asked Questions. Click here to see the FAQs.

Training Contracts

The requirements relating to the practice training period and practice training contracts are set out in the Legal Profession (Practice Training Period) Rules 2009.

Pursuant to Rule 10 of the Legal Profession (Practice Training Period) Rules 2009, the Board of Legal Education ('BLE') has issued Guidelines to assist supervising solicitors and Singapore law practices on the instruction to be given to practice trainees.

To view the Guidelines and for enquiries relating to practice training contracts, the relevant legal training, the preparatory course leading to Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations and the requisite forms and fees, please refer to the Board of Legal Education’s website at www.ble.org.sg or e-mail enquiries@ble.org.sg.