Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

You may continue your practice training period while retaking the relevant modules during subsequent sessions of the Part B Examinations. However, you must pass the Part B Examinations before you can apply for admission as a Lawyer (Non-Practitioner), and thereafter complete the practice training period in order to be eligible to apply for admission as an advocate and solicitor.

The supervising solicitor registered under the practice training contract remains responsible. However, both the supervising solicitor and the Covering Supervisor have specific roles. The Covering Supervisor at the Covering Law Practice is responsible for evaluating your performance during the relevant period of attachment and providing feedback to the supervising solicitor. The supervising solicitor may consider the Covering Supervisor’s input, oversee the relevant Secondary Seat Practice Area Checklist completion and submit the final Training Review Form to the SILE.

You are not required to complete your Core Seat before your Secondary Seat. Both seats may be undertaken concurrently.

You are only required to complete 1 Secondary Seat during your practice training period. While you may choose to undertake additional Secondary Seats, these are entirely optional. The SILE will assess your compliance based on the successful completion of the Practice Area Checklist for at least 1 Secondary Seat.

New practice areas may be added on an ad hoc or permanent basis. A Singapore law practice interested in proposing a new Practice Area Checklist may submit its proposed checklists for the SILE’s consideration.

Yes, there are currently no restrictions on work-from-home arrangements during the practice training period, provided that the Singapore law practice has approved the arrangement and you are properly supervised. Your supervising solicitor or supervisor must be able and willing to certify that they supervised your work in the practice of Singapore law during the period you were working from home.

However, you must be based in Singapore throughout the duration of your practice training period, even if you are working remotely.