Singapore University of Social Sciences

LAW499 Legal Clerkship Programme is an intensive, hands-on learning part of the of the degree programme. It gives the students the opportunity for hands-on experience in providing legal services to clients. This will allow students to apply their legal skills and knowledge, gain practical legal skills and acquire relevant non-legal soft skills, such as the ability to relate to clients. Students will be closely supervised and will be involved in the preparatory work of a live file, such as taking client instructions, drafting correspondence and court documents such as writs, representations and affidavits. Ideally, students will be shadowing their supervisors even in court, taking notes of evidence and preparing opening and closing statements, and mitigation pleas.