Volunteering & Internship Opportunities
Internship Programmes for Law Undergraduates
If you are a law undergraduate from NUS or SMU or an overseas scheduled university, you may submit your application to the Legal Service Commission. More information can be obtained from http://www.lsc.gov.sg.
Volunteer Programmes for Lawyers
Requirements:
- a Qualified Person (as defined in Section 2 of the Legal Profession Act) without a practicing certificate;
- able to commit to work for not less than half a day a week for at least 3 months during office hours.
Volunteer Assistant Directors of LAB
At the Ministry of Law's Appreciation Dinner on 19 October 2011, NUS Associate Professors Lim Lei Theng and Tang Hang Wu, were presented with the Legal Aid Bureau (LAB) Amicus Award by the Minister for Law, Mr K Shanmugam, in recognition and appreciation of their services as Volunteer Assistant Directors of LAB. Being designated as a Volunteer Assistant Director of LAB allows a volunteer who is Qualified Person (as defined in Section 2 of the Legal Profession Act) but who does not hold a Practising Certificate, the opportunity to volunteer his/her professional services with LAB (including appearing in Court for LAB, where required). A feature story on Assoc Prof Lim and Assoc Prof Tang's volunteer work with LAB can be found in November 2011 issue of NUS Law School's newsletter, LawLink : Online. This article is reproduced with the permission of the NUS Law School Alumni Office.
Volunteer Programmes for Law Undergraduates
Requirements:
- a law undergraduate from NUS or SMU;
- able to commit to work during term-time 4 hours a day on a weekly basis during office hours for a total of 80 hours.
Internship Programmes for Pre-law Students
Requirements:
- a student who has secured a place to read law in a scheduled university;
- able to commit to work 2 months on a full-time basis during office hours.
For enquiries or applications, please send your name, contact details, educational qualifications, the period you will be available to volunteer or intern with us, and any other relevant information to LAB_Enquiry@lab.gov.sg