Relevant Legal Training Contract (commencing in 2027)

Relevant Legal Training (“RLT”)

The definition of RLT is set out below:

• any supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law received, prior to becoming a qualified person, under a formal training arrangement with a Singapore law practice;
• any supervised training received, prior to becoming a qualified person, as a pupil, or through reading in the chambers, of a practising barrister of the United Kingdom or of a member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland of more than 7 years’ standing;
• any supervised training in relation to the practice of foreign law received, prior to becoming a qualified person, under a formal training arrangement with a foreign law practice; or
• any supervised training in relation to the practice of Singapore law —
• through working —
• as a Judicial Service Officer or a Legal Service Officer (or both); or
• under the supervision of a relevant legal officer (called in this paragraph a qualifying relevant legal officer) who is an advocate and solicitor of not less than 5 years’ standing and who, for a total of not less than 5 out of the 7 years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the supervised training, has been a relevant legal officer or has been in active practice in a Singapore law practice or both;
• through working under the supervision of 2 or more qualifying relevant legal officers; or
• partly through working as a Judicial Service Officer or a Legal Service Officer (or both) and partly through working under the supervision of one or more qualifying relevant legal officers.

Requirements

Candidates should apply with:

A cover letter of no more than 1 page setting out:

• preferred areas of practice; and
• reasons why the candidate believes himself or herself to be a unique proposition to Rajah & Tann Asia;

A CV of no more than 3 pages setting out:

• contact details;
• academic record and achievements (including predicted class of honours upon graduation);
• extra-curricular activities and achievements;
• prior work experience; and
• a copy of law school transcripts where available, including the grades for the academic term immediately preceding the application.

Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us at trainingcontracts@rajahtann.com.