s 75C Qualification to practise as sole proprietor, partner or director of Singapore law practice
75C.—(1) No solicitor may practise in a Singapore law practice as a solicitor on his or her own account or in partnership (whether in a law firm or a limited liability law partnership) or as a director of a law corporation unless he or she —(a) has successfully completed such legal practice management course within such time as the Council may by rules made under section 59 prescribe; and (b) has, since being admitted as a solicitor, been employed for not less than 3 continuous years or 3 years out of a continuous period of 5 years in a Singapore law practice; or (c) has been employed as a relevant legal officer for not less than 3 continuous years or 3 years out of a continuous period of 5 years.[20/2009; 40/2014] (2) The Council may, with the approval of the Minister, exempt a solicitor from subsection (1)(a) or shorten any period referred to in subsection (1)(b) and (c) if it is satisfied that the solicitor has gained substantial experience in law in Singapore or elsewhere. (3) Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (1) do not apply to a solicitor who was admitted as a solicitor before 1 March 1997. (4) This section does not apply to a solicitor who has before 9 March 2007 been in practice in a Singapore law practice as a solicitor on his or her own account or in partnership (whether in a law firm or a limited liability law partnership) or as a director of a law corporation. (4A) [Deleted by Act 20 of 2007] (5) Any solicitor who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.