I graduated from a scheduled university in Malaysia
Under Rule 14(2) of the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, you are a “qualified person” if you fulfil ALL the following requirements:
(a) Before 1st January 1994, you commenced a course of study as a candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at the University of Malaya in Malaysia;
(b) You were conferred the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) by that university; and
(c) You obtained a certificate from the Board of Legal Education before 3rd May 2011 under Rule 14 of the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules.
Under Rule 14(1) of the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, you will also be a “qualified person” if before 1st May 1993, you were and still are in possession of any degree or qualification specified in the Second Schedule to the Rules, and have obtained a certificate from the Board of Legal Education under section 7 of the Legal Profession Act in force immediately before 1st January 1994.
Note
1. Please note that if you are unable to meet one or more of the above requirements (e.g. you obtained a different degree), you are not a "qualified person". You may wish to consider alternatives for working in the legal field in Singapore.
2. Under Rule 17(1)(a) of the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules, the Qualified Person as described above shall make his application under section 12(2) of the Legal Profession Act to be admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court on or before 2nd May 2012 (Rule 17(2)).