Graduate Certificate in Allied Legal Professional Skills

Legal

Next Intake: 6 Jan 2025 (Mon)

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Next course starts on

6 Jan 2025 (Mon) See Full Schedule

Fee

SGD17,440* (as low as SGD2,032 after maximum funding) Learn More

Duration

16 days
Weekdays (9am - 5pm)

Level

Basic

Who Should Attend

Practicing lawyers and Legal Service Officers, looking to integrate Allied Legal Professionals into their organisations
Lawyers interested in transitioning into Allied Legal Professional roles
Paralegals/ others interested in transitioning into Allied Legal Professional roles

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this programme. Prior knowledge on any of the topics is not required.

Overview

Professionals like legal technologists, for instance, have proven their value during the COVID-19 crisis, by advising lawyers and firms on how to transit into a digital-only mode of business. Hence, it is time for the profession to seriously look at the issue of allied legal professionals, and to give them the professional training and recognition they deserve.

Jointly offered by SMU Academy and RHT Legal Training Institute (RHT LTI), this certificate programme is put together to do just that, and hopefully to help fulfil the certification requirements set out for the allied legal professional by the legal fraternity in Singapore, in time to come.

Programme Partner

Topic/Structure

To achieve the Graduate Certificate in Allied Legal Professional Skills, participants will need to complete the following modules offered by SMU Academy:

Assessment

As part of the requirement for SkillsFuture Singapore, there will be an assessment conducted at the end of every module. The mode of assessment, which is up to the trainer’s discretion, may be an online quiz, a presentation or based on classroom exercises.

Participants are required to attain a minimum of 75% attendance and pass the associated assessment for each of the 8 modules within 3 years in order to be awarded the digital Graduate Certificate in Allied Legal Professional Skills issued by Singapore Management University.

Calculate Programme Fee

Fee Table

COMPANY-SPONSORED

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

SELF-SPONSORED

SME

NON-SME

Singapore Citizen < 40 years old

Permanent Resident

LTVP+

$5,232

(After SSG Funding 70%)

$2,032

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$5,232

(After SSG Funding 70%)

Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old

$2,032

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

$2,032

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ ETSS Funding 20%)

$2,032

(After SSG Funding 70%
+ MCES Funding 20%)

International Participant

$17,440

(No Funding)

$17,440

(No Funding)

$17,440

(No Funding)

All prices include 9% GST

Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.

Self Sponsored

SkillsFuture Credit: Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.

This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.

Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).
Workfare Skills Support Scheme: From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.

Company Sponsored

Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)

Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
Trainees will be able to enjoy ETSS funding only if the company's SME's status has been approved. To verify your SME's status, please click here.

Please click here for more information on ETSS.

Absentee Payroll

Companies who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:

AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)

Intake Information

MODULES	DATES
Module 1: Legal Tech and Innovation 3.0	6 - 7 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 2: Legal Design	23 - 24 Jan 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 3: Legal Transformation and Change Management	13 - 14 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 4: Law, Regulation and Policy	26 - 27 Feb 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 5: Legal Communications and Business Development	13 - 14 Mar 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 6: Legal Operations	27 - 28 Mar 2025 [Open for Registration]
Module 7: Alternate Dispute Resolution	[To Be Confirmed]
Module 8: Knowledge Management	[To Be Confirmed]