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The Singapore Legal Service is the collective body of
The Singapore Legal Service is the collective body of lawyer
A lawyer is a person who practices law. The role of a lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions. A lawyer can be classified as an advocate, attorney, barrister, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solic ...
s who work in the courts
A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance ...
, the Attorney-General's Chambers
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general.
In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
, and the legal departments of various government ministries
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian mi ...
and statutory boards in Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
. Lawyers who are a part of the legal service are known as Legal Service Officers (LSO).
The legal service is an autonomous part of the Singapore Public Service. The employment of LSOs is the responsibility of the service alone, and is independent of the Civil Service of Singapore. The Legal Service Commission, established under Article 111 of the Singapore Constitution, controls the appointment, dismissal, and disciplinary action of members of the Service.
There were 307 Legal Service Officers as of 31 December 2008—about 10% of Singapore's practising lawyers. The current President of the Legal Service is Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.
See also
*Judicial system of Singapore
The judiciary in Singapore is divided by the Constitution of Singapore into the Supreme Court and its subordinate courts, namely the State Courts and Family Justice Courts. It is led by the Chief Justice, currently Sundaresh Menon.
Singapore p ...
* Singapore Civil Service
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