SAMPLE PRACTICE TRAINING CONTRACT Please note: This is a

SAMPLE PRACTICE TRAINING CONTRACT

Please note: This is a sample you might wish to use which covers only elementary terms. Please note

that it does not amount to an employment contract in either form or substance. For the avoidance of

doubt, there is an express paragraph that clarifies that this is not an employment contract.

______ (name of firm) _______ (the “law practice”) is pleased to confirm its offer of a practice

training contract for training in accordance with the relevant legislation on the following terms:

Designation

Your position will be as a Practice Trainee.

Commencement date

and Period of Practice

Training

Your practice training contract will commence on __ (date) __ for a fixed

continuous period of six (6) months.

Supervising Solicitor

Your Supervising Solicitor (“Supervisor”) will be a partner, director or sole

proprietor of the firm who qualifies to act as a Supervising Solicitor under Rule 18

of the Legal Profession (Admission Rules) 2011 (“Rules”). The Supervisor has the

primary responsibility for your practice training. He or she will allocate training

assignments, supervise your training and provide feedback on your performance.

Practice Training

Training will be in accordance with the requirements of the Legal Profession Act

(“the Act”), the Rules and the Guidelines for Practice Training Contracts (“the

Guidelines”). For the avoidance of doubt, any reference to the Act, the Rules and

the Guidelines shall include the Act, the Rules and the Guidelines as may be

amended and revised from time to time.

Honorarium

During the practice training contract, your monthly honorarium will be S$ __ (insert

amount) __.

Conditions of Practice

Training

As a practice trainee, you agree to the following terms, the breach of which shall

be regarded as a breach of this practice training contract:

(a) undertake all training assignments faithfully and diligently;

(b) at all times, maintain the confidentiality of all client information and work

processes of the law practice. You are not to disclose to any party outside

the law practice any information or work processes which are of a

confidential or proprietary nature to the law practice. You are not to use

any information which relates to your client or to the law practice for any

purpose other than in the performance of your work with the law practice.

The only exception is in your dealings with the client to whom such

information or work processes relates or when consented to in writing by

the law practice or client;

(d) comply with the prevailing general terms and conditions of service and

policies, rules and regulations of the law practice (as the case may be).

Termination

Termination by the law practice:

The law practice may terminate this practice training contract upon one calendar

month’s notice in writing. However, if there is cause, the law practice may serve

notice immediately on you.

Termination by the practice trainee:

You may terminate this practice training contract upon one calendar month’s

notice in writing.

General Terms and

Conditions

In addition to the terms contained in this letter, your practice training contract shall

also be subject to the prevailing general terms and conditions of service and

policies, rules and regulations of the law practice.

Governing Rules

This practice training contract is governed by the Legal Profession Act and the

Rules made thereunder. The duties and obligations of the law practice under this

contract are prescribed by the Legal Profession Act and the Legal Profession

(Admission Rules) 2011.

Mediation

In the unlikely event of a dispute arising between you and your supervising

solicitor, the first step will be to manage it internally i.e. within the law practice.

If, however, this does not result in a satisfactory outcome, you and/or your

supervising solicitor have the option of referring the dispute to the Law Society of

Singapore.

The first channel will be to meet with representatives of the Council of the Law

Society who shall act neutrally to attempt to resolve the dispute. If this does not

yield an outcome acceptable to both you and your supervising solicitor, there is an

option to engage the Law Society’s SC Mediate scheme (the Law Society’s

scheme to bring in Senior Counsel to mediate disputes between law practices or

between lawyers)

At all times, the parties shall keep the existence of the dispute confidential,

including any settlement or terms thereof save (i) to the extent necessary to refer

the dispute to the Law Society; or (ii) for any law or authority directing disclosure

of such information.

Governing Law

The terms of this practice training contract shall be governed and construed in

accordance with the law of Singapore.

For the avoidance of doubt, you are not an employee of the law practice. The terms and conditions of

this training contract do not derogate from, and shall not be construed in any way that derogate from,

the fact that this training contract is not an employment contract.

We look forward to welcoming you as a valuable member of the law practice.

Please sign the duplicate copy of this letter and return it to the law practice. This will serve as

evidence of your acceptance of the above terms. Please retain your copy carefully.

Yours faithfully

____ (NAME OF LAW PRACTICE) _____

CONFIRMATION

I, ____ (name of trainee) _____, hereby confirm my understanding and acceptance of the terms

stated above.

__________ _____________

Date Signature