Certificate in Legal Practice (Malaysia)

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The Certificate in Legal Practice, or more commonly known as CLP, is a course and examination taken by law graduates from outside Malaysia in order to become a qualified lawyer in Malaysia. The examination is conducted by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia and is governed by the Legal Profession Act 1976. The Board allows degree holders from certain universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to sit for the examination.^[1] Law graduates from local universities are not required to take CLP, but are required to complete an additional year of practical studies in their respective universities. After obtaining the certificate, the student will normally proceed to do chambering, which is a form of apprenticeship similar to a pupillage in England. After completing nine months of chambering, the student may finally be called to the bar and become a qualified lawyer.

[edit] The examination

Examinations are normally held around July each year. The examination is notorious in that it has a very low passing rate of between 10% to 20% each year. Every student is required to sit for five subject papers, namely, General Paper, Professional Practice, Evidence, Criminal Procedure, and Civil Procedure. The student must pass all papers in order to obtain the certificate. If a student fails one paper he or she may be given a conditional pass and be allowed to resit that subject two more times. However, if a student failed in two or more papers, they must sit for the whole examination again in order to obtain the certificate. A student is allowed to sit for the examination four times.

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[edit] External links

• Malaysian Bar Council