Singapore Legal Service

Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore

The Singapore Legal Service is the collective body of lawyers (Legal Service Officers) who serve in the courts, the Attorney-General's Chambers, and the legal departments of various government ministries and statutory boards in Singapore.^[1] It is an autonomous part of the Singapore Public Service and all positions in the public service that must be filled by lawyers are the responsibility of the Legal Service. There were 307 Legal Service Officers as of 31 December 2008^[2]—about 10% of Singapore's practising lawyers.^[3] The Legal Service Commission, established under Article 111 of the Singapore Constitution,^[4] controls the appointment, dismissal, and disciplinary action of members of the Service.^[5]

The current President of the Legal Service is Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.

See also

• Judicial system of Singapore
• Singapore Civil Service

Notes

Constitution of the Republic of Singapore
Text of the Constitution at Singapore Statutes Online
General principles	Exclusion of judicial review Remedies Representative democracy Rule of law Separation of powers
Fundamental liberties	Article 9 Article 10 Article 11 Article 12 Article 13 Article 14 Article 15 Article 16 Right to vote
The Government	President Cabinet Prime Minister Attorney-General
The Legislature	President Parliament Speaker Elections Presidential Parliamentary By-elections Group Representation Constituency Non-constituency Member of Parliament Nominated Member of Parliament
The Presidential Council for Minority Rights	Presidential Council for Minority Rights
The Judiciary	Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court State Courts Chief Justice Judicial officers Judicial independence
The Public Service	Singapore Civil Service Singapore Legal Service
Citizenship	Singaporean nationality law
Special powers against subversion and emergency powers	Internal Security Act
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore Tribunal