ESSENTIAL INFORMATION
Commencing in 2014, all law students from NUS, SMU and SUSS must complete 20 hours of approved pro bono work as a graduating requirement. This pro bono work must fulfill the criteria and requirements prescribed by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education ("SILE"). The Centre administers NUS Law’s mandatory pro bono programme, under which students complete their 20 hours of approved pro bono work. This work must be undertaken after students have completed their first year of law school.
WHAT ARE LC2009 AND LCJ5009?
In NUS Law, students must complete their mandatory pro bono requirements (by completing 20 hours of SILE approved pro bono work) via the course LC2009 – Pro Bono Service (for LLB students) and LCJ5009 (for JD students). Both courses are administered by the Centre. All students enrolled under the NUS LLB (Hons) and JD degrees must complete and pass the course as a prerequisite for the award of the degree. LC2009/LCJ5009 is not a requirement for the award of the NUS LLM.
LC2009/LCJ5009 is a Pass / Fail course, which does not carry any units of academic credit. Whilst students may participate in SILE approved pro bono work through various student groups, or initiate such activities on their own, the Centre also provides many different opportunities for fulfilling these hours. These pro bono opportunities can be accessed via TalentConnect.
IMPORTANT TIMELINES
Generally, a student who has yet to pass LC2009/LCJ5009, by 15 April in their final year of study, will not be permitted to graduate. If you are uncertain, or have any question, about the deadline for your completion of LC2009/LCJ5009, please e-mail the Centre at probono@nus.edu.sg.