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CJC-CLAS
The CJC-CLAS initiative exposes law students to actual criminal defence work by allowing students to work with practising lawyers. The initiative seeks to help law students see the relevance of their classroom education and promote an interest in Pro Bono Criminal Defence work.
Students will either be attached to a lawyer at the CLAS office or a private firm. More details can be found below.
For enquiries related to CJC-CLAS, you may email our Project Director at:
Our History
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In 2016, the CJC began collaborating with The Law Society of Singapore to expose students to criminal law in practice. Students were given opportunities to work alongside Criminal Legal Aid Scheme ("CLAS") practitioners while securing pro bono hours.
The first two projects launched were the CJC-CLAS Semester Internship and the NUS Law CLAS “Hotline”. Under the internship, students were assigned to assist CLAS Fellows in their caseloads. On the other hand, the CLAS “Hotline” was designed as a support resource where CLAS Fellows and volunteer lawyers working on CLAS cases could send requests for research assistance.
Over the years, the CJC-CLAS Semester Internship has been continuously modified and improved in response to feedback from both the CLAS office and students. For instance, the attachment has been extended to both Summer and Semester breaks. The attachment is also now run as an externship, allowing more students to benefit from the programme.
In 2018, the CJC piloted a new CJC-LASCO initiative in partnership with the Supreme Court Registry. Under this programme, students are now given the opportunity to work alongside defence counsels that have been assigned to capital offence cases
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In 2016, the CJC began collaborating with The Law Society of Singapore to expose students to criminal law in practice. Students were given opportunities to work alongside Criminal Legal Aid Scheme ("CLAS") practitioners while securing pro bono hours.
The first two projects launched were the CJC-CLAS Semester Internship and the NUS Law CLAS “Hotline”. Under the internship, students were assigned to assist CLAS Fellows in their caseloads. On the other hand, the CLAS “Hotline” was designed as a support resource where CLAS Fellows and volunteer lawyers working on CLAS cases could send requests for research assistance.
Over the years, the CJC-CLAS Semester Internship has been continuously modified and improved in response to feedback from both the CLAS office and students. For instance, the attachment has been extended to both Summer and Semester breaks. The attachment is also now run as an externship, allowing more students to benefit from the programme.
In 2018, the CJC piloted a new CJC-LASCO initiative in partnership with the Supreme Court Registry. Under this programme, students are now given the opportunity to work alongside defence counsels that have been assigned to capital offence cases .
Our CJC-CLAS Team
Wong Kok Chee
Director
Sachna Kaur
Vice Director
Mavis Ng
Vice Director
Yordan Yit
Vice Director
Our Programmes
Other Resources
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