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(1) Legal Officer: A Legal Officer may be deployed to any one of our five Legal Divisions, namely, Civil Division, Criminal Justice Division, International Affairs Division, Legislation Division or the Law Reform and Revision Division.

Please click here for more information on the Singapore Legal Service. Please also look out for press advertisements by the Legal Service Commission (LSC) Secretariat for career openings in the Singapore Legal Service. Application forms can be downloaded from the LSC website.

(2) Management Executive Officer: A Management Executive Officer may join AGC as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice Division, as a Legal Executive (or paralegal) in one of our five Legal Divisions, or as a Management Executive Officer in the Corporate Services Division.

1. Assistant Public Prosecutor: Assistant Public Prosecutors will assist the Public Prosecutor and his deputies in the conduct of prosecutions in the Subordinate Courts. After a short initial period of training, Assistant Public Prosecutors will be authorised to appear in Court to prosecute on behalf of the Public Prosecutor. They will also deal with other matters ancillary to such prosecutions.
2. Legal Executive: A Legal Executive ("LE") provides support services to the Legal Officers and may be deployed to one of the five Legal Divisions:
   1. Civil Division – In this Division, LEs processes case files, prepares routine pleadings, undertakes discovery, drafting, preparation of court bundles, preparation for attorney conferences, depositions, arbitrations, mediations, trials and other litigation processes, and also performs office administrative tasks.
   2. Criminal Justice Division – In this Division, LEs assist in case management and perform other legal-related work. They also undertake administrative work.
   3. International Affairs Division – LEs in this Division perform a range of law-related work such as liaising with Ministries and international organisations, assisting in legal research, and the drafting of research papers and articles. Other responsibilities include the supervision of support staff and providing guidance in the maintenance of a database of international agreements.
   4. Law Reform and Revision Division – In this Division, LEs are involved in legal research and the preparation of law reform reports. This may include assisting in the drafting of proposals for changes to legislation. LEs also maintain a Knowledge Management System to track reform and legislative initiatives in various jurisdictions around the world. They assist the Law Revision Commissioners in the revision of legislation.
   5. Legislation Division – The primary duty of LEs in this Division is to draft and vet laws for enactment. However, the LEs also undertake a wide variety of other duties, including carrying out legal research, providing legal advice to the Government, performing supervisory and administrative duties, and participating in IT projects.
3. Management Executive Officer: A Management Executive Officer in the Corporate Services Division ensures that Corporate Services are provided efficiently in AGC. This could be in the field of Office Management, Personnel Management, Financial Management, or Human Resource Development.

(3) Management Support Officer: A Management Support Officer may join AGC as a Legal Executive who will provide support services to the Legal Officers.

(4) Shorthand Writer: A Shorthand Writer may be deployed to serve designated senior officers or may be attached to a common Stenographer pool to serve Legal Officers in a Division. A shorthand writer also performs secretarial and other general administrative duties.

(5) Corporate Support Officer: A Corporate Support Officer (CSO) may be deployed to the Corporate Services Division, the Computer Information Systems Department (CISD), or to one of our five Legal Divisions. In the Corporate Services Division, the CSO may perform personnel work, financial duties, registry work or other general administrative duties. In CISD, the CSO will perform data capture support for AGC's important application system and assist in the management and maintenance of AGC's IT systems. When deployed to the Legal Divisions, they may perform registry work, case-processing work and other general clerical duties.

(6) Operations Support Officer: An Operations Support Officer (OSO) may be deployed for duties in the Corporate Services Division or a Legal Division. The OSO will perform duties in the registries, typing pools, library, dispatch work and other office-related operations, including the operation of simple office equipment.

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