Careers

(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 and Law Reform Division and State Prosecution 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 State Prosecution Division or the Criminal Justice Division, as a Legal Executive (or paralegal) in one of our five Legal Divisions, or as a Management Executive Officer in a non-legal 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 Management 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 legal research and draft charges, fiats and orders for High Court criminal cases among other legal-related work. They also undertake administrative and supervisory duties.
      
      
   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. Legislation and Law Reform Division – The primary duty of LEs in this Division is to draft and vet laws for enactment, carry out legal research, prepare law reform reports, assist in the drafting of proposals for changes to legislation and assist the Law Revision Commissioners in the revision of legislation. LEs also undertake a wide variety of other duties, performing supervisory and administrative duties and participating in IT projects. LEs also maintain a Knowledge Management System to track reform and legislative initiatives in various jurisdictions around the world.
      
      
   5. State Prosecution Division – LEs will draft sanctions, consents and applications and the like under the Criminal Procedure Code and other laws. LEs will assist in the vetting of sanctions, consents and applications prepared by the Deputy Public Prosecutors. They also undertake administrative and supervisory duties.


3. Management Executive Officer: A Management Executive Officer in a non-legal division ensures that corporate services and administrative support are provided efficiently in AGC.

Entry Requirements

• University Degree or equivalent. For the post of Assistant Public Prosecutor, applicants are required to possess a recognised LLB

(3) Management Support Officer: A Management Support Officer may join AGC as a Legal Executive who will provide support services to the Legal Officers. Officers appointed in a non-legal division provide support services in various functional areas, including operations, human resource management, finance and corporate services.

Entry Requirements

• Polytechnic Diploma, ‘A’ level, Higher Nitec or Nitec. Candidates possessing ‘O’ or ‘N’ level qualifications with suitable work experience will be considered.

(4) 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.

Entry Requirements

• Primary school to Secondary school qualifications.

If you look forward to a greatly satisfying career in a prestigious and respected Organ of State, please look out for press advertisements for job vacancies or announcements at Careers@Gov for details.

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