You will assist the Legal Service Officers in the Legal Aid Bureau with litigation work.
Ministry of Law
Senior Executive (Legal Support), Legal Aid Bureau (part-time contract)
Contract
Closing on 23 Mar 2026What the role is
What you will be working on
Your responsibilities include:
a) interviewing legal aid applicants on the legal issues facing them;
b) recording statements from applicants, extracting relevant information and facts, and referring them to social service help, if necessary; and
c) assisting in administrative tasks of the Bureau’s Legal Support Unit, including managing duty rosters of the Legal Officers and Legal Executives, liaising with external organisations (e.g. Housing Development Board), and handling correspondence with the Court and other external parties.
You will also assist with litigation support work, such as the preparation of court papers, on an ad hoc basis where required.
Working hours:
Part-time: On-site every Monday to Friday morning from 8.30am to 1.00pm.
What we are looking for
Key Competencies Required:
• [Client Interview skills] Ability to conduct structured interviews with applicants, identify and extract relevant facts, and record statements clearly and accurately
• [Client Management skills] Ability to listen actively and empathetically while maintaining professional boundaries
• [Administrative skills] Attention to detail and ability to manage administrative tasks efficiently
• [Litigation Support]: Prepare high quality and accurate court papers to be submitted to the Court within the required timeline
• [Preferred] Interest and experience in family law
To be successful in this role, you must have:
• Strong writing skills, prior experience in investigative work, report writing and legal drafting will be an advantage
• Ability to communicate and collaborate well with stakeholders
• Good customer service skills
• As the role requires the incumbent to converse and take instructions from Mandarin-speaking applicants, candidates will need to speak and read Mandarin with reasonable fluency. Candidates who speak a dialect in addition to Mandarin will be an advantage.
Successful candidates will be appointed on a 1-year contract in the first instance. Any extension of the contract will be subject to job performance and/or manpower needs.
About your application process
This job is closing on 23 Mar 2026.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Ministry of Law or the wider Public Service.
About Ministry of Law
In Singapore, having the rule of law and advancing people’s access to justice are not just lofty ideals but the backbone of a functioning and a progressive society. At the Ministry of Law, not only do we contribute to developing the legal frameworks and policies that uphold our way of life, but also to providing community legal services that Singaporeans benefit from. The key policies we oversee include Singapore’s legal and intellectual property infrastructure, the civil and criminal justice systems as well as land resources.
Our officers are experts from different fields, and enjoy an excellent and challenging career in a fast-paced environment with plenty of opportunity to grow. If you share our vision of shaping the future of Singapore, you will definitely fit right in here at MinLaw.
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