The Certificate in Legal Practice, or more commonly known as CLP, is a course and examination taken by foreign university law graduates in order to become qualified advocates and solicitors in Malaysia. The examination is conducted by the Legal Profession Qualifying Board of Malaysia and is governed by the Legal Profession Act 1976. The Board allows Law degree holders from certain universities in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand to sit for the examination. Upon obtaining the CLP, students will normally proceed to do chambering, which is a form of apprenticeship similar to a pupilage in England. After completing nine months of chambering, students may finally be called to the Bar to become qualified advocates and solicitors.
Brickfields Asia College has consistently produced excellent results at the CLP examinations, securing more awards in the CLP examinations than all other colleges in Malaysia put together. Over the past 21 years, more than 6500 students have passed the CLP examination through BAC’s unique CLP programme. From 2005 to date, BAC’s students secured every Tun Hamid Omar Foundation Award for Best Overall CLP Student, 39 out of the 49 Book Prizes and 39 out of 46 Second Uppers awarded nationwide.
Most recently in 2011, BAC student Tay Zi Li received the Tun Hamid Omar Foundation Award for the Best Overall CLP student in the country. Another BAC student, Chai Shwu Yi emerged as the only student to be awarded two book prizes in 2010.
INTAKES
September
MODE OF STUDY
Full Time, Part Time or Distance Learning
ASSESSMENT
Purely by examinations which are conducted in July. Referral Papers are usually conducted in October.
RECOGNITION & DIMENSION
BAC is The Nation’s Top CLP School producing results Second to none. This programme is the only programme in Malaysia that enables students with foreign degrees to become qualified practising lawyers in Malaysia.
FEE STRUCTURE
PAYMENT MODE
All payments are to be made payable to Brickfields Asia College Sdn. Bhd.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Source: Brickfields Asia College