Certificate-in-LegalPractice (CLP) Students Tutorial

 


TITLE: Attention Certificate-in-Legal Practice (CLP) Students

Hi CLP students!  I would like to introduce Che HusIn Che Puteh, to talk about the CLP interactive online tuition.

He would be conducting the online interactive tuition, starting on 15th December 2020 (subject to changes). The tuition would be:

1)      In an Examination orientated approach.

2)      Practical approach.

3)      Tackling and answering past year questions and approaching them in such a way that is           normally expected from a vocational, CLP student to answer the questions.

4)      The approach is the same or similar to an Advocate and Solicitor advising his/her                   clients, how he presents his case before a judge in the court, how he writes a legal                  opinion on a certain  subject or topics or how he makes a submission in the Court.

5)      Once you acquire the right approach, you would be on your path to smooth sailing of passing your CLP examination.

I did my “A” levels in England way back 1979/80 and thereafter obtained my Law degree in 1983, I did my Bar-at-Law and was a student member of Lincoln’s Inns at the Council of Legal Education, London, England in 1985 and being tired of staying in England any longer, I came back to Malaysia and joined a Certificate in Legal Practice Course (1986/87) and passed the said examination. I did chambering and was called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya in February 1989.

I practiced as an Advocate and Solicitor for about 12 years and thereafter became a Legal Adviser to a few corporate companies and my last position was as a Legal Adviser at Al-Madinah International University. I then worked only on a part-time basis and became the author of an educational book, also on a part-time basis.

Well, back to the subject of online interactive tuition classes that I would be conducting, the scenario is as follows:

There is roughly an average of about 1,000 CLP students each year who pursue the CLP course in the 3 accredited colleges/universities in Malaysia. They have a law degree from overseas, in particular from England. With a degree in law from overseas, they are a qualified lawyer in theory. The employment opportunities for a law degree holder from overs as aforesaid is very limited. This is because they are not qualified professionals yet. So, in order to fill up the gap, they shall have to pursue a Certificate in Legal Practice course and pass the examination. Only after passing the CLP course would they be recognized as a qualified professional lawyer. The employment opportunities for a qualified professional lawyer are of course wide open. Yet again if you want to practice law you would have to complete a 9-month chambering and thereafter you would be eligible to be called to the Malaysian Bar as an Advocate and Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya.

Similarly, in England and wales, a law degree holder would have to take a vocational course, either a Solicitor vocational course or a Barrister vocational course, depending on the choice that you make, either to become a Solicitor or a Barrister (Non-fusion system).

Through my experience as a Certificate –in-Legal-Practice student and through facts and figures it has been decades now that the percentage of pass rate in Certificate-in-Legal-Practice is around 30-35%. Why what is the reason the percentage of those who passed the CLP examination in one sitting is quite low? I would say that the reasons for it being so, are as follows:-

The CLP students are well equipped with English Laws but now, they would have to get familiarized with Malaysian Laws and Case laws (Malaysian laws are based on Statutes and a mixture of Common Laws) - [Written Laws]

T students are equipped with theories (after obtaining their law degree) whereas, in Certificate-in-Legal-Practice the approach is totally different. The students would have to apply those theories or facts and laws in a practical way. The approach in answering the questions in the CLP examination would have to be in a practical way. It is just like an Advocate and Solicitor giving advice to his clients or how he writes a legal opinion on a certain subject or topics, how he makes a submission in the Court, how he presents his case before a judge in the court.

From the facts and figures it is not surprising that most of the CLP students failed in Civil Procedures, Criminal Procedures, and Evidence Papers. They either would have to re-sit for the examination, that is, if they failed more than 2 papers or they would refer in 1 or 2 papers.

I am encouraged to hold this online tuition class after I gave 2 lessons to a CLP student who is supposed to sit for the CLP examination by next year (2021). Her responses and comments on those 2 of my tuition classes for her are as follows:-

“Excellent and simple approach. She would have to learn a lot more on the approach of how to answer the examination questions. She wishes that I could hold more classes right up until when the examination is approaching”.

Now, due to Covid 19, it would be better for CLP students not to travel to attend classes but now, they could learn from the comfort of their homes, or wherever they are-on the go. To attend the tuition classes, they could either use their laptop, tabs, or even mobile device 

My Online CLP Tuition Class starts on the 15th December 2020 and ends on 15 June 2021. Classes will be held at 17:30-19:00)

Subjects offered:         1. Civil Procedures

                                    2. Criminal procedure

                                    3. Evidence

Fees: 1 subject – RM 200.00/month

            2 subjects- RM 400.00/month

            3 subjects, RM 500.00 (a discount of RM 100.00).

For further details, please contact:

01111302055 – WhatsApp (Pn. Radziah Ibrhim)

Payment could be made through Maybank account number:

(either through direct transfer or through ATM cash transfer)

After making the ATM Cash transfer, please send us the bank-in slip.

Only when we have the payment proof, you would be given a link to enable you to attend our interactive online classes.

November 28, 2020


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