To the Honourable Director of LPQB,
We write on behalf of the undersigned group of students and concerned individials with regards to the requirements of the Certificate of Legal Practice Examinations (CLPE).
As we all know, the CLPE is one of the most crucial examination a graduate of a foreign law degree need to sit for and pass in order to practice as advocates and solicitors in Malaysia. We also understand that the Board need to ensure that only qualified candidates and only those who are of calibre be allowed to enter the profession. We have high regards for this noble endeavour that the Board facilitates.
The purpose of this letter is not to request for easing nor the dispensing with the CLPE itself. While we hope there are always continuing efforts to improve the CLPE but in the meantime, we plead to the LPQB Board to reconsider certain rules surrounding the CLPE.
We appeal to the board to
- allow candidates to bring in relevant statutes for all the various subjects (ie the LPA 1976 among others)
- allow candidates to highlight or underline their statutes. In real life situations, statutes would be readily at hand with important key words underlined or highlighted to increase speed and efficiency. The CLPE prepares students for real world practice and this minor allowance, we seek, would in no way affect the quality of the entrants, but only to achieve efficiency.
- reconsider the requirement of resits of papers which the candidates have passed and only to re-sit those failed. This would be in line with other entrance examinations conducted by other professional bodies in Malaysia.
- to reconsider the limited tries imposed on candidates for resitting the examinations. Determination is a positive trait. If a candidate has the determination to succeed and not to give up, such an attitude ought to be lauded and not discouraged.
We hope the Board would seriously consider our appeal and we hope that one day we will be able to lend our services and contribute to this noble profession.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Updates
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June 7, 2018
June 6, 2018
The LPQB continues to ignore our reality while they force us into these archaic testing conditions. We are nearing 250 signatures and I need you to flood this link everywhere right now so we hit that mark and force them to pay attention.
Reached 100 supporters
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85 Comments
I am a CLP candidate. The board claims that anyone who failed 4 tries in clp is of low 'quality'. My argument is as long as the clp candidate can pass regardless of number of sitting he takes, he is said to have achieve the requirement and should not be differentiate with those who pass in a sitting. Passing in 1 sitting and passing in 7 sittings is still a pass, they are same.
From 2021, they want to implement that only students with 5credits in spm can sit for clp. Ridiculous for working adults who is sitting for jurisprudence degree in UM. Reason for that is to increase quality of lawyers. LOL. The most ridiculous reasoning.
Reconsider to have more practical approach rather then more theoritical based exam..there is no point memorising a-z and vomit out everything and eventually when you're in the real world you lose out.
I agree with everything that’s been suggested. Please make CLP on par with BPTC, as CLP graduate are mostly unemployed where bigger firms only favours BPTC graduate.
As a clp candidate, I’ve witnessed majority students studying law internationally for a few years who has not even step their foot to court to witness what lawyering means. The system needs to be modified as it is a harsh burden to the candidates
Inconsiderate to impose limitations, the main thing to consider. Those who are struggling with 1 subject should be allowed to only sit for that paper. Not be barred. They are almost there deserve more chance than those who didn't get through the whole exam. Everyone should be allowed to sit for the exam at their own pace not force them to sit for it as now there is a limitation. Reconsider the rulings.
Please reconsider the old system.
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To the Honourable Director of LPQB,
We write on behalf of the undersigned group of students and concerned individials with regards to the requirements of the Certificate of Legal Practice Examinations (CLPE).
As we all know, the CLPE is one of the most crucial examination a graduate of a foreign law degree need to sit for and pass in order to practice as advocates and solicitors in Malaysia. We also understand that the Board need to ensure that only qualified candidates and only those who are of calibre be allowed to enter the profession. We have high regards for this noble endeavour that the Board facilitates.
The purpose of this letter is not to request for easing nor the dispensing with the CLPE itself. While we hope there are always continuing efforts to improve the CLPE but in the meantime, we plead to the LPQB Board to reconsider certain rules surrounding the CLPE.
We appeal to the board to
- allow candidates to bring in relevant statutes for all the various subjects (ie the LPA 1976 among others)
- allow candidates to highlight or underline their statutes. In real life situations, statutes would be readily at hand with important key words underlined or highlighted to increase speed and efficiency. The CLPE prepares students for real world practice and this minor allowance, we seek, would in no way affect the quality of the entrants, but only to achieve efficiency.
- reconsider the requirement of resits of papers which the candidates have passed and only to re-sit those failed. This would be in line with other entrance examinations conducted by other professional bodies in Malaysia.
- to reconsider the limited tries imposed on candidates for resitting the examinations. Determination is a positive trait. If a candidate has the determination to succeed and not to give up, such an attitude ought to be lauded and not discouraged.
We hope the Board would seriously consider our appeal and we hope that one day we will be able to lend our services and contribute to this noble profession.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
June 7, 2018
June 6, 2018
The LPQB continues to ignore our reality while they force us into these archaic testing conditions. We are nearing 250 signatures and I need you to flood this link everywhere right now so we hit that mark and force them to pay attention.
Reached 100 supporters
June 5, 2018
85 Comments
Please consider especially the number of sittings (4) and candidates should be allowed to repeat subjects they have failed. It doesn't make sense for students to keep repeating papers they have passed. It serves no purpose and this also applies to those who are repeating one paper.
I am a CLP candidate. The board claims that anyone who failed 4 tries in clp is of low 'quality'. My argument is as long as the clp candidate can pass regardless of number of sitting he takes, he is said to have achieve the requirement and should not be differentiate with those who pass in a sitting. Passing in 1 sitting and passing in 7 sittings is still a pass, they are same.
From 2021, they want to implement that only students with 5credits in spm can sit for clp. Ridiculous for working adults who is sitting for jurisprudence degree in UM. Reason for that is to increase quality of lawyers. LOL. The most ridiculous reasoning.
Reconsider to have more practical approach rather then more theoritical based exam..there is no point memorising a-z and vomit out everything and eventually when you're in the real world you lose out.
I agree with everything that’s been suggested. Please make CLP on par with BPTC, as CLP graduate are mostly unemployed where bigger firms only favours BPTC graduate.
As a clp candidate, I’ve witnessed majority students studying law internationally for a few years who has not even step their foot to court to witness what lawyering means. The system needs to be modified as it is a harsh burden to the candidates
Inconsiderate to impose limitations, the main thing to consider. Those who are struggling with 1 subject should be allowed to only sit for that paper. Not be barred. They are almost there deserve more chance than those who didn't get through the whole exam. Everyone should be allowed to sit for the exam at their own pace not force them to sit for it as now there is a limitation. Reconsider the rulings.
Please reconsider the old system.
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Please consider especially the number of sittings (4) and candidates should be allowed to repeat subjects they have failed. It doesn't make sense for students to keep repeating papers they have passed. It serves no purpose and this also applies to those who are repeating one paper.