· If you do not have a SingPass account or have forgotten your SingPass, you may apply for one or reset it via the SingPass website .

The person whose SingPass is used to login to LSRA e-Services will be the Main Contact for the Application.

· The application fee, which is non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the application, can be found in the First Schedule of the Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015.

· The completed application form must be signed by the Managing Partner / Managing Director / Manager (or equivalent) of the proposed law practice entity and, if applicable, it’s constituent/member law practices. For new FLPs and ROs, it must also be signed by the Managing Partner / Managing Director (or equivalent) of the parent law practice.

. Please note that the sample forms are provided for reference only and cannot be used for submission to the LSRA.

Before completing the application form, you may wish to refer to the User Guide and applicable sample forms on the

· The LSRA will seek clarification or further information from the Main Contact for the Application.

The application may take about 3-16 weeks to process, commencing when all required supporting documents and information have been received. Applications that are incomplete, complex or submitted during the peak period from January to March may require more time to process. Therefore, you may wish to submit your application at least 16 weeks in advance.

· FLAs and GPs are not legal entities, and will not be given UENs.

If the application is approved, the LSRA will issue you an in-principle approval letter. You will then need to register the business entity with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (“ACRA”) via

· Once ACRA approves the business entity and issues the UEN, you should log in to LSRA e-Services using SingPass, retrieve the application from my dashboard, update the UEN, upload the professional indemnity insurance document (if available), and pay the license/registration fee. The professional indemnity insurance document can also be uploaded via an update application via my dashboard. · If you are applying for a license for a new law practice entity because you are converting the legal structure of an existing law practice entity, please ensure that you also submit an application via LSRA e-Services to terminate the existing law practice entity. To ensure continuity of operations, the requested start date of the new law practice entity should be the day after the requested last day of operations of the existing law practice entity. Please note that the lawyers in your law practice will also need to submit a Notice of Change via litigation (for Singapore solicitors) or apply to LSRA for new Certificates of Registration (for Singapore solicitors in foreign law practice entities or foreign-qualified lawyers). For your convenience, you will be able to retrieve and edit the particulars of your existing law practice and individuals in the new license and registration applications. After the termination application is approved, the Certificates of Registration of all individuals registered under the existing law practice will be automatically terminated on the last day of operations of the existing law practice. · The license/registration fee can be found in the First Schedule of the Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015. · The license/registration fee, which is non-refundable, must be paid online using a valid credit/debit card.