Legal Service Officer

Attorney-General's Chambers

Permanent/Contract

Closing on 17 Sep 2025

What the role is

The Attorney-General's Chambers ("AGC") is committed to enhancing the rule of law and maintaining the integrity of Singapore's legal system. The AGC plays a pivotal role in Singapore's criminal justice system, and also serves as the "Government's law firm" by providing legal advice, representing the State in domestic and international disputes and drafting our laws. The AGC-Legal Service Academy ("Academy") serves as a learning and knowledge hub for all AGC and Legal Service Officers, supporting their intellectual, professional and personal development by building their skills and competencies as well as providing them with access to knowledge repositories containing important knowhow and precedent advice.
The AGC is looking for an officer with the passion, knowledge and experience to serve as the Academy's Head of Knowledge Management ("Head KM"). If you wish to embark on a meaningful and rewarding career with unrivalled opportunities for professional development, we invite you to to join the Singapore Legal Service as a Legal Service Officer and be appointed as Head KM in the Academy.

What you will be working on

As Head KM, you will lead and manage the Academy's Knowledge Management ("KM") teams to drive and deliver benchmarked KM standards and best practices in order to facilitate a strong KM culture. You will review, propose and implement enhancements to KM systems and processes in order to curate and create knowledge assets with precedent value, establish KM and knowhow repositories and drive knowledge-sharing in AGC. You will also oversee the management of key KM IT infrastructure projects, drive the adoption of new KM technologies and innovations including the use of Artificial Intelligence and automation, deliver technologically advanced KM processes and set the tone for quality KM outcomes across AGC and the Legal Service.

What we are looking for

Requirements:
a. at least 10 years of post-qualification experience and at least 8 years of relevant experience in KM in a legal capacity across Government agencies or the legal industry sector.
b. at least 5 years of experience in leading and managing teams, and prior relevant experience in managing legal KM processes and systems.
c. Law degree from:
i. NUS or SMU; or
ii. a Scheduled University in England, Australia, New Zealand or the USA and passed the DipSing or the Part A of the Singapore Bar Examinations and be a "qualified person" as defined in the Legal Profession Act 1966/the Legal Profession (Qualified Persons) Rules.

Eligible applicants are invited to submit, by 17 Sep 2025, the Application Form (available at: ). Please contact the Legal Service Commission Secretariat at email: if you have any query.
We regret that only applications submitted through the application form at will be valid, and those submitted via will not be considered.

About Attorney-General's Chambers

The Attorney-General's Chambers plays a pivotal role in enhancing the rule of law and strengthening the efficiency and integrity of Singapore's legal system. It also assists the Judiciary in the fair and impartial administration of justice in Singapore in carrying out its prosecutorial functions.
As the Government's legal adviser in all aspects of public administration law, criminal law, international law and legislation, AGC is able to provide a vast array of legal expertise for the good governance of Singapore.
We invite interested applicants who meet our requirements to submit your applications online. The successful applicant can look forward to a greatly satisfying career in a prestigious and respected Organ of State: the Attorney-General's Chambers.

About your application process

This job is closing on 17 Sep 2025.

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 for other roles within Attorney-General's Chambers or the wider Public Service.