Short-term Internship in Law

Work in high court mostly involved assisting Tuan Aznin while he handling cases in chamber. Keeping his document in order & sitting in on his meeting w client. Through this aspect of my work, I was able to see his work at close quarters & easier to ask if did not understand. I was given a task by him to coding the cases. 41SA, 41H and 41S which are for the appeal case from the lower court to high court. 

To beat my boredom after two weeks at high court, I went to the lower court which are the Magistrates & Sessions after finish all the works to learn more about legal things. Before that, I introduced myself to the Senior Assistant Registrar, Puan Shamsol Azwa Martadza. She brought me to the magistrate court for the drug case & explained the step of the filing after completion of the hearing. Besides, I also had my chance to see the remand.   

After attended some court hearings, I did some research and met Mr William from Andy Seah and Associates. I asked a lot of issues relating to:-

            - taxable income

            - the status of cases used in a drafted court submission,

            - the practical consequences of operating payment system w/out license

            - the charges imposed on a sale & purchase of land

            - the procedures involved in applying for license to import; and

            - distribute alcohol

All these questions were from the books that I read at the Law Library. Furthermore, one of the staff, Miss Rahimah has taught me about the probate case. Receipt of the probate is the first step in the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person, resolving all claims & distributing the deceased person's property under a will. Probate is a process that proves the will of a deceased person is valid, so their property can in due course be retitled or transferred to beneficiaries of the will. As w any legal proceeding, there are technical aspects to probate administration. 

At the same time, I've learnt about the importance of practical from her too. She said some graduates & new lawyers approach matter in a much more academic, rather than practical, manner. This academic approach can create difficulties for new lawyers in terms of ask, essential legal skills such as time management and responsiveness, managing client expectations, commerciality and advising on the most appropriate strategy or tactics.

Now, I'm looking forward to the long weekend. So that, I can procrastinate a whole extra day.