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Legal course a blessing for the retrenched

Fatimah: Training is sponsored by the government and is open to retrenched workers, unemployed graduates and youths aged between 17 and 45.


RETRENCHED procurement officer Tan Phoey In chanced upon a train-and-place scheme that was different from what she was doing before but seemed useful to take up.

“I was fighting for my retrenchment benefits from a former employer and when this legal secretary’s course came up I quickly enrolled to continue my battle,” said Tan, 47, who was retrenched sometime in May this year.

After two months of pursuing the legal secretary’s course along with scores of other retrenched workers and unemployed graduates, Tan has no regrets.

“In fact, I am advising my former manager on how to claim for retrenchment benefits,” said Tan, who had persuaded her 19-year-old daughter to take up the course.


Tan, who thanked the Government and the Human Resources Ministry for offering the train-and-place scheme for retrenched workers, said schemes such as this would benefit thousands of people.

“What I am learning now will be very useful after I graduate as a trained legal secretary in another two months,” said Tan, who is paid a monthly allowance by the government under the scheme.

Another retrenched employee Mimi Farizah Mukhtar, 33, said she hoped to pursue a degree in law later in life.

“Since there is a shortage of legal secretaries in the country I can start work immediately after completing this four-month course,” said the mother of two children aged four and five.

Vijay Rao, 19, who lost his job as a maintenance technical assistant in Singapore four months ago, and Low Chui Yean, 22, who was retrenched as a sales person, echoed what Tan and Mimi said about the course.

Beneficial course: A lecturer teaching a group of retrenched workers and unemployed graduates at the Malaysian Academy of Legal Secretaries.

“I have to work hard in order to graduate,” said Vijay, who is looking forward to becoming a legal secretary.

“This is a very unique training programme where you can pursue a law degree if you have the intention of becoming a lawyer,” said Low from Rawang, Selangor.

Course provider, Malaysian Academy of Legal Secretaries’ (MALS) director Fatimah Zainuddin said the training was sponsored by the government and was open to retrenched workers, unemployed graduates and youths aged between 17 and 45.

“The four-month course will give them a basic guideline and practical knowledge to enter the job market,” she said, adding that there is a high demand for legal secretaries in a host of legal departments within the country and overseas, particularly in the banking and financial institutions.

Those interested can email Fatimah at legalacademy@gmail.com or visit the academy at Semua House in Kuala Lumpur.

Do you want to work in law firm without a law degree?

The Malaysian Academy of Legal Secretaries (MALS) has now worked together with the Human Resources Ministry to provide training for fresh graduates, unemployed youth and retrenched workers to become legal secretaries for the law firms and banking institutions.


Based on the reports on various newspaper, below are the brief summary about the course:

1. Name of the certificates: Sijil Litigasi Perbankan & Sijil Conveyancing Perbankan
2. Duration: 2 Years
3. Commencement of Course: 4th January 2010
4. Location: MALS in Kuala Lumpur
5. Age limit: 17 – 45 years old (but those who are above 45 years old and being retrenched can also apply for the course)
6. Qualification: minimum Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM)
7. Admission limitation: 200 participants for the 1st batch (however, they aim to produce 1,000 legal secretaries via their course by end of the year)
8. Topics to be covered: litigation, loan recovery and land ownership transfer
9. Contact: Mr.Mohan（012-3984444) or contact the academy via e-mail at mals.fzalegal@gmail.com.

MALS managing director, Fatimah Zainuddin said:
1. there are about 5000 vacancies for legal secretaries in the Malaysia
2. the starting salary for legal secretaries is RM1,200 – RM1,500 and with good performance, the salary can raise to RM5,000 in 10 years time
3. MALS will try to help the particpants to secure jobs