sec.37Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training

### sec.37 Approved academic qualifications and approved practical training Compliance with the repealed solicitors rules, rule 17(1)(a) and (b) is taken to be the attainment of academic qualifications. The academic qualifications are, for the person, approved academic qualifications for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . Completion of the training mentioned in a relevant rule is, for the person, approved practical legal training requirements for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . Subrules (2) and (3) are in addition to the things that, for the person— are approved academic qualifications under rule 6; or are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A. For the purposes of subrules (2) and (3)— the following provisions of the repealed solicitors rules continue to apply to the person— rule 2; part 4, divisions 1 and 2 other than to the extent that they relate to a judge’s clerk; rules 94 to 96; schedule 2; and a period of service under articles of clerkship, or as a judge’s associate, is not taken to be a longer period merely because a person works for more than 35 hours a week during the period. In this rule— relevant rule see rule 36. r 37 ins 2005 SL No. 129 s 10 amd 2007 SL No. 155 s 23 (sec.37-ssec.1) Compliance with the repealed solicitors rules, rule 17(1)(a) and (b) is taken to be the attainment of academic qualifications. (sec.37-ssec.2) The academic qualifications are, for the person, approved academic qualifications for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . (sec.37-ssec.3) Completion of the training mentioned in a relevant rule is, for the person, approved practical legal training requirements for admission to the legal profession under the Legal Profession Act 2007 . (sec.37-ssec.4) Subrules (2) and (3) are in addition to the things that, for the person— are approved academic qualifications under rule 6; or are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A. (sec.37-ssec.5) For the purposes of subrules (2) and (3)— the following provisions of the repealed solicitors rules continue to apply to the person— rule 2; part 4, divisions 1 and 2 other than to the extent that they relate to a judge’s clerk; rules 94 to 96; schedule 2; and a period of service under articles of clerkship, or as a judge’s associate, is not taken to be a longer period merely because a person works for more than 35 hours a week during the period. (sec.37-ssec.6) In this rule— relevant rule see rule 36. - (a) are approved academic qualifications under rule 6; or - (b) are approved practical legal training under rule 7 or 7A. - (a) the following provisions of the repealed solicitors rules continue to apply to the person— (i) rule 2; (ii) part 4, divisions 1 and 2 other than to the extent that they relate to a judge’s clerk; (iii) rules 94 to 96; (iv) schedule 2; and - (i) rule 2; - (ii) part 4, divisions 1 and 2 other than to the extent that they relate to a judge’s clerk; - (iii) rules 94 to 96; - (iv) schedule 2; and - (b) a period of service under articles of clerkship, or as a judge’s associate, is not taken to be a longer period merely because a person works for more than 35 hours a week during the period. - (i) rule 2; - (ii) part 4, divisions 1 and 2 other than to the extent that they relate to a judge’s clerk; - (iii) rules 94 to 96; - (iv) schedule 2; and