M Kulasegaran (DAP Ipoh Barat) said at the moment those studying in public universities sit for in-house exams.

“The fail rate among students in public universities is very low.

“Professors would want their students to pass. But this is affecting the quality of law graduates,” he told FMT.

He said the government should introduce a standardised external exam to ensure law students had all the qualities needed to be a lawyer.

Kulasegaran, a lawyer by profession, lamented that some of the chambering students could not even communicate well.

“It becomes difficult; we have to train them very hard.”

In the Dewan earlier, while debating on the Advocates Ordinance (Sabah) (Amendments) Bill, he remarked:

“Throw a stone and it will likely land on a lawyer’s head.

“There is mass production of lawyers. But there is no quality.”

Kulasegaran suggested that the Certified Legal Practice (CLP) be incorporated as part of the undergraduate’s fourth-year studies.

At present, he said, only students who studied law privately had to sit for CLP.

“Everyone, including those from London or local universities, should be made to sit for a common exam.

“Right now, professors in local universities are spoon-feeding law students with information and students are turning into misfits,” he cautioned.

His suggestion was supported by Ramkarpal Singh (DAP Bukit Gelugor), who said the standard of law graduates is not on par with the standards needed in the legal profession.