To be deployed on assisting the professional officers and Senior Law Clerks in the respective Divisions of the Department in work including drafting legal documents and legislation and translating court documents; vetting, in respect of style and format, of draft legislation and draft Executive Council papers; and performing work related to the publication of legislation, legal glossaries, periodicals and related materials; handling debt collection work and conducting hearings before the Small Claims Tribunal, conducting court proceedings of fixed penalty cases and handling costing work and attending taxation hearings; carrying out legal research and maintaining the databases and mini-libraries, and preparing consultation papers and reports and collating responses; receiving visiting delegations, organising outgoing visits and in-house seminars; providing necessary supporting services to professional staff and supervising the work of clerical staff; and performing other routine para-legal work.

Candidates should have

• (a)
  • (i)Level 3 or equivalent (Note 1) or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; or
  • (ii)Grade E or above in two subjects at Advanced Level in the Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination and Level 3 (Note 3)/ Grade C or above in three other subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) (Note 2), or equivalent; and
• (b)met the language proficiency requirements of Level 3 (Note 3) or above in Chinese Language and English Language in HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent.