To be deployed in the Department of Justice undertaking criminal advocacy, civil litigation, legal advisory work (criminal, civil and public international law), bilingual legislative drafting, commercial law, mutual legal assistance and legal policy work. A career as a Government Counsel may include at different times postings in any of the several divisions of the Department – the Civil Division, the International Law Division, the Law Drafting Division, the Legal Policy Division and the Prosecutions Division - for operational or career development purposes. More information about the Department's work can be seen at the website (http://www.doj.gov.hk).

A career as Government Counsel in the Department of Justice offers a unique opportunity to apply and develop your professional ability in a diverse and challenging job, which would not be available in the private sector, including working with various bureaux, departments as well as law enforcement agencies and participating in legal decisions and processes concerning matters of public importance. We invite applications from both newly qualified lawyers (including those who expect to finish their training in summer 2015) and those with experience. We offer considerable job satisfaction, competitive salaries and fringe benefits, with prospects for promotion to higher positions. Candidates (a) must be (i) solicitors admitted in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Note : Candidates who will complete their training as a trainee solicitor on or before 30 September 2015 may also apply. Their appointment, however, will be subject to their admission as solicitors); or (ii) barristers with one year's professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Note : Barristers with right to full practice but who do not possess one year's professional experience since attaining the right to full practice may also apply. If selected, they will enter at an appropriate point below the minimum of the Government Counsel pay scale. Candidates who will complete their pupillage on or before 30 September 2015 may also apply. Their appointment, however, will be subject to their admission as a barrister with satisfactory completion of pupillage); and (b) must have ‘Level 2’ result [see Note (1)] in the Use of English [see Notes (2) and (3)] paper and ‘Level 1’ result in the Use of Chinese [see Note (2)] paper in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE). Candidates without the requisite CRE results but who have met the other entry requirements may also apply. Appointment will be subject to their obtaining ‘Level 2’ in the Use of English paper and ‘Level 1’ in the Use of Chinese paper of the CRE on or before 31 August 2015. Candidates who do not have ‘Level 1’ in the Use of Chinese paper of the CRE by the time of appointment may also be appointed. However, only a limited number of applicants who do not possess the requisite Chinese language proficiency may be appointed subject to the operational needs of the Department. Please visit Civil Service Bureau's homepage at http://www.csb.gov.hk for details of the CRE.