The general duties of a Part-time Senior Solicitor may cover policy formulation and law-making in the intellectual property area, registration of trademarks, patents and designs, quasi-judicial tribunal hearings conducted in English or Chinese, civil legal advisory services to government departments and bureaux, and intellectual property public education. In particular, successful candidates with suitable knowledge and experience may be deployed to (a) assist in mapping out and implementing regulatory measures for local patent practitioners; (b) support the initiatives for promoting IP trading in Hong Kong covering planning and implementation of the appropriate strategies and support measures; or (c) conduct hearings on registrability, opposition, revocation, invalidation and/or rectification of trade marks, and hand down decisions on behalf of the Registrar of Trade Marks. In carrying out duties (a) and (b), successful candidates will be required to actively engage, communicate and seek support from relevant stakeholders.

Candidates must - (a)(i) be solicitors with at least 5 years’ professional experience since admission in a recognized jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance; or (ii) be barristers with at least 6 years’ professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in a recognized jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance; and (b) have attained Level 3 or above in English Language and Level 2 or above in Chinese Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (Note: For non-civil service appointment purpose, ‘Grade C’ and ‘Grade E’ in English Language (Syllabus B) and Chinese Language in previous HKCEE are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 3’ and ‘Level 2’ respectively in English Language and Chinese Language in the 2007 HKCEE and thereafter).