法律政策專員掌管律政司法律政策科，就以下職務向律政司司長負責︰ (a) 制訂法律政策事宜； (b) 與法律專業聯繫，並推廣香港的法律及解決爭議服務； (c) 監督律政司的立法計劃，並出席為審議律政司司長所提交法案而設立的立法會法案委員會會議； (d) 就各類複雜敏感的法律事宜提供意見，出席立法會司法及法律事務委員會會議，並在有需要時出席法庭聆訊； (e) 就涉及《基本法》(包括推廣《基本法》)、人權和政制發展的重要事宜提供意見； (f) 就與內地法律事宜有關的工作提供意見，監督這方面工作，並提升香港就這方面事宜提供法律服務的能力； (g) 擔任政府各相關委員會的主席；以及 (h) 管理法律政策科，並協助律政司的整體管理工作。 獲取錄的申請人會獲聘為律政專員，出任法律政策專員一職，但日後或會調任律政司內其他律政專員的職位。

The Solicitor General is the head of the Legal Policy Division of the Department of Justice and is responsible to the Secretary for Justice for the following - (a) the development of legal policy issues; (b) liaising with the legal profession and promoting the legal and dispute resolution services of Hong Kong; (c) overseeing the Department’s legislative programme and attending bills committees of the Legislative Council on bills introduced by the Secretary for Justice; (d) advising on a wide range of complex and sensitive legal issues and attending the Administration of Justice and Legal Services Panel of the Legislative Council, and appearing in court where necessary; (e) advising on major issues involving the Basic Law (including promotion of the Basic Law), human rights and constitutional development; (f) advising and overseeing work relating to Mainland legal issues and developing Hong Kong’s capacity to provide legal services in respect of such issues; (g) serving as Chairman of relevant Government boards and committees; and (h) managing the Legal Policy Division and assisting in the management of the Department as a whole. The successful candidate will be appointed as Law Officer, initially to fill the post of Solicitor General but may be subject to transfer to other Law Officer posts in the Department of Justice.