To provide assistance to appellate judges in the Court of Final Appeal in researching points of law, analysing and writing memoranda on appeals and leave applications, preparing memoranda on legal points, assisting with other work of the court, including the preparation of press summaries and fact summaries of appeals, as well as the preparation of notes relating to judges’ external speaking engagements and participation in legal conferences. Judicial Assistants may also be required to upload and maintain content published on the court’s website and to assist in preparing case bulletins and publications in relation to judicial education.

(a) Applicants should possess a Law Degree with Second Class Honours in the upper division or above, or the equivalent, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws. They should also be about to embark on pupillage or traineeship, or be in the course of or have completed the same, but generally should not have more than two years’ post-qualification experience. It may be noted that greater flexibility has been introduced by making candidates eligible before completion of pupillage or a traineeship. (b) Proficiency in Chinese would be a clear asset. (c) Applicants must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.