擔任此職位的人士的主要職責包括 – (a) 協助香港司法學院行政總監 / 香港司法學院行政機構專責事務法官制定、管理及推行策略性計劃方案，為法官及司法人員提供全面及有系統的培訓計劃。 (b) 辨識各級法院法官及司法人員的培訓與發展需要，並建議合適的培訓計劃方案。 (c) 設計、發展及推行各類為法官及司法人員而設的司法培訓項目和活動。 (d) 提供法律研究支援，就法官及司法人員指定的個別法律範疇進行研究，並撰寫研究文章 / 報告，供法官及司法人員參考。 (e) 釐清各項議題，督導手冊及培訓材料的編製與更新，並配合香港司法學院的策略性計劃，整合培訓材料。 (f) 與香港及其他司法管轄區的專家、學者、政府機關及其他相關機構建立聯繫，以促進司法培訓與最新法律發展知識的交流。 (g) 監督香港司法學院律師的工作，及為香港司法學院管理委員會和各委員會提供行政及秘書支援。

Main duties of the post-holder include – (a) To assist the Executive Director of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute / Judge with special responsibility for the Executive Body of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute in the development, management and implementation of strategic plans for the comprehensive and structured training programmes for Judges and Judicial Officers (“JJOs”). (b) To identify the training and development needs of JJOs at various levels of court and recommend appropriate training programmes. (c) To design, develop and conduct various judicial training programmes and activities for JJOs. (d) To provide legal research support for JJOs, to conduct research projects on specific areas of laws as required by JJOs and write research papers/reports for the benefits of JJOs. (e) To identify issues and oversee the production and updating of manuals and training materials, and to integrate the training materials with the strategic plans of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute. (f) To develop links with experts, academics, government agencies and other relevant organizations, both in Hong Kong and other jurisdictions, to facilitate exchange of knowledge on judicial training matters and latest developments in laws. (g) To supervise Counsel of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute and provide executive and secretarial support to the Governing Body and committees of the Hong Kong Judicial Institute.