申請人須–(a) 持有本港專上教育機構所頒發的法律文憑/普通法高級證書，或具備同等學歷；(b)符合語文能力要求，即在香港中學文憑考試或香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科考獲第2級或以上成績，或具同等成績（註：2007年前的香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科（課程乙）E級的成績，在行政上會被視為等同2007年或以後香港中學會考中國語文科和英國語文科第2級的成績）；以及 (c) 具有本地法律工作經驗為佳。

Candidate should have – (a) a Diploma in Legal Studies/ Certificate of Higher Education in Common Law from a Hong Kong tertiary educational institution, or equivalent; (b) met the language proficiency requirement of Level 2 or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (Note: ‘Grade E’ in Chinese Language and English Language (Syllabus B) in HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to ‘Level 2’ in Chinese Language and English Language in the 2007 HKCEE and henceforth); and (c) experience in local legal work as an advantage.