Successful candidates will be members of the Unified Solicitor Grade under the management of the Official Receiver. At the discretion of the Official Receiver, successful candidates will initially be posted to the legal services division of one of the following departments and may be transferred between such departments from time to time under the Unified Solicitor Grade Career Development Scheme. The main duties include:

Official Receiver's Office :
Handling civil litigation and insolvency court work including court hearings, the prosecution of insolvency related offences, the disqualification of directors under the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32), general legal advice on insolvency matters under the Bankruptcy Ordinance (Cap. 6) and the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance and assisting in the preparation of proposed new legislation.

Lands Department :
Working in the Legal Advisory and Conveyancing Office on drafting and settling land grants and other documents, processing land resumption and surrender, checking of title, administering the Lands Department Consent Scheme and approving Deeds of Mutual Covenant, providing legal advice on land-related matters including matters affecting the New Territories (which will require successful applicants to work in New Territories offices), conducting legal research and general Government conveyancing including conveyancing work for the Government Property Agency.

Companies Registry :
Giving legal advice on the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 622) and other ordinances under the administration of the Companies Registry, advising on the registrability of documents and other applications under the Companies Ordinance, conducting prosecutions and investigation of complaint cases and undertaking legal research.

Land Registry :
Giving legal advice on all matters relating to the Land Registration Ordinance (Cap. 128) and its subsidiary legislation and applications for registration of incorporated owners of building under the Building Management Ordinance (Cap. 344) and other related legislation; conducting legal research and assisting in the review of the Land Titles Ordinance (Cap. 585) and the preparation of an amendment ordinance, subsidiary legislation, practice notes and guidelines and conducting related briefings in respect of the title registration system.

Candidates should:
(a) (i) be solicitors admitted in a recognized jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance; or
(ii) be barristers with one year's 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 [see Note (1)];
(b) have attained Level 2 in the Use of English paper and Level 1 in the Use of Chinese paper in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) [see Note (2) to (5)]; and
(c) be fluent in Cantonese.