To be deployed in the Civil Division or other offices of the Department of Justice to undertake civil litigation and/or legal advisory work or other legal work and initiatives.

Candidates should

• (a)
  • (i)be solicitors admitted in Hong Kong or any one of the recognised jurisdictions as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87)

(Note : Candidates who will be admitted as solicitors on or before 30 September 2022 may also apply. Their appointment, however, will be subject to their admission as solicitors on or before that date.); or (ii) be barristers with one year’s professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in Hong Kong or any one of the recognised jurisdictions as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance (Cap. 87). Barristers with the right to full practice but do not possess one year’s professional experience since attaining the right to full practice may also apply. If selected, they will be offered a salary at an appropriate level lower than HK$70,465 per month. (Note: Candidates who will complete their pupillage and be admitted as barristers on or before 30 September 2022 may also apply. Their appointment, however, will be subject to their admission as barristers with satisfactory completion of pupillage); and (b) have attained Level 2 or above in English Language and Chinese Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE), or equivalent (Note: For non-civil service appointment purpose, Grade E in English Language (Syllabus B) and Chinese Language in the HKCEE before 2007 are accepted administratively as comparable to Level 2 in English Language and Chinese Language in the 2007 HKCEE or henceforth.).