Successful candidates will be deployed in the Prosecutions Division of the Department of Justice to undertake mainly legal advisory and trial preparation work and any other duties as may be assigned from time to time, or in other offices of the Department to undertake any other legal work.

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 at least 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 Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) or the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE), 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.).