The successful candidate will be deployed in the Constitutional and Policy Affairs Division of the Department of Justice, or in other offices of the Department to undertake any other legal work. Subject to the Department’s operational needs, the postholder is expected to engage in the following areas of work –

• (a)provide legal advice and support on –
  • (i)legal proceedings (or potential legal proceedings) on non-refoulement matters referred by the Torture Claims Appeal Board / Non-refoulement Petition Office;
  • (ii)petitions from prisoners seeking remission of sentences or referral of their cases to the Court of Appeal or Court of First Instance;
  • (iii)petitions to the Chief Executive under Articles 48
• (12)and 48
• (13)of the Basic Law;
  • (iv)statutory appeals to the Chief Executive or the Chief Executive in Council made by members of the public;
  • (v)statutory appeals or representations from civil servants;
  • (vi)the Chief Executive’s decisions on whether to order the surrender of fugitives pursuant to the requests of other jurisdictions;
  • (vii)applications for statutory or ex gratia compensation due to miscarriage of justice; and
• (b)undertake any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

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 31 December 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$72,225 per month. (Note: Candidates who will complete their pupillage and be admitted as barristers on or before 31 December 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).