Successful candidates will be responsible for –

• (a)providing legal advice on matters relating to land disposal, land exchange, lease modification, land acquisition and other matters concerning land;
• (b)drafting and scrutinising land documents including Conditions of Grant/Exchange/Lease Extension, Modification Letters, Deeds of Surrender, No-objection Letters, Waiver Letters, Short Term Tenancies, Licences and other land documents;
• (c)checking and approving title in land resumption and land exchange cases and approving resumption and surrender documents and checking execution of land documents;
• (d)processing applications for approval of Deeds of Mutual Covenants and pre-sale consent under the Lands Department Consent Scheme;
• (e)providing relief in the provision of legal advisory and conveyancing services; and
• (f)performing other duties such as legal research as may be assigned.

Candidates should –

• (a)
  • (i)be solicitors admitted in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance and have at least three years’ post-qualification professional experience; or
  • (ii)be barristers with at least four years’ professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in a recognised jurisdiction as stipulated under Section 2A and Schedule 2 of the Legal Officers Ordinance;
• (b)have knowledge of and experience in land law or property conveyancing;
• (c)have met the language proficiency requirements of “Level 3” or above in English Language and “Level 2” or above in Chinese Language in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) or Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE); or equivalent

• (d)be fluent in English and Cantonese.