Any person wishing to qualify as a lawyer (solicitor or barrister) must obtain a Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) or an equivalent qualification (Common Professional Examination of England and Wales (CPE) for non-law graduates), and obtain a Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL). After obtaining the PCLL, a period of one or two years working as a pupil or trainee solicitor is required to become a barrister or solicitor.
要成為香港律師，主要途徑是修讀普通法法律學位(LLB)或同等學歷課程(CPE,GDL,JD)，再修讀法學專業證書 (PCLL)，並完成一或兩年的實習，才能取得大律師或事務律師的專業資格。
普通法法律學位（Bachelor of Laws，LLB）:
- The University of Hong Kong 香港大學 (HKU)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學 (CUHK)
- The City University of Hong Kong 香港城市大學 (CityU)
- The HKU SPACE 香港大學專業進修學院 (SPACE)
Manchester Metropolitan University (HK top-up LLB)
- Commonworth Universities (eg: Universities in Australia, Canada, etc..)
英國或英聯邦國家大學, 如澳洲, 加拿大, 新加坡等
(Equivalent Qualifications) 法律同等學歷包括:
- Juris Doctor (JD) 法律碩士/博士, (2 yr FT, 3.5 yr PT)
- Common Professional Examination (CPE) 英國法律專業共同試課程 (1 yr FT, 2yr PT)
- Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) 法律深造文憑 (1yr FT, 2yr PT)
- Qualifying Master Degree in Laws 合資格法律碩士 (2yr FT)
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) 法律專業證書:
- HKU 香港大學 (1yr FT, 2yr PT)
- CUHK 香港中文大學 (1yr FT)
- CityU 香港城市大學 (1yr FT)
LLB Admission Data
LLB
Admission
|
HKU
|
CUHK
|
CityU
|
2017
|
|
|
|
Jupas
|
66
|
45
|
43/443
|
Non-Jupas
|
26
|
29
|
17/177
|
Mainland
|
7
|
6
|
6
|
Total
|
99
|
80
|
66
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
Jupas
|
72
|
49
|
42/498
|
Non-Jupas
|
18
|
55
|
16/211
|
Mainland
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
Internal
Transfer
|
1
|
|
|
Total
|
95
|
108
|
62
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
Jupas
|
69
|
43
|
25/512
|
Non-Jupas
|
23
|
30
|
24/192
|
Mainland
|
5
|
2
|
5
|
Others
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
BBA
(law)
|
64
|
|
|
(Govt
& Laws)+LLB
|
65
|
|
|
(Literary)
+ LLB
|
29
|
|
|
Total
|
98
|
75
|
55
|
JD Admission Data
JD
Admission
|
HKU
|
CUHK
|
CityU
|
2017
|
|
|
|
Fresh
Grad
|
29
|
|
|
With
work exp
|
18
|
|
|
PhD,
1st
|
|
57
|
|
almost
1st,
master (distinction)
|
|
46
|
|
2nd upper
or
master (credit)
|
|
102
|
|
Part-time
|
|
75/293
|
|
Full-time
|
|
130/460
|
|
Postgraduate
or
> 2nd upper
|
|
|
67%
|
Total
|
47/270
|
205
|
104
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
postgraduate
|
|
|
27
|
PhD,
1st
|
|
74
|
|
almost
1st,
master (distinction)
|
|
43
|
|
>
2nd upper
|
|
77
|
53
|
Part-time
|
|
65
|
|
Full-time
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
44
|
195
|
101
|
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
Fresh
graduates
|
21
|
|
|
With
work experience
|
13
|
|
|
undergraduate
|
|
|
71
|
postgraduate
|
|
|
11
|
>
2nd upper
|
|
|
73
(89%)
|
PhD,
1st
|
|
56
|
|
almost
1st, master (distinction)
|
|
55
|
|
2nd upper
or master (credit)
|
|
85
|
|
Part-time
|
|
66/345
|
|
Full-time
|
|
130/601
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
34/350
|
196/946
|
82/341
|
PCLL
入讀PCLL 的最低要求是high second class honour degree (2:2) in law 和 IELTS 7分1. 由於競爭激烈，除HKU, Oxbridge外，一般都要2:1. HKU 尤其看重law subjects 的成績2，CUHK就睇整體成績3。根據HKU PCLL的成績，HKU同澳洲大學畢業生表現最好4，可能英國LLB較注重批判和close book exam. 香港和澳洲多open book exam. 而PCLL是實用和open book exam.
揀英國大學和澳洲大學讀law, 可以參考新加坡Singapore Institute of Legal Education approved universities5. 但如果目標只是入PCLL做律師, 英國和澳洲一般大學都無問題。 一般來講 1:1 > 2:1 > 2:2。 Warwick 2:1 > Cambridge 2:2. 當然Cambridge 59分又可能高過Warwick 60分。英國大學最好揀2:1或以上比率6較高的．
- KCL 同Warwick 2:1 比率差不多, 雖然KCL比率較低, 但KCL名氣較響, 揀KCL.
- Warwick名氣好過Birmingham, Warwick 2:1 比率又高好多, 揀Warwick
Singapore Bar approved universities:
英國:
- Birmingham (2016, 2nd upper or above 64%)
- Bristol (68.42%)
- Cambridge (72.5%)
- Durham (77.54%)
- KCL, UOL (78.48%)
- LSE (74.68%)
- Queen Mary and Westfield College, UOL (62.6%)
- UCL (70%)
- Nottingham (64.7%)
- Oxford
- Warwick (81.28%)
澳洲:
- Australian National University*
- Flinders
- Monash*
- Murdoch
- Melbourne*
- New South Wales*
- Queensland*
- Sydney*
- Tasmania
- Western Australia*
* 澳洲八大 Group of Eight (Australian universities)
-但Adelaide 不是Singapore Bar approved university
經PCLL成為香港律師
PCLL
Admission Marks examples
|
HKU (FT)
|
HKU
(PT)
|
CUHK
|
CityU
|
2015-2016
|
|
|
|
|
HKU
|
GPA
3.2
cGPA
3.1
|
|
|
|
London
U
|
cGPA
61.5
GPA 60
|
|
|
|
MMU
(CPE)
|
|
cGPA
66
|
|
|
Top
10 UK university
|
|
|
|
2nd upper
|
Top
30 UK university
|
|
|
2nd upper
|
|
UK
Universities
|
cGPA
64
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CityU
JD
|
|
|
|
cGPA
3.2
|
PCLL
Admission
|
HKU
|
CUHK
|
CityU
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017
- 2018
|
|
|
|
Full-time
|
325
261 HKU graduates
|
|
|
Part-time
|
92
27 HKU graduates
|
|
|
UGC
funded
|
|
|
53
|
non-UGC
funded
|
|
|
148
|
Local
Graduates
|
|
|
98
|
Overseas
Graduates
|
|
|
103
|
CUHK
LLB
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
174
offers/306
165accepted
offer
162 met conditions
|
201/485
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2016
- 2017
|
|
|
|
Full-time
|
307
246 HKU graduates
|
|
|
Part-time
|
90
19
HKU graduates
|
|
|
UGC
funded
|
|
|
71
|
non-UGC
funded
|
|
|
138
|
CityU
Graduates
|
|
|
102
|
Local
Graduates
|
|
77
(LLB)
72 (JD)
|
|
Overseas
Graduates
|
|
20
(LLB)
5 (BA in Law)
1 (JD)
2 (GDL)
|
|
CUHK
LLB
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
209/470
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Full-time
|
260
(182 from HKU)
|
|
|
Part-time
|
80
(25 from HKU)
|
|
|
UGC
funded
|
117
(88 from HKU)
|
|
53 (30 from CityU)
|
non-UGC
funded
|
143
|
|
118
|
CUHK
LLB
|
|
|
|
Total
|
340
|
150
(303 applicants)
|
171
(90 from CityU)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CUHK
LLB
|
|
|
|
Local
JD
|
|
87
|
|
Others
|
|
19
|
|
Total
|
|
150/320
(209
1st choice)
|
|
|
|
|
|
2013
- 2014
|
|
|
|
CUHK LLB
|
|
|
|
CUHK
JD
|
|
|
|
others
|
|
23
|
|
Toal
|
|
150/416
(275
1st choice)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CityU
2017 PCLL 201 admitted, 43%local graduates (86-87)
2015 JD 82 admitted
2013 LLB 58 admitted
Assume all local graduates admitted in 2017 to CityU PCLL are from CityU, the ratio of PCLL admission and graduates of CityU LLB and JD is 87/(82+58) = 62%
CUHK Q&A
· How many LLB students are directly admitted to PCLL after graduation?
|
Year of PCLL Admission
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
|
No. of CUHK LLB graduates applied for PCLL
|
55
|
58
|
62
|
50
|
59
|
No. of CUHK LLB graduates received an offer
|
43
|
43
|
41
|
44
|
47
|
Acceptance rate
|
78.2%
|
74.1%
|
66.1%
|
88%
|
80%
|
|
Year
of PCLL Admission
|
|
2017
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
JD graduate acceptance rate
|
|
128/188
(68%)
|
|
|
|
LLB graduate acceptance rate
|
|
87%
|
|
|
|
Please note that the acceptance rate does not count those graduates not applying for PCLL.
References:
1 In order to apply for a place on the PCLL, applicants must normally have obtained at least a high 2:2 (i.e. Lower Division of Second Class Honours) at degree level. In addition, all applicants, whether native English speakers or not, must obtain an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) certificate with a score of at least 7.
2 In 2013, HKU rejected just 10 applicants with upper second class degrees from UK universities. In 2012, we rejected 7. Many of the rejections were due to failure at the conversion examination, which is an eligibility requirement for admission to the PCLL. A small number obtained their upper second class degrees primarily through their non-core subjects in their second and third years of study and did poorly in their core subjects, particularly those in the first year such as contracts, torts, and criminal law. Thus, the results of those core subjects were not counted towards their degree classification.
3 Students' cumulative GPA is used for PCLL admission. In other words, students' performance in all courses (including general education courses, free electives, physical education courses etc.) will all be taken into account.
4 Overall, HKU law graduates generally do better than graduates from the UK and clearly out-perform graduates from other local institutions. They are at least comparable to Australian graduates in terms of first attempt pass rate and more often than the others finish the PCLL with an overall distinction.
HKU:
Juris Doctor, JD (法律碩士)
Master of Laws, LLM (法學碩士)
Doctor of Laws, LLD (法學博士)
Doctor of Legal Science, SJD (法律學博士)
CityU
Juris Doctor (法律博士)
Master of Laws, LLM (法學碩士)
Doctor of Juridical Science ( 法學博士)
CUHK
Juris Doctor (法律博士)
Master of Laws, LLM (法學碩士)
PhD in Laws (哲學博士)
