Study Law Degree in Hong Kong (LLB, JD, PCLL) 修讀法律學位 法律碩士 法學專業證書

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)

https://www.quora.com/Which-is-a ... ersity-of-Hong-Kong

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, 2^nd 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 Data

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
2015 - 2016
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		47
Total	340	150 (303 applicants)	171 (90 from CityU)
2014 - 2015
CUHK LLB		44
Local JD		87
Others		19
Total		150/320 (209 1st choice)
2013 - 2014
CUHK LLB		41
CUHK JD		85
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.

http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr14-15/english/panels/ajls/papers/ajls20150427cb4-825-7-e.pdf

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.

http://www.hk-lawyer.org/content/pcll-admissions-myths-and-misunderstandings

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.

https://webapp1.law.cuhk.edu.hk/stdintra/show.php?item_id=650#64 (login required)

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.

http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr15-16/english/panels/ajls/papers/ajls20160425cb4-884-3-e.pdf

⁵ https://www.sile.edu.sg/united-kingdom-approved-universities

⁶ http://www.lawcoursesinfo.com/uncategorized/percentage-of-llb-graduates-awarded-an-upper-second-all-universities/

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)

http://cow-share.blogspot.hk

HK LLB PCLL Conversion Law Notes (some years ago but still useful)