2017年5月2日 星期二

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 LawsLLB:

  • 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

(Equivalent Qualifications) 法律同等學歷包括:

  • Juris Doctor (JD) 法律碩士/博,  (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  IELTS 71.  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2CUHK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. 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 Warwick 2:1 比率差不多雖然KCL比率較低KCL名氣較響KCL.
  • Warwick名氣好過Birmingham, Warwick 2:1 比率又高好多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)
-
Adelaide 不是Singapore Bar approved university

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:

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.
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)



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

2 則留言:

  1. I have comprehensive notes for the MMU CPE/LLB, please contact me at law_guide@outlook.com if you are interested.

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  2. This is a very good summary. Useful for someone who want to get into the door of law.

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