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During the period of attachment to the Prosecutions Division, trainees may have the opportunity to attend a four week practical prosecuting course consisting of lectures, discussions and mock court sessions. On completion of the course, they will be assigned to various courts to prosecute, an experience which many previous trainees found invaluable.
In addition, trainee solicitors, who will join the scheme for a period of two years, will according to their preference work for a total of six months in the legal/judicial group of departments, such as the Legal Aid Department, the Intellectual Property Department or the Official Receiver's Office.
Assistant Crown Counsel (that is trainees under the barrister stream), on the other hand, will join the scheme for one year and undergo a 12-month pupillage programme. Apart from attachment to a practising barrister in the private sector, the programme also includes attachment to a judge's marshall to enable trainees to see the courts in action from the Bench.
Throughout the whole training period in the Legal Department, all trainees will be under the supervision of experienced counsel who will guide and advise to them while a more senior counsel will monitor the training and provide them with additional assistance if needed.
Trainees will also have opportunities to assist experienced counsel in dealing with major and complicated cases.
Legal trainees will receive a monthly honorarium of $29.005 in the first 12 months and $30,365 in the second 12 months.
Interested candidates should apply in writing with a completed application form (G F 340, obtainable from any District Office of Home Affairs Department or from the Local Employment Service, Labour Department) to the Senior Training Officer, Legal Department, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, before October 21.
An academic reference is required for those who are not serving officer and should be sent direct from the Department or Faculty of Law to the same address before November 10.
Information pamphlets are available at the Legal Department, ninth Floor, Queensway Government Offices. Enquiries can be made on 2867 2233.
End/Friday, October 6, 1995