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FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1994

THE

"A NEWLY-APPOINTED COUNSEL WILL NORMALLY BE POSTED IN FIRST INSTANCE TO THE CIVIL DIVISION, THE LAW DRAFTING DIVISION OR THE PROSECUTIONS DIVISION. HE OR SHE MAY BE SUBSEQUENTLY POSTED TO DIVISIONS FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

OTHER

ΤΟ

HE NOTED THAT AS THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS FULLY COMMITTED

BE GIVEN ΤΟ LOCAL OF LOCALISATION,

A PROGRAMME APPLICANTS.

PREFERENCE WILL

"IT HAS BEEN THE AIM OF THIS DEPARTMENT TO HAVE LOCAL OFFICERS TO FILL MOST OF THE SENIOR POSTS SPOKESMAN SAID.

SUFFICIENT

R1 1995/96, THE

AIM OF

"

THE "THE DEPARTMENT'S EXISTING LOCALISATION MEASURES, WITH

SENIOR CROWN GROOMING LOCAL CROWN COUNSEL WITH POTENTIAL TO

POSTS, DIRECTORATE FILL COUNSEL AND FOR FUTURE PROMOTION TO SERVING THEIR PURPOSE, HE ADDED.

ARE

60

PER

50

THE DEPARTMENT HOPES THAT BY THE END OF NEXT YEAR, CENT OF ITS COUNSEL WILL BE LOCALS WHILE AT THE DIRECTORATE LEVEL, PER CENT OF THE POSTS WILL BE FILLED BY LOCAL OFFICERS.

WAS

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT A SIMILAR RECRUITMENT EXERCISE

LAWYERS WERE THAT MORE LOCAL LAUNCHED LAST SEPTEMBER. IT WAS FOUND INTERESTED IN JOINING THE GOVERNMENT.

A TOTAL OF 99 LOCAL APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED DURING EXERCISE AND MORE THAN 30 CANDIDATES WERE FOUND SUITABLE, HE SAID.

TURNING TO DUTIES, HE SAID A CROWN COUNSEL DEPLOYED IN ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS WOULD UNDERTAKE CRIMINAL ADVOCACY,

LEGAL ADVISORY

BILINGUAL LEGISLATION LITIGATION,

WORK, COMMERCIAL LAW AND LEGAL POLICY WORK.

THAT

THE

CIVIL

DRAFTING,

THE PAY SCALE FOR A CROWN COUNSEL IS $30,150 TO $50,230 MONTH, THE ENTRY PAY DEPENDS ON EXPERIENCE.

AS REGARDS ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, CANDIDATES

JURISDICTION ADMITTED AS SOLICITORS IN A RECOGNISED

AND SCHEDULE ORDINANCE UNDER THE LEGAL OFFICERS

BARRISTERS

PRACTITIONERS PROFESSIONAL

ORDINANCE; EXPERIENCE

OR

SINCE

(B) CALL ΤΟ

PER

WITH

A IN

TO

TWO

SHOULD BE (A) AS STIPULATED

1

LEGAL YEARS' RECOGNISED

THE BAR

OFFICERS ORDINANCE AND

JURISDICTION AS STIPULATED UNDER THE LEGAL SCHEDULE 1 TO LEGAL PRACTITIONERS ORDINANCE.

IF

BARRISTERS WITH THE RIGHT TO PRACTISE BUT WHO DO NOT POSSESS

ALSO APPLY. TWO YEARS' PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SINCE CALL MAY SELECTED, THEY MAY ENTER AT AN APPROPRIATE POINT BELOW THE MINIMUM THE CROWN COUNSEL PAY SCALE,

OF

A TRAINEE YEAR MAY ALSO

CANDIDATES WHO WILL COMPLETE THEIR TRAINING AS SOLICITOR OR PUPILLAGE ON OR BEFORE AUGUST 31 THIS APPLY.

/THEIR APPOINTMENT