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b) an oral exam in the Principles of the Common Law.
All
a
applicants must file with the Law Society certificate
of good standing from the jurisdiction by reference to which the applicant wishes to be assessed under the Scheme.
Upon admission, a solicitor will be issued a practising certificate subject to the condition that the solicitor shall not practise on his or her own account or in partnership for period no less than that prescribed the period of conditional practice under or pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance, subject to any waiver that may be granted under the Ordinance.
as
Practitioners
may sit for the required Test examination(s) either before working in a Hong Kong firm or while working in the firm. Should practitioners choose to work while preparing for the Test examination(s), the time spent in a Hong Kong law firm prior to the successful completion of the Test examination(s), may upon admission, count as part of the period of conditional practice.
Comments
This section is aimed at the non-Common Law lawyer who has had significant practice experience. This person would have to take a series of exams somewhat similar to the transfer tests
European lawyers in Britain. The restricted
period operates as a period of
adaptation.
required practice
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