A Senior Solicitor is mainly deployed on more complex duties of intellectual property legal and policy work relating to formulation of legal and policy advice as well as legislative proposals, registration of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright licensing bodies, discharge of quasi-judicial functions, provision of civil legal advisory services to the Government, and promotion of intellectual property protection, management, commercialization and trading.

Job Characteristics:
A legal career in the Intellectual Property Department offers you a unique chance to demonstrate and develop your professional ability in tackling diversified and challenging intellectual property issues, working with various bureaux and departments of the Government, engaging stakeholders in society and participating in decision-making process for resolving legal and policy issues of public importance, which is hardly available in the private sector. We offer an enriching work environment, competitive salary and fringe benefits, and prospect for promotion to the directorate rank. We provide exposure to high-quality work and excellent training opportunities, including sending colleagues to attend different local, regional and international seminars, workshops and conferences on various intellectual property topics. The successful candidate would be posted to work in a highly experienced and knowledgeable legal team of intellectual property lawyers tasked with handling a specific stream of intellectual property issues and departmental matters, in collaboration with examiners of trademarks, patents and designs and other colleagues of the department. Subject to service exigencies, appropriate new postings to other legal teams might be arranged for career development.

Candidates should be—
(a)(i) solicitors with at least five years’ professional experience since admission in Hong Kong; or
(ii) barristers with at least six years’ professional experience since attaining the right to full practice in Hong Kong;
(b) have met the language proficiency requirements of ‘Level 2’ result in the Use of English (UE) paper and ‘Level 1’ result in the Use of Chinese (UC) paper in the Common Recruitment Examination (CRE) Note (1), or equivalent Notes (2), and
(c) have obtained a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test (BLNST)[Note (3)].

A new appointee will normally be appointed on three years’ civil service agreement terms. A gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the contract with consistently high standard of performance and conduct. The amount of gratuity payable will be the sum which, when added to the Government contribution to the Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme, equals 15% of the total basic substantive salary drawn during the contract period. Upon satisfactory completion of the three years’ civil service agreement terms, the officer may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms.

(a) Applicants must apply online through the G.F. 340 Online Application System of the Civil Service Bureau’s website (http://www.csb.gov.hk) on or before 7 September 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (Hong Kong Time).
(b) After submitting the application through the G.F. 340 Online Application System, candidates should send a full curriculum vitae (C.V.) to adminunit.pr@ipd.gov.hk on or before 14 September 2026 at 6:00 p.m. (Hong Kong Time). The online application number should be quoted in the e-mail and copies of the supporting documents. If applicants fail to provide the C.V. as requested, their applications will NOT be considered. The C.V. (with copies of academic certificates and transcripts and employment proofs) should include the following –

(i) gradings of subjects taken in public examinations from secondary education onwards (with exact dates of scoring the result);
(ii) results in LLB, CPE, PCLL and other relevant qualifications, listing the gradings of the subjects taken;
(iii) results of the CRE language papers (or equivalent) and the BLNST;
(iv) admission certificate with exact date and place of admission or call;
(v) employment records with detailed description of duties; and
(vi) a written submission indicating the qualities and relevant experience possessed by the candidate which would qualify him or her for appointment.

(c) All relevant qualifications and professional experience should be obtained on or before the closing date for application. Qualifications and professional experience obtained after the closing date for application will NOT be considered.
(d) Applications which are late, incomplete or submitted in person, by post, by fax or by e-mail will NOT be considered. If the required C.V. and supporting documents are not provided / sufficient, or are submitted after the stipulated deadline, such applications will NOT be considered. If full records of employment, academic and professional qualifications, professional experience and Chinese and English language proficiency level are not provided or if it is not clear from the applications that the entry requirements are met, the applications will NOT be considered.
(e) Candidates who are selected for interview will normally receive an invitation in about ten to fourteen weeks from the closing date for application. This period may be longer in exceptional circumstances (e.g. when a large number of applications are received or when there are other complications). Candidates may be required to complete a written work during the interview. Those who are not invited for interview may assume that their applications are unsuccessful. As invitations will normally be issued by email, applicants should provide an accurate e-mail address. To avoid missing any invitation or notification, candidates are responsible for (a) ensuring that the settings of their email accounts do not block emails from the Enquiry Email Address; and (b) checking each incoming mailbox (including the spam folder) regularly.

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirements irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) The information on the monthly salary and maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment test(s) and/or interview(s).
(h) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend recruitment test(s) and/or interview(s) without being subject to further shortlisting. Candidates who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other candidates whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureau’s website at http://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(i) Towards the application deadline, the on-line system would possibly be overloaded due to a large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.