Monthly Statistics on the Profession (updated as of 31 May 2022)
Members (with or without Practising Certificate) |
12,882 | |
Members with Practising Certificate |
11,180 (out of whom 7,984 (71%) are in private practice) |
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Trainee Solicitors |
1,167 | |
Registered Foreign Lawyers |
1,449 (from 33 jurisdictions) |
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Hong Kong Law Firms |
939 (47% are sole proprietorships and 42% are firms with 2 to 5 partners, 53 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
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Registered Foreign Law Firms |
83 (from 22 jurisdictions, 15 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
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Civil Celebrants of Marriages |
2,077 | |
Reverse Mortgage Counsellors | 403 | |
Solicitor Advocates |
87 (81 in civil proceedings, 6 in criminal proceedings) |
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Student Members |
143 | |
Registered Associations between Hong Kong law firms and registered foreign law firms (including Mainland law firms) |
36 |
Admission of solicitors 2011—2020 |
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Solicitors holding practising certificates 2011—2020 |
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Years of admission - solicitors holding a 2020 practising certificate |
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Gender ratio – Solicitors holding a practising certificate (2014 – 2020) |
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Gender ratio – Trainee solicitors 2015 – 2020 |
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Gender ratio – Partners 2015 – 2020 |
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Size of solicitors’ firms and number of trainee solicitors in 2020 |
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