Monthly Statistics on the Profession (updated as of 28 February 2023)
Members (with or without Practising Certificate) |
12,879 | |
Members with Practising Certificate |
11,123 (out of whom 7,987 (72%) are in private practice) |
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Trainee Solicitors |
1,163 | |
Registered Foreign Lawyers |
1,439 (from 33 jurisdictions) |
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Hong Kong Law Firms |
932 (47% are sole proprietorships and 41% are firms with 2 to 5 partners, 56 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
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Registered Foreign Law Firms |
74 (from 19 jurisdictions, 14 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
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Civil Celebrants of Marriages |
2,124 | |
Reverse Mortgage Counsellors | 403 | |
Solicitor Advocates |
94 (88 in civil proceedings, 6 in criminal proceedings) |
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Student Members |
181 | |
Registered Associations between Hong Kong law firms and registered foreign law firms (including Mainland law firms) |
32 | |
Members of Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers Limited |
439 | |
Members of Hong Kong Society of Notaries | 382 |
Admission of solicitors 2012—2021 |
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Solicitors holding practising certificates 2012—2021 |
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Years of admission - solicitors holding a 2021 practising certificate |
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Gender ratio – Solicitors holding a practising certificate (2014 – 2021) |
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Gender ratio – Trainee solicitors 2016 – 2021 |
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Gender ratio – Partners 2016 – 2021 |
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Size of solicitors’ firms and number of trainee solicitors in 2021 |
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