Legal trainee subsidy scheme set

March 28, 2022

The second round of the Legal Talent Recruitment Scheme (Trainee Solicitors) (the Legal Talent Scheme 2022) will open for application on April 11 for six months, the Department of Justice announced.

 

Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng signed a memorandum of understanding today with Law Society of Hong Kong (Law Society) President Chan Chak-ming on the administration of the scheme.

 

Funded by the Anti-epidemic Fund, the Legal Talent Scheme 2022 will continue to provide a monthly salary subsidy of $6,800 for a maximum of 12 months to each eligible law firm for one newly created job opening for a trainee solicitor, with up to 130 new job openings for trainee solicitors in total.

 

The scheme will create new job opportunities during the pandemic and ensure a steady and sufficient supply of legal talent in alignment with the Government's policy objectives, the department explained.

 

It added that the Law Society will be responsible for administering the scheme, including processing and assessing the applications, as well as arranging the subsidy’s disbursement.

 

Ms Cheng said she was pleased to note that the scheme was well received by the industry after it was launched last year.

 

She thanked the Law Society for its continuous support for the scheme, which will help nurture Hong Kong's young professionals and benefit the legal sector in general.

 

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