Judicial Assistant (Court of Final Appeal)

Successful candidates will be appointed on non-civil service contract terms for 12 months. However, some flexibility may be permitted in respect of candidates who are completing or wish to commence post-graduate studies or who may have other similar reasonable grounds for a shorter duration of appointment.\r\n\r\nWorking hours: 44 hours per week occasionally involving irregular hours.

$68,880 per month

The appointee will be subject to the provisions of the Mandatory Provident Fund (“MPF”) Schemes Ordinance and will be required to make employee’s contribution to an MPF Scheme. A gratuity may be granted upon satisfactory completion of the full contract period. Such gratuity plus any contribution made by the Government to an MPF Scheme in respect of an appointee as required by the MPF Schemes Ordinance, will be equal to 10% of the total basic salary drawn during the contract period. Other fringe benefits, where appropriate, will be granted in line with the provisions of the Employment Ordinance.

1. As an Equal Opportunities employer, the Judiciary 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.

2. Non-civil service contract positions are not posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates appointed are not on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service. They are not eligible for posting, promotion or transfer to any posts in the Judiciary and the Civil Service. Nor are they eligible for civil service medical and dental benefits.

3. 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.

4. It is the Judiciary’s 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 the selection interview without being subject to any 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 Judiciary’s 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 https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.

5. Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications. They should submit copies of their official transcripts and certificates by mail to the below enquiry address.

6. Personal data provided by job applicants will be used strictly in accordance with the Judiciary’s personal data policies. For correction of or access to the data after submission of applications, please write to the Senior Judiciary Executive (Judges and Judicial Officers) 1 at 3/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong.

Application forms are available at the Information Counter on the ground floor of the High Court Building or from the General Offices of the District Court, Lands Tribunal, Labour Tribunal, Small Claims Tribunal and Magistrates’ Courts. The form can also be downloaded from the Judiciary’s website at https://www.judiciary.hk/en/other_information/recruit_ad.html. The position will also be posted on the GovHK at https://www.gov.hk. Completed application forms should reach the Corporate Services Division of the Judiciary Administration, 3/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong not later than 30 March 2020. Please specify on the envelope ‘Application for Judicial Assistant (Court of Final Appeal)’. Candidates should state clearly in their application forms the nature of work and their working experience in the relevant field.

Candidates should also provide the name and contact details (i.e. e-mail address/correspondence address and telephone number) of one or two referees. The referee(s) named should be able to comment at first hand on the candidates’ abilities as a lawyer/trainee lawyer and other matters relevant to the post of Judicial Assistant (Court of Final Appeal). (Note: Applications which are incomplete, late, not duly signed or without copies of required documents will not be considered.) Applicants who are not invited for interview within three months from the closing date may assume that their applications are unsuccessful.

Job No.: 42763

Address: Corporate Services Division of the Judiciary Administration, 3/F, High Block, Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong

Telephone: 2867 2248

Closing Date 2020-03-30 18:00

Publish Date 2020-02-29