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註冊基本要求
喺香港要做執業律師，無論係事務律師定大律師，都一定要先符合香港律師會或者大律師公會嘅註冊要求，最核心嘅關卡就係要取得法學專業證書（PCLL），完成指定實習期先可以正式執業。本地同非本地法律學位有唔一樣嘅入學路徑，但最終都要符合所有法定要求。
晉升及薪酬參考
律師冇法定薪級，薪酬完全由市場同僱主決定。實習律師（trainee solicitor）嘅待遇由律師行自訂，大型國際事務所同本地中小型行可以差幾倍，獎金、佣金同津貼安排又唔一樣；大律師係自僱人士，收入按案件逐單收費，頭一兩年建立客源期間相當唔穩定。所以本站唔列任何月薪或年薪估算，睇招聘廣告或者傾師傅安排時，要問清楚底薪、獎金計算方法、強積金同實習期條件。
晉升路線：實習律師 → 事務律師 → 高級律師 → 顧問律師／合夥人；合夥人嘅收入取決於律師行嘅利潤分配，唔同規模嘅行差異極大。大律師由實習大律師（pupil）起步，累積案件同資歷之後，可以向資深大律師（Senior Counsel）嘅方向發展。
成為事務律師與大律師
事務律師同大律師係香港法律界兩個完全獨立嘅執業類別，唔可以同時兼任，佢哋嘅工作範圍同執業模式有好大分別：
**事務律師（Solicitor）**：主要處理客戶嘅日常法律事務，包括商業合約起草、物業買賣、公司併購、离婚承辦等，佢哋可以直接同客戶接觸，開設律師事務所。喺法庭訴訟方面，事務律師只能喺低級法院（裁判法院、區域法院、高等法院原訟庭嘅部分案件）出庭，喺上訴庭或者終審法院，一般要由大律師代表訟辯。
**大律師（Barrister）**：係專門嘅訟辯律師，主要負責喺各級法院出庭代表客戶抗辯，同時提供法律意見書。大律師唔可以直接接受客戶委託，必須由事務律師轉介，亦唔可以成立合夥事務所，只能以個人嘅方式執業。大律師享有法庭內嘅說話特權，喺處理複雜訴訟案件方面有專業優勢。
實習要求方面，事務律師要做兩年實習律師（trainee solicitor），而大律師嘅實習期（pupillage）一般係一年，頭半年係跟師學習，後半年先可以獨立處理簡單案件。
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Basic registration requirements
To practise law in Hong Kong as either a solicitor or barrister, you must meet the registration requirements set by the Law Society of Hong Kong or the Hong Kong Bar Association. The key requirement is obtaining the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) and completing the mandated traineeship or pupillage before you can qualify. Local and non-local law degrees follow different admission pathways, but all must satisfy the same statutory requirements.
Progression and Salary Reference
There is no statutory pay scale for lawyers: pay is set by the market and by each employer. Trainee solicitor packages are decided by the firm, and can differ several times over between large international practices and small local firms, with different bonus and allowance arrangements. Barristers are self-employed and charge per case, so income while building a practice in the first year or two is unstable. This site therefore prints no monthly or annual estimate; when reading an advertisement or agreeing pupillage terms, ask about the base rate, how bonuses are calculated, MPF and the conditions of the traineeship.
Progression runs: trainee solicitor → solicitor → senior associate → consultant or partner, with partner income depending on how the firm shares profits and varying hugely with firm size. A barrister starts as a pupil and, after building a caseload and seniority, may work towards appointment as Senior Counsel.
Becoming a Solicitor and Barrister
Solicitors and barristers are two distinct legal professions in Hong Kong that cannot be practised simultaneously, with very different scopes of work and operating models:
**Solicitors** handle most everyday legal matters, including drafting commercial contracts, property transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and family law cases. They can meet directly with clients and establish law firms. In litigation, solicitors can appear in lower courts (Magistrates' Court, District Court, and some High Court cases), but appeals to the Court of Appeal or Final Court of Appeal generally require representation by a barrister.
**Barristers** are specialist advocacy lawyers who represent clients in all levels of court and provide written legal opinions. They cannot be directly instructed by members of the public — all instructions must come from a solicitor. Barristers must practise as sole practitioners, not in partnerships. They enjoy immunity from civil liability for courtroom advocacy, and their specialist expertise is crucial for complex litigation.
Training requirements differ too: solicitors complete a two-year traineeship, while barristers undergo a one-year pupillage, spending the first six months shadowing their pupil master before handling minor cases independently in the second half.