Central Administration and Services Division

Ref. no : C/CASD/LOFF/05/26-AP2
 
Major Duties :
(a)  Provide support to the Legal Team in reviewing contracts (e.g. memorandum of understanding, non-disclosure agreements, exhibition agreements, collaboration agreements) and other legal documents; drafting contracts and legal documents; and translating legal documents between English and Chinese;
(b)  Conduct legal research on legal issues, codes, statutes, judicial decisions, and other relevant sources of law;
(c)  Provide support on legal services in relation to trademarks and other intellectual property matters;
(d)  Facilitate internal units’ legal compliance and their discharge of statutory functions;
(e)  Assist in contract negotiation with external parties, communicate with external lawyers and support in-house training / briefing sessions; and
(f)   Provide support in tasks which may include organising case files, preparing meeting documents, etc; assist in budget planning and monitoring legal expenditure; and support the Legal Team in communicating with internal stakeholders and working with external parties including government bodies, and other organisations.

Requirements :
(a)  A recognised degree in Laws and possessed Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (P.C.LL.);
(b)  Qualified lawyer in Hong Kong with at least 2 years of recent post-qualification experience, in litigation and intellectual property law;
(c)  Experience working as an in-house lawyer or in a commercial organisation or tertiary education institution is an advantage; and
(d)  Effective communication skills in both written and spoken English and Chinese. Fluency in Putonghua is an advantage.

Notes :
(1)  The post is at the rank of “Officer”.
(2)  Applicants with substantial experience and achievements in the relevant field but without the required academic / professional qualifications OR those with exceptional academic / professional qualifications but with less experience may also apply.
(3)  The appointee(s) may be required to perform duties outside normal office hours and in designated places as assigned.

Application Procedures:
Interested applicants should apply for the post via email. A completed application form [VTC-1 (Rev. 11/2024)], together with a full curriculum vitae, should be sent to vtcjob-hroap@vtc.edu.hk. 
 
Candidates should take note of the following:
(1)  Completed application form (VTC-1) and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) should be combined into one file in PDF format with a file size below 10MB.
(2)  The file should be saved with the applicant’s name as “surname and given name”, e.g. “CHAN Siu-lam.pdf”.
(3)  For the email subject, please cite  “Application for Legal Officer (C/CASD/LOFF/05/26-AP2)”.
(4)  Original and copy of other supporting documents are to be provided at a later stage upon request.
 
Closing date for application: 10 June 2026
 
Applicants not invited for interview within 10 weeks from the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.

The Council reserves the right not to fill the post(s).

Personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.  Information on unsuccessful candidates will normally be destroyed 12 months after the completion of the recruitment exercise.

Download Application Form in PDF format