Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (Full-time) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 56QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

29,716 USDTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

30 Apr, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The programme prepares students to enter the legal profession as trainee solicitors or as pupil barristers. Students will learn from experience and through instruction to fulfil the professional and social responsibilities they will be expected to fulfill as members of the legal profession.
Graduates of the programme will be able to communicate at an advanced level, both verbally and in writing; obtain and act upon clients’ instructions and provide practical solutions for clients’ objectives and problems; organize and manage their work to meet deadlines; research and learn independently; demonstrate strategic and critical thinking in their professional work; and identify professional ethical issues which may arise in practice and deal with them professionally. They will have gained experience in simulated transactions and in the skills necessary to carry out the tasks related to delivery of a range of legal services.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The programme prepares students to enter the legal profession as trainee solicitors or as pupil barristers. Students will learn from experience and through instruction to fulfil the professional and social responsibilities they will be expected to fulfill as members of the legal profession.
Graduates of the programme will be able to communicate at an advanced level, both verbally and in writing; obtain and act upon clients’ instructions and provide practical solutions for clients’ objectives and problems; organize and manage their work to meet deadlines; research and learn independently; demonstrate strategic and critical thinking in their professional work; and identify professional ethical issues which may arise in practice and deal with them professionally. They will have gained experience in simulated transactions and in the skills necessary to carry out the tasks related to delivery of a range of legal services.

Admission Requirements

7+
100+
Applicants must satisfy one of the following to be eligible for admission:
  • hold an LLB or JD degree from City University of Hong Kong, University of Hong Kong or Chinese University of Hong Kong; or
  • hold an LLB or JD degree of equivalent level from a recognized overseas institution in a common law jurisdiction; or
  • hold a graduate diploma in law or equivalent from a recognized institution in a common law jurisdiction; or
  • hold an Advanced Diploma for Legal Executives (Graduate Level) from HKU SPACE. 

30 Apr 2025
1 Year
Sep

Domestic
29,716 USD
International
29,716 USD

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