The Law Society of Hong Kong is a professional association for solicitors in Hong Kong vested with statutory powers to regulate the professional conduct of solicitors, trainee solicitors and foreign lawyers. It was incorporated in 1907 as a company limited by guarantee.
The Law Society speaks for the solicitors’ profession in Hong Kong and ensures our voice are accurately and purposefully communicated to relevant parties
The Law Society is dedicated to providing relevant and effective support to our members including professional training and legal practice updates.
The Law Society is committed to facilitating the attainment and maintenance of the highest professional standards by our members in the interest of the community
The Law Society reaches out and maintains a wide local and global network for knowledge exchange, experience sharing and collaboration between our members and different sectors of both the local and international communities.
The Law Society strives to raise general public legal awareness, facilitate public access to legal services and promote a culture of giving back to the community among our members.
Completed application together with all necessary supporting documents / files must be submitted via the online application platform on or before the extended application deadline, i.e. Monday, 6 November 2023.
Award recipients will be notified by email in December 2023.
Awardees of Student Awards, Individual Awards, Law Firm Awards and Improvement Awards will be presented with a Certificate of Recognition.
Awardee(s) of "Special Award for the Year", "Young Lawyer Special Award", "Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award", "Distinguished Community Service Award", "Distinguished Pro Bono Law Firm Award" and Distinguished Community Service Law Firm Award" will be presented with a trophy and a Certificate of Recognition.
Applications of Student Awards, Individual Awards and Law Firm Awards will be reviewed by the Law Society Secretariat and checked by the Committee.
Applications of Distinguished Awards will be processed by the Law Society Secretariat and reviewed by the Committee and the Judging Panel.
As the Programme is not intended to be a measure of the performance of solicitors or law firms in the discharge of Work, the decisions of the Committee/Judging Panel in the Programme shall be final and no appeal or challenge to the decisions will be accepted.
