Monthly Statistics on the Profession: July 2018
(updated as of 31 May 2018):
| Members (with or without practising certificate) | 10,930 |
| Members with practising certificate | 9,549 (out of whom, 7,166 (75%) are in private practice) |
| Trainee Solicitors | 1,167 |
| Registered foreign lawyers | 1,497 (from 34 jurisdictions) |
| Hong Kong law firms | 903 (47% are sole proprietorships and 42% are firms with 2 to 5 partners, 22 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
| Registered foreign law firms | 84 (14 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
| Civil Celebrants | 2,156 |
| Reverse Mortgage Counsellors | 446 |
| Solicitor Advocates | 54 (49 in civil proceedings, 5 in criminal proceedings) |
| Student Members | 233 |
| Registered Associations between Hong Kong law firms and registered foreign law firms (including Mainland law firms) | 39 |
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