Monthly Statistics on the Profession: September 2017
(updated as of 31 July 2017):
| Members (with or without practising certificate) | 10,592 |
| Members with practising certificate | 9,237 (out of whom, 6,892 (75%) are in private practice) |
| Trainee Solicitors | 994 |
| Registered foreign lawyers | 1,337 (from 32 jurisdictions) |
| Hong Kong law firms | 882 (48% are sole proprietorships and 41% are firms with 2 to 5 partners, 15 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
| Registered foreign law firms | 80 (9 are limited liability partnerships formed pursuant to the Legal Practitioners Ordinance) |
| Civil Celebrants | 2,081 |
| Reverse Mortgage Counsellors | 445 |
| Solicitor Advocates | 49 (44 in civil proceedings, 5 in criminal proceedings) |
| Student Members | 221 |
| Registered Associations between Hong Kong law firms and registered foreign law firms (including Mainland law firms) | 36 |
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