How many points do you think it takes to become a Hong Kong lawyer?

Most people can reach IELTS 8 or above when they graduate from middle school (this is the English score of most people studying LLB at the University of Hong Kong). This is the mainstream of Hong Kong lawyers, accounting for the vast majority of Hong Kong lawyers. These people are more accustomed to writing English, but most of them can read and write Chinese, which meets the requirements of legal work. IELTS 8 means: (Very good user) is very good, and can use English freely, and can master complex and detailed arguments quite well.

Of course, those who are weak in English come to Hong Kong after studying in the Mainland (mainly because they study English late and less), but the worst thing is that IELTS is required to be at least 7 points.

That is to say, the worst English of Hong Kong lawyers is above IELTS 7, while the average English level of Hong Kong lawyers from the mainland eventually becomes IELTS 7.5-8. According to my personal observation and estimation, there are not many who can reach IELTS 8 or above.

It is worth noting that many people spend a long time preparing for the exam, so they are not particularly close to their real English level to some extent. These people are more accustomed to writing Chinese, but their English can also meet the requirements of common law legal work. According to my personal observation and estimation, the English level of mainland graduates who go to Britain and the United States to be lawyers is roughly the same.

Therefore, the average English score of Hong Kong lawyers is estimated to be around 8 points in IELTS, because these people account for the largest proportion. However, the average Chinese level of our mainland classmates is obviously better than that of lawyers who grew up in Hong Kong, and their Chinese writing is obviously faster. As for the China standard for mainland lawyers and friends, it has thrown the China standard for Hong Kong lawyers out of dozens of streets.