Enlightenment of British
Government Lawyers System
Hubery Xu
2.25.2016
Institutional settings
Central Government
Local Council
Government Legal
Department
Legal Service Team
Government Legal
Service
Non Ministerial Departments
High Profile Groups
Coventry Council Legal Service Team
Place & Regulatory Team
People Legal Team
Responsibilities
British
Directing senior government staff in the
preparation of proposed bills and debates
Researching and preparing legislation
Drafting subordinate legislation
Handing civil and criminal litigation
Writing legal documents
Defending or prosecuting cases in court
Shanghai
Providing legal advice to the government
or department administrative decision
Participating in the government or
department normative document drafting,
review and revision
Investigating and deal with specific legal
matters by the government or department
entrusted
Representing the government or
department to participate in litigation,
arbitration activities
Qualification
Barrister
Solicitor
British
Government Lawyer
Charted legal executive
Trainee solicitor
Pupil barrister
Routes to becoming a solicitor
Qualification
lawyer qualification or legal professional qualification
Shanghai
Government Lawyer
working in government departments and
engaging in legal affairs
the department agreed to act as the government lawyer
Personnel Recruiting
Personnel Management
Municipal Justice Bureau
Department where
Government Lawyer
Qualified management
Annual assessment
Operational guidance
Practice supervision
Human relations
Wages
Job promotion
……
Shanghai Government Lawyer
Performance Inspection and
Drive Mechanism
Salaries
60000
55000
50000
40000
58000
47000
42000
35000
30000
24000
20000
24000
22000
10000
0
GLS legal
officer
GLS lawyer
(Grade 7)
local
government
lawyer
trainee
GBP
GBP
Flexible Working
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part-time working
flexible hours
home-working
job-sharing
Training
• a wide range of public law
• the specialist legal issues
• the broader skills essential to
provide the government with
a responsive and adaptable
legal service
EU law
administrative
law
commercial law
employment law
human rights law
Thank You!