Arrangements for PCLL Conversion Exams

PCLL Conversion Examinations are offered twice every year.  Examinations will generally be held in January and June to enable students to meet the requirements for admission to PCLL in September. The dates of the examinations in each year are set out in PCEA Information Package . Students will not be required to complete all PCLL Conversion Examinations they need to sit in one attempt. Students are therefore encouraged to plan completion of the requisite subjects in stages. A student can also make a subsequent attempt at a failed subject at a later examination session.

For students who are completing or have completed their legal studies other than at one of the three universities in Hong Kong that award the LLB or JD

  1. If you consider that you may be able to demonstrate your competence in all or any of the Core and Top-up Subjects without sitting the PCLL Conversion Examinations, you may submit an application to the PCLL Conversion Examination Board for an evaluation of your status. If you are evaluated as required to sit one or more PCLL Conversion Examinations you will be informed as soon as possible.
  2. When you have been informed of your need to sit one or more PCLL Conversion Examinations, you can decide how and when you wish to attempt to complete the PCLL Conversion Examination(s). You will be informed of the latest date to register for the PCLL Conversion Examination of your choice.
  3. If you do not submit an application for evaluation of your status, you may still register to sit for the PCLL Conversion Examination(s) directly.
  4. It is entirely within your discretion to decide the sequence of subjects in which you will be examined. There is neither a minimum nor maximum number of subjects that any student can attempt at any one session. There will be no limit on the number of students who can sit an examination at one time, and no limit on the number of attempts. The standard of the examinations will be set and marked to be equivalent to the standard of an LLB degree awarded in Hong Kong.

Important Note

Even if you have been evaluated as meeting the eligibility requirements, or if you have passed all necessary PCLL Conversion Examinations, or hold a Bachelor of Laws degree or other recognized law qualification acceptable to the PCLL providers, there is no guarantee that you will be offered a place to study the PCLL at one of the providers in Hong Kong.