Lawyer - Admission

If you want to work as a lawyer, you need to be admitted to the bar

Prerequisite:

• You are qualified to hold the office of judge in accordance with the German Judges Act or

• You meet the integration requirements under the Act on the Activities of European Lawyers in Germany of March 9, 2000 (BGBl. I p. 182) or

• You have passed the aptitude test in accordance with this Act.

Admission becomes effective with the issue of a certificate issued by the Bar Association. Upon admission, the applicant becomes a member of the admitting bar association. After admission, the activity may be practiced under the professional title "Rechtsanwältin" or "Rechtsanwalt".