Zweite juristische Staatsprüfung absolvieren

You are a trainee lawyer or student of law and would like to find out about the procedure of the second state examination in law? In this case, you can find information here.

Your legal traineeship ends with the completion of the second state examination in law. Upon successful passing of the examination, you acquire the qualification for judicial office and are entitled to use the title "Assessor" or "Assessorin".

The exam consists of 8 supervisory papers with a duration of 5 hours and an oral examination. After successful completion of the examination, a certificate will be issued by the State Judicial Examination Office.

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Note: You must present the required documents when you are hired for the preparatory service or acquire them during this period.

• You have successfully completed the first state examination in law and the legal traineeship

There is no charge for taking the exam for the first time.

Admission to the examination takes place automatically after successful completion of the training stations, so that a separate application for admission is not necessary.

Each candidate is invited by the examination office to prepare the supervisory work. The supervisory work is carried out in the 20th month of training over a period of 2 weeks. After completion of the work, the candidate completes the elective station of the preparatory service, while the supervisory work is evaluated by 2 examiners. This is followed by a summons to the examination, which takes place at the beginning of the 25th month of training. This consists of a file presentation, and 5 examination interviews (civil law, criminal law, public law, lawyer and focus). Upon passing the examination, the legal traineeship is completed.

The examination procedure takes just under 6 months.

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You must apply for the application for grade improvement at the Examination Office at least 2 weeks before the desired examination date. You must also pay the examination fee within this period. If there is a shorter period between the first oral examination and the next examination date, you can complete the repetition to improve your grade in the third examination date following the oral examination.

• Second State Examination in Law is the completion of the legal clerkship
• Acquisition of the qualification for judicial office
• Registration for the first examination takes place automatically without a separate admission decision
• Admission to grade improvement must be applied for in writing

Individual questions on the examination procedure are answered by the State Justice Examination Office in the Ministry of Justice and Equality of the State of Saxony-Anhalt.