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You will be accepted into the legal traineeship upon application if you have passed the so-called first examination after studying law at a university.

Admission to the legal clerkship in Rhineland-Palatinate is by application.

• Application for admission to the legal traineeship
• a signed curriculum vitae (in tabular form or in detail)
• two passport photos (with names on the back)
• an (uncertified) copy of the birth certificate
• if applicable, an (uncertified) copy of the marriage certificate/partnership certificate (which must show the married name/partnership name)
• If applicable, (uncertified) copies of the children's birth certificates
• an (uncertified) copy of the school leaving certificate
• an officially* certified copy of the certificate of the first examination
• If applicable, proof of completed service within the meaning of § 127 para. 4 sentence 1 of the State Civil Service Act (e.g. basic military service/civilian service/voluntary social or ecological year, etc.)
• If applicable, proof that the rejection of the application for admission constitutes an exceptional hardship within the meaning of Section 5 (1) of the state ordinance on admission to the legal preparatory service
• If applicable, proof of early completion of the compulsory state examination (Section 5 d (5) DRiG; so-called "free shot")
• a declaration that a certificate of good conduct for submission to an authority (document type 0) has been requested from the competent registration authority for submission to the President of the Higher Regional Court.

* Note on official certification in Rhineland-Palatinate: The following are authorized to officially certify copies, duplicates and negatives as well as signatures and hand signs (according to § 1 of the state law on certification authority of 21.07.1978 in the currently valid version): the local mayors and local heads, the local authority administrations and municipal administrations of municipalities not belonging to an association, the municipal administrations of independent and large towns belonging to a district, the district administrations, the structural and approval directorates, the supervisory and service directorates, the directors and presidents of the courts, the public prosecutors' offices and general public prosecutors' offices, the prisons, the supreme state authorities, the statutory health insurance funds not dependent on the state, the other authorities within the scope of their material competence.

Anyone who has passed the so-called first examination after studying law at a university is admitted to the legal training service upon application. The first examination consists of a university specialization examination and a compulsory state examination. If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available training places or the available budget is insufficient, admission is granted in accordance with the "State Ordinance on Admission to the Legal Preparatory Service".

There are no fees.

An application must be submitted for admission to the legal clerkship (admission to the legal preparatory service). This is decided by the Koblenz Higher Regional Court and admission is granted by issuing the certificate of appointment on the recruitment date.

Legal trainees in Rhineland-Palatinate are hired on the first working day following May 1 and November 1 of each year. The application documents for the above-mentioned recruitment dates are available for the May date from January and for the November date from July of each year. The application for acceptance into the legal traineeship, including the required documents, must be submitted in full to the President of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz no later than eight weeks before the respective recruitment date.

Complaint to the administrative court

Admission to the legal clerkship in Rhineland-Palatinate is by application. The application must be submitted in writing to the Koblenz Higher Regional Court. Legal trainees are admitted twice a year. There are no fees.

Please contact the Koblenz Higher Regional Court.

The sole admission authority for Rhineland-Palatinate (Higher Regional Court districts of Koblenz and Zweibrücken) is the President of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz. The application for admission to the legal clerkship in Rhineland-Palatinate must therefore be addressed to the President of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz.

Application for admission to the preparatory legal service