Erste juristische Staatsprüfung ablegen

The first examination is not an independent examination, but consists of the university specialization examination and the state compulsory subject examination.

The first examination is not an independent examination, but consists of the university specialization examination and the state compulsory subject examination. The President of the Examination Office issues the certificate for the first examination, which shows the results of the passed university specialization examination and the passed state compulsory subject examination as well as an overall grade, in which the result of the passed state compulsory subject examination is included with 70% and the result of the passed university specialization examination with 30%.

Since the certificate for the state compulsory subject examination is available at the Examination Office, you only need to submit the certificate for the passed university specialization examination to the Examination Office.

You must have passed both the state compulsory subject examination and the university specialization examination.

There are no fees.

If you have passed both parts of the examination, i.e. the university specialization examination and the state compulsory subject examination, you submit the certificate for the passed university specialization examination to the Examination Office. You will then be issued with a certificate for passing the first examination.

The processing time is usually 1 to 3 days.

There are no deadlines to be observed, but in your own interest you are advised to submit the certificate of having passed the university specialization examination to the Examination Office as soon as it is issued to you by the university so that you can apply for the preparatory legal service as soon as possible.

If you have passed the first examination, you are authorized to use the title "Refendarin jur. (Ref. jur.)" or "Referendar jur. (Ref. jur.)". You can apply for admission to the legal traineeship with your First Examination Certificate.

You can file a complaint with the administrative court. If the certificate has obviously been issued incorrectly, e.g. wrong university named or incorrect grade transfer/calculation, please inform the Examinations Office. A correction will then be made immediately and you will be issued with a new certificate for the first examination.

• The President of the Examination Office will issue the certificate for passing the first examination.
• If you have passed both parts of the examination, i.e. the university specialization examination and the state compulsory subject examination, you submit the certificate of passing the university specialization examination to the Examinations Office. You will then be issued with a certificate for passing the first examination.
• If you have passed your compulsory state examination in Rhineland-Palatinate, please contact the State Examination Office for Lawyers at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice.

If you have passed your compulsory state examination in Rhineland-Palatinate, please contact the State Examination Office for Lawyers at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice.

State Examination Office for Lawyers at the Rhineland-Palatinate Ministry of Justice

Application for the issue of the first examination certificate