Europäischer Rechtsanwalt Zulassung

Admission to the bar for professionals from the member states of the European Union, the EEA and Switzerland

Foreign legal professionals who have been admitted to a regional bar association in accordance with §§ 2 and 3 of the EurAG may, provided that they have regularly dealt with cases that are judged under German law over a period of three years, be admitted to the (German) legal profession in order to acquire the German title of lawyer and to appear in foreign law transactions.

• Complete curriculum vitae with photograph
• Proof of nationality according to § 3 para. 1 EuRAG
• Certificate from the competent authority in the country of origin on membership of the profession of European lawyer, which is not older than 3 months and is accompanied by a certified translation (§ 3 para. 2 EuRAG)
• Proof of professional indemnity insurance in the original
• If applicable, certified photocopy(s) of the doctoral certificate or other evidence of the acquisition of academic degrees
• Proof of payment of the management fee

• Status of a European lawyer already in private practice
• Proof of continuous, at least three years of legal activity in the field of German law by means of suitable documents, e.g. anonymized work samples

€ 275.00 (§ 1 No. 1 of the Regulations of the Bar Association of the State of Brandenburg on the levying of administrative fees for the admission procedure and the appointment of representatives - GO)

After receipt of application:

• Registration of the case and assignment of a file number
• Checking the submitted documents for completeness and, if necessary, requesting further necessary documents
• Control of receipt of payment of the registration fee
• Submission of the complete documents to the Board of Directors for review and decision

After decision on admission:

• Preparation of the act of admission by means of swearing-in
• Letter of summons to applicants
• Preparation of the certificate of admission to the bar and the certificate of admission to the chamber district as well as the swearing-in protocol with the corresponding oath formula
• Swearing-in by the President of the Bar Association/Board of Directors
• Transfer of the data to the lawyers' directory, assignment of a membership number and creation of a personnel file
• Registration of the lawyer in the Federal Register of Lawyers

approx. 4 weeks

The admission of a European lawyer who has already been admitted does not result in any change in his or her legal powers – this admission serves solely to confer the title of German lawyer.

European lawyers who have already been admitted in accordance with §§ 2 and 3 EuRAG and who have worked in Germany for a period of three years but have not focused on German law may be admitted to the (German) legal profession in accordance with § 13 et seq. EuRAG if the necessary knowledge and experience in German law has been acquired and proven elsewhere.

Admission to the bar for professionals from the member states of the European Union, the EEA and Switzerland