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Apply for recognition as a lawyer with a foreign professional qualification


You have completed your training as a lawyer or lawyer abroad and would now like to work in Germany? Find out about the requirements here.

If you have completed an education abroad that allows you to work as a lawyer, you can have this degree recognized. With this recognition, you may work as a lawyer in Germany.

If your education differs significantly from the requirements, you must first pass an aptitude test.

Requirements

You have a completed education that entitles you to direct access to the profession of a European lawyer

What documents do I need?

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