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Procedure descriptions
Admission to the bar as a practising lawyer
If you would like to work as a lawyer and open a law firm in the district of the Karlsruhe Bar Association and have not yet been admitted to the bar elsewhere in Germany, you must apply for admission as an established lawyer in accordance with Sections 4 et seq. BRAO.
Forms/Online Services
Responsible authority
Karlsruhe Bar Association, Reinhold-Frank-Straße 72, 76131 Karlsruhe
Rechtsanwaltskammer Freiburg
Contact
Details
Prerequisite
Qualification for judicial office under the German Judges Act or
Integration requirements via the EuRAG or
Certificate pursuant to Section 16a (5) EuRAG
Procedure
You must submit the application in writing to the Karlsruhe Bar Association. You can obtain the application form directly from the Bar Association or you can download it online in the download area of the Bar Association (pdf). The application must be signed by hand.
If you fulfil the requirements for admission, you will be sworn in and admitted by the Bar Association. Once you have been admitted, you will become a member of the Karlsruhe Bar Association. You may then practise your profession under the professional title "Rechtsanwalt" or "Rechtsanwalt".
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- officially certified copy of the certificate from the 2nd state examination or of passing the aptitude test
- Curriculum vitae with photograph
- Proof of professional liability insurance in accordance with § 51 BRAO
- Confirmation of legal practice
- officially certified copy of the doctoral certificate
- Proof of "knowledge of professional law" in accordance with § 43 f. BRAO (at least 10 hours)
- officially certified copy of identity card or passport
Costs
EUR 300.00
see applicable fee schedule of the Karlsruhe Bar Association
Processing time
four to six weeks
Miscellaneous
Legal basis
Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO):
- §§ 4 ff. Zulassung zur Rechtsanwaltschaft
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Justizministerium Baden-Württemberg, 18.09.2024