If you want to practice law, you need to be licensed.

Prerequisites:

• You have obtained the qualification for the office of judge according to the German Judges Act or
• You meet the entry requirements according to the Law on the Activity of European Lawyers in Germany of March 9, 2000 (BGBl. I p. 182) or
• you have passed the aptitude test in accordance with this law.

The admission becomes effective upon delivery of a certificate issued by the Bar Association.
This certificate may not be handed over until the applicant has been

• is sworn in and
• has provided proof that professional liability insurance has been taken out or has submitted a provisional confirmation of coverage.

Upon admission, the applicant becomes a member of the admitting Bar Association. After admission, the activity may be pursued under the professional title of "Rechtsanwalt" (lawyer).