The recognition of the professional lawyer title obtained abroad is made in accordance with Directive 98/5/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 to facilitate the permanent practice of the profession of lawyer in a member state other than that in which the qualification was obtained as transposed in Law no. 51/1995 (art. 13, 90-105) and the Statute of the lawyer profession.

Foreign lawyers submit a standard application (http://www.unbr.ro/pagina-internationala/avocati-straini/) accompanied by the documents indicated in the Required Documents section, namely:

a) signed curriculum vitae;

b) passport-size photo;

c) passport;

d) the certificate (attestation) issued by the professional body or, as the case may be, by the public authority from the state of which the applicant is a citizen or, as applicable, where he/she has domicile or professional headquarters,

e) the diploma issued by a university or college certifying the completion by the holder of a higher education cycle with a minimum duration of 3 years,

f) the certificate of honorability issued by the competent professional authorities or the declaration given before a competent authority from the country of origin or provenance of the applicant,

g) the applicant's own responsibility statement, representing his/her commitment not to carry out in Romania other activities except that of lawyer or compatible with the exercise of the lawyer profession;

In case the application is approved by the Permanent Commission, the petitioner may pick up the conformity endorsement from the headquarters of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations - UNBR at the Palace of Justice, Splaiul Independenței no. 5 Sector 5 – Bucharest, (http://www.unbr.ro/contact/) only after fulfilling the following formalities:

1) submission of the original standard application and the documents provided in points a) and b)

2) submission of copies of the documents provided at points d), e), and f), with the original legalization performed in the respective state and with an authorized translation into Romanian (performed by a public notary from Romania or from abroad), both within 3 months from their issuance date;

3) submission of the statement from point g), made at a notary in Romania or at a Romanian consular office abroad;

4) payment into the account of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations of the amount of 3,000 lei (IBAN Code: RO30BRDE410SV21199534100 B.R.D. - Academiei Branch).

On the basis of the conformity endorsement, the foreign lawyer can register for the examination to verify knowledge of Romanian law and the Romanian language (for those who have opted in this sense) or can register in the table of the bar in Romania where he/she opted to practice (those who have opted for the 3-year internship or have not opted to practice the profession in Romanian law).

Those who have opted for the 3-year internship acquire the right to practice the profession only after completing the internship.

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