IMPORTANT! According to the Decision of the Permanent Commission of the UNBR no. 443 of February 12, 2026, the next session of the examination for verification of knowledge of Romanian law and Romanian language for foreign lawyers, registered in the Special Registers of Foreign Lawyers of the Bar Associations, for the purpose of acquiring the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law, will take place on May 7 and 8, 2026, at the headquarters of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania, in Bucharest, Sector 5, Splaiul Independenței no. 5. Standardized application forms can be submitted up to 10 days before the date of the exam.

The examination for verification of knowledge of Romanian law and Romanian language for foreign lawyers, registered in the Special Registers of Foreign Lawyers of the Bar Associations, for the purpose of acquiring the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law is organized in accordance with the provisions of art. 13 par. (2) and of art. 67 par. (1) letter a) and par. (3), 94 par. (2) and (3) of Law no. 51/1995 for the organization and exercise of the legal profession, art. 32 letter f) and i) from the Regulation on the organization and functioning of U.N.B.R. and of the conduct of meetings of the Council of U.N.B.R., and Annex XXXI from the Statute of the legal profession (Methodology for the certification of the qualification of lawyer for registration in the roll of a bar association in Romania in the situations provided by art. 13 and in ch. VII of Law no. 51/1995 for the organization and exercise of the legal profession).

The exam is organized by the Permanent Commission of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania (UNBR), headquartered in the Palace of Justice, Splaiul Independenței no. 5 Sector 5 – Bucharest (https://www.unbr.ro/contact/), which decides depending on the number of foreign lawyers who have opted for this modality and who have previously obtained the approval of the Permanent Commission of the UNBR for the certification of the qualification of lawyer for registration in the bar association.

The exam verifies theoretical knowledge and the practical application of Romanian law by means of an exam consisting of written and oral tests, in Romanian, as follows:

a). multiple-choice written exam in the following subjects:
- organization and exercise of the legal profession;
- civil law
- civil procedural law
- criminal law
- criminal procedural law;
b). oral exam, in the subjects of civil law, criminal law, and Romanian language knowledge.

The exam syllabus and bibliography are those stipulated in the REGULATION regarding the examination for the verification of knowledge of Romanian law and Romanian language for foreign lawyers seeking the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law (Annex no. 2 to Decision of the Permanent Commission of the UNBR no. 443 of February 12, 2026), which was adopted and published 60 days before the exam date.

The registration fee for the exam is 6500 lei and is paid into the UNBR account IBAN Code: RO30BRDE410SV21199534100 B.R.D. - Academia Branch. The amount of the exam fee is established by the Exam Regulation, so it may vary from one exam session to another.

The application forms are standardized and can be submitted only during the period between the publication of the exam on the UNBR website and up to 10 days before the exam date at the UNBR headquarters, accompanied by a copy of the approval issued by the UNBR.

To pass the exam, the candidate must obtain at least an average of 7 (seven), provided that in each written or oral test, the grade obtained is at least 6 (six).