Early traineeship for Bar Examination (legal profession)

As of 20 February 2018, during the final year of
studies, it is possible to carry out 6 of the total of 18 months
of training prescribed by the aw to access the Bar Exam.


REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO
THE ADVANCE TRAINEESHIP

Students meeting
the following requirements may be admitted to the advance traineeship:

  • enrollment
    in the fifth year (not an out-of-program year) of the Integrated Master of Arts
    Degree in Law;
  • possession
    of credits in the following disciplinary sectors: Private Law (IUS/01), Civil
    Procedural Law (IUS/15), Criminal Law (IUS/17), Criminal Procedural Law
    (IUS/16), Administrative Law (IUS/10), Constitutional Law (IUS/08), European
    Union Law (IUS 14);
  • Possession
    and registration in curriculum of studies of the credits for all 1st,
    2nd and 3rd year instructional activities.

Moreover:

  • for
    students not having effected a period of study abroad in the 4th
    year: possession and registration in curriculum of studies of the credits for
    all 4th year instructional activities.
  • for
    students having effected a “lengthy” period of study abroad (at least one term)
    in the 4th year: possession and registration in curriculum of
    studies of at least 60 credits for all 4th or 5th year
    instructional activities.

 

CONDITIONS OF VALIDITY

In order for the
advance traineeship to be valid, the following conditions must be met:

  • obtaining
    of initial authorization;
  • duration
    of at least 6 calendar months, and of at least 288 hours, with the student’s
    attendance at a minimum of 12 court hearings. If the student graduates before the end of such 6
    month period, the            advance
    traineeship will be valid if it has been of a duration of at least 5 months
    and, in any event, of at least 288 hours;
  • obtaining
    of final validation;
  • graduation
    not later than 12 months from the end of the advance traineeship;
  • confirmation
    of recording in the register of trainee attorneys within ninety days from
    graduation (the degree certificate or an equivalent document must be presented
    to the Bar association – Ordine di
    avvocati).

Furthermore, the traineeship must always be formalized as an internship. 

All detailed information on the rules and procedures
to be followed for the advance traineeship (admission requirements, conditions,
roles, responsibilities, procedures for applying for and formalizing the
traineeship, documentation to be presented to the Bar association for
authorization and requirements for validation) is provided on the site pages
dedicated to the Bar Exam (only in Italian). 

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