How to become a lawyer in Ukraine?

According to the Law of Ukraine "On Advocacy and Advocacy", a natural person who has a full higher legal education, knows the state language in accordance with the level determined in accordance with the Law of Ukraine "On Ensuring the Functioning of the Ukrainian language as the state", has work experience in the field of law of at least two years, passed a qualification exam, completed an internship (except for the cases established by this Law), took the oath of a lawyer of Ukraine* * and received a certificate of the right to practice law**.

In order to be admitted to the qualifying exam, it is necessary to apply to the KDKA at the place of residence with the appropriate application.

The following documents must be attached to the above application:

1. A notarized copy of a state document confirming the acquisition of a complete higher education and its appendices;

2. A document confirming the presence of work experience in the field of law;

3. Extract from the information and analytical system "Accounting of information on bringing a person to criminal responsibility and having a criminal record" (abbreviated);

4. Certificate from a medical institution about the state of health (certificate about passing preliminary, periodic and extraordinary psychiatric examinations, including for the use of psychoactive substances, form No. 100-2/o, approved by the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine No. 651 of April 18, 2022) ;

5. A handwritten certificate confirming that the applicant did not take a qualifying exam, did not receive a certificate of the right to practice law and did not lose such a certificate in the last two years;

6. A copy of the document that, in accordance with the procedure established by law, confirms the registration of the place of residence;

7. Copy of the tax payer's card;

8. a copy of a document on complete general secondary education, provided that such a document confirms the person's study of the Ukrainian language as an educational subject (discipline), or a state certificate on the level of mastery of the state language, issued by the National Commission for State Language Standards.

After successfully passing the qualifying exam, a six-month internship is required to acquire the right to practice law. (Persons who, on the day of applying for admission to the qualification exam, have at least one year of experience as a lawyer's assistant in the last two years) are exempted from the internship.

After successfully completing an internship, a person in respect of whom the regional bar council has made a decision to issue a certificate of the right to practice law, no later than thirty days from the date of adoption of this decision shall take the oath of a lawyer of Ukraine before the regional bar council.

To a person who has taken the oath of a lawyer of Ukraine, a certificate of the right to practice law and a certificate of a lawyer of Ukraine are issued free of charge by the bar council of the region on the day of taking the oath.