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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Admission to the Bar Grant as in-house lawyer

Anyone wishing to work as an in-house lawyer or in-house lawyer requires licensing. After admission, the activity may be carried out under the professional title of lawyer (in-house lawyer) or lawyer (in-house lawyer).

The jurisdiction lies with the Bar Association.

This procedure can also be carried out through a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by municipalities and the state for service providers.

General admission requirements for the profession of lawyer
no grounds for refusal of admission
Activities according to § 46 paragraphs 2 to 5 Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO)

Section 46 (2) to (5) of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO)

publicly certified photocopy of the examination certificate on the acquisition of the qualification for judicial office, on passing the aptitude test or on other admission requirements according to § 4 Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO),
CV with photograph,
if applicable, publicly certified photocopy of the doctoral certificate or proof of the acquisition of another academic degree,
a copy or a certified copy of the employment contract or contracts;
job description signed by the employer and the applicant,
the competent authority may require the submission of further evidence.'

§4 Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO)

Fees are charged in accordance with § 192 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO) in conjunction with the fee statutes of the competent authority.

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

Section 32 (2) of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO)

Processing Time: 3 Months

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

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