European lawyer
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Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
to practice in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries they are not licensed in. Also referred to as an EEC lawyer.
The order contains a list of countries of origin and the designations which the order applies to, for example , a professional "entitled to pursue his professional activities" as either a "asianajaja" or an "advokat" in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, may practice Europe-wide as an "European lawyer".
The order also imposes limitations on the types of legal work which may be carried out by such persons. European lawyers practicing outside their country of origin must be associated with appropriate co-counsel and upon demand by a competent authority they must verify their status.
Professions Applicable to EU Order
The full list of professions to whom the title 'European Lawyer' is applicable follows;| Country | Profession |
|---|---|
| Austria | Rechtsanwalt |
| Belgium | Avocat |
| Advocaat | |
| Rechtsanwalt | |
| Cyprus | Dikegόros |
| Croatia | Odvjetnik |
| Czech Republic | Advokát |
| Denmark | Advokat |
| Estonia | Vandeadvokaat |
| Finland | Asianajaja |
| Advokat | |
| France | Avocat |
| Germany | Rechtsanwalt |
| Greece | Dikegόros |
| Hungary | ügyvéd |
| Iceland | lögmaður |
| Ireland | Solicitor |
| Barrister | |
| Italy | Avvocato |
| Latvia | Zvērināts |
| Latvia | Advokāts |
| Liechtenstein | Rechtsanwalt |
| Lithuania | Advokatas |
| Luxembourg | Avocat |
| Rechtsanwalt | |
| Malta | Avukat |
| Malta | Prokuratur Legali |
| Netherlands | Advocaat |
| Norway | Advokat |
| Poland | Adwokat |
| Radca Prawny | |
| Mecenas | |
| Prawnik | |
| Portugal | Advogado |
| Romania | Avocat |
| Slovakia | Advokát |
| Advokátka | |
| Slovenia | Odvetnik |
| Odvetnica | |
| Spain | es Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... : Abogado |
| ca Catalan language Catalan is a Romance language, the national and only official language of Andorra and a co-official language in the Spanish autonomous communities of Catalonia, the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community, where it is known as Valencian , as well as in the city of Alghero, on the Italian island... : Advocat |
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| eu Basque language Basque is the ancestral language of the Basque people, who inhabit the Basque Country, a region spanning an area in northeastern Spain and southwestern France. It is spoken by 25.7% of Basques in all territories... : Abokatu |
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| ga Galician language Galician is a language of the Western Ibero-Romance branch, spoken in Galicia, an autonomous community located in northwestern Spain, where it is co-official with Castilian Spanish, as well as in border zones of the neighbouring territories of Asturias and Castile and León.Modern Galician and... : Avogado |
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| Sweden | Advokat |
| Switzerland | Rechtsanwalt |
| Anwalt | |
| Fürsprecher | |
| Fürsprech | |
| Avocat | |
| Avvocato | |
| Advokat | |
| United Kingdom | Solicitor |
| Barrister |