Lawyer practice certificate in Vietnam is one of the mandatory requirements for a prospective lawyer to practice law. The 2006 Lawyer Law stipulates the application for issuing the lawyer practice certificate to the following subjects:
Subject | Application Dossier | Submission Place | Processing Time |
Persons who passed the apprenticeship examination for practicing lawyers | - Application for issuance of the Lawyer Practicing Certificate; - Curriculum vitae; - Criminal record certificate; - Copy of Bachelor of Laws degree or Master of Laws degree; - Copy of certificate of completion of lawyer training or document proving exemption from lawyer training; - Copy of the examination result certificate for lawyer apprenticeship; - Health certificate. |
Executive Committee of the Bar Association where the apprenticeship is registered in Vietnam | 07 working days |
Persons exempted from lawyer training and lawyer apprenticeship | - Application for issuance of the Lawyer Practicing Certificate; - Curriculum vitae; - Criminal record certificate; - Copy of Bachelor of Laws degree, or Master of Laws degree, or Doctor of Laws degree; - Document proving exemption from lawyer training and lawyer apprenticeship; - Health certificate. |
Ministry of Justice of Vietnam | 30 days |
Law on Lawyers 2006 effective from January 1, 2007
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