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).