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The Einheitsjurist: A German Phenomenon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

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Despite never-ending discussion and innumerable reforms, the German system of legal education still has as its objective the so-called Einheitsjurist. This being a German specialty, it is almost impossible to find an English expression for it. One might try the translation “uniform jurist.” To qualify as an Einheitsjurist, every law student must go through the same legal education no matter which of the classical juridical professions he or she wants to pursue. To be admitted to the Bar, the same formal qualification is required as for the admission to the Bench. In both cases you have to pass the “second state exam.”

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