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Do you want to run your law firm as a limited liability company (GmbH) or a stock corporation (AG)? In this case, recognition as a law firm requires a license.

If your business purpose is to provide advice and representation in legal matters and the legal form of your company is a limited liability company (GmbH) or a UG with limited liability, you must be licensed as a law firm. If you are organized as a stock corporation, you can be licensed as a law firm provided you meet the requirements that case law has developed based on Section 59c ff of the BRAO.
After successful admission as a law firm, you will receive a certificate of admission and a confirmation of admission.

Application for admission (www.rechtsanwaltskammerhamburg.de, see link) with the following attachments: CV with photograph. An officially certified copy or original of the examination certificate confirming the acquisition of the qualification to hold judicial office or passing the aptitude test, proof of professional liability insurance (original), if applicable, certified copy of the doctoral certificate or other proof of the acquisition of academic degrees.

The company's purpose is to provide advice and representation in legal matters.
The shareholders are:
Lawyers,
Patent attorneys,
Tax consultants,
Tax agents,
Chartered accountants or
sworn auditors.
These partners must be professionally active in the law firm.
In principle, the majority of shares and voting rights must be held by lawyers.
Shares in the law firm may not be held for third parties.
Third parties may not participate in the profits of the law firm.
In principle, the majority of the managing directors must be lawyers.
The independence of lawyers who act as managing directors, persons with commercial power of attorney or agents must be guaranteed. Influence by shareholders is not permitted.
The company must not be in financial distress.
The law firm has adequate professional liability insurance.
Registration of the company in the commercial register.

You can obtain the application form from the relevant bar association. Submit the completed and signed application with all the required documents to the bar association.
The Bar Association checks the admission requirements.
If the admission requirements are met, the law firm is admitted and receives a certificate of admission.
With the admission, the law firm becomes a member of the Bar Association.

Your application will be reviewed within 3 months.

The authorisation must be obtained before the law firm begins its business activities.

Upon admission, the society becomes a member of the chamber and can be commissioned as a society.

An application for a court decision can be filed against a negative decision within one month after service (Section 112a paragraph 1, Section 112c paragraph 1 sentence 1 of the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO), Section 74 paragraph 1 sentence 1 of the Administrative Court Act (VwGO)).

Law firm admission
Authorization required as a law firm according to Section 59c of the Federal Lawyers’ Act (BRAO) for GmbHs that advise and represent in legal matters
However, the UG (limited liability) and the stock corporation are also eligible for admission; for both, Sections 59c ff BRAO apply accordingly
After successful admission, an admission certificate and an admission confirmation will be issued
Responsible: local bar association in whose district the company is based

Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg