Judges, prosecutors to be admitted to legal profession based on qualification examination in Moldova

16:42 | 20.10.2021 Category: Official

Chisinau, 20 October /MOLDPRES/ -Judges and prosecutors with at least ten years of length of service in office, willing to be admitted to the legal profession, will take the qualification examination, being exempted only from making the probation. At the same time, till taking the exam, the candidates will be obliged to attend about 20 hours of classes in the professional deontology of lawyers and administration of the forms of exercising of the legal profession. The cabinet today approved the note to the draft on amendment of the Law on legal profession, the government’s communication and protocol department has reported.

The new provisions aim at strengthening the institution of the legal profession, in order to create a fair system, which is to guarantee the independence and professionalism of lawyers in the exercising of their profession without unjustified restrictions or interferences.

Also, due to the introduction of the exam for admission to the profession, citizens will benefit from services of qualified legal assistance, provided by correctly assessed subjects, according the principle of meritocracy, professional competence and integrity.

The document is to be submitted to parliament for consideration and approval.

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