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Comparative Law Spring 2002 Professor Susanna Fischer

Comparative Law Spring 2002 Professor Susanna Fischer. CLASS 20 FRENCH LEGAL PROFESSION Feb. 25, 2002. Wrap-Up: German Legal Training. The central principle of German legal training is the Einheitsjurist - the idea of one common training for every type of lawyer.

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Comparative Law Spring 2002 Professor Susanna Fischer

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  1. Comparative Law Spring 2002Professor Susanna Fischer CLASS 20 FRENCH LEGAL PROFESSION Feb. 25, 2002

  2. Wrap-Up: German Legal Training • The central principle of German legal training is the Einheitsjurist - the idea of one common training for every type of lawyer. • As we shall see, the French take a very different approach

  3. THE FRENCH LEGAL PROFESSION • What are the major types of French lawyers today?

  4. MAJOR TYPES OF FRENCH LAWYERS • Avocat • Avocats au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de cassation • Avoué • Juriste d’enterprise • Notaire • ALSO - Huissiers de justice, commissaires au comptes, administrateur judiciaire, etc.

  5. AVOCATS • Pierre Hourcade: http://www.franceavocat.com/ • Do avocats have a monopoly over any types of legal services? • How many avocats are there?

  6. AVOCATS AUX CONSEILS • What is the function of these public officers? • How many are there?

  7. AVOUÉS PRES LES COURTS D’APPEL • What is the function of these public officers? • How many are there?

  8. NOTAIRE • What is the function of a notaire? • How many notaires are there in France?

  9. JURISTE D’ENTERPRISE • What is a juriste d’enterprise? • What is the difference between a juriste d’enterprise and a conseil juridique?

  10. OTHER LEGAL PRACTITIONERS • Huissiers de justice - BAILIFFS • Greffiers des Tribunaux de Commerce - REGISTRARS OF COMMERCIAL COURTS • Commissaires-Priseurs - LICENSED AUCTIONEERS • Administratuers Judiciaires - COURT-APPOINTED ADMINISTRATORS FOR INSOLVENT COMPANIES

  11. AVOCATS: TRAINING • What must Pierre Hourcade do to become an avocat? • How does this differ from the U.S. training? • What are the advantages and disadvantages of the French system of training for avocats?

  12. NATIONALITY • Can someone who is not a French national become an avocat? • Are there any restrictions based on nationality?

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