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Practising law in Czechia as a foreign lawyer

A route exists, with conditionsYou can advise on your home-country law

Lawyers from outside the EU and EEA cannot become full Czech advocates through the standard route. They can be entered on the Czech Bar's register of foreign lawyers after passing a recognition exam, and may then advise on their home law and international law.

Updated October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.

Rules change. This page describes the kinds of route that exist. The regulator listed under “Official sources” publishes the current requirements, fees and dates, so always confirm with them. This is general information, not legal advice.

The routes

Registration of a foreign lawyer (recognition exam)

For: Lawyers whose home bar is outside the EU and EEA.

  1. Send the Czech Bar Association a written application with proof that you are entitled to provide legal services in your home country.
  2. Pass the recognition exam, which tests the rules for providing legal services, the Act on the Bar, and basic knowledge of the Czech legal system. It can be taken in Czech, English, German or French.
  3. Be entered in the register and practise within its limits.

Registered foreign lawyers may advise only on the law of the country where they are qualified, and on international law.

Becoming a Czech advocate

For: Anyone who wants to practise Czech law.

  1. Hold a Czech master's degree in law, or a foreign degree recognised as equivalent.
  2. Complete a traineeship (older summaries say about three years), pass the professional bar exam and take the oath.

These steps come from older summaries, so check the current Act on the Legal Profession.

Practising only your home-country law

Registered foreign lawyers may advise on the law of their own country and on international law.

Understand the legal system first

Czechia belongs to the Civil law family. Knowing how its system works makes the admission route easier to follow.

Read the Czechia legal-system profile in the Legal Families Atlas →
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