| Jurisdiction |
Profession |
Regulatory body |
| 1. United Kingdom |
| Scotland |
solicitor |
Law Society of Scotland |
| 2. European Union |
| Austria – |
|
|
| (Vienna) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer in Wien |
| Belgium – |
|
|
| (Antwerp) |
advocaat |
Orde van Advocaten Antwerpen |
| (Brussels) |
advocaat |
Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten bij de Balie te Brussel |
| avocat |
Ordre Francais des Avocats au Barreau de Bruxelles |
| Czech Republic |
advokát |
Česká Advokátní Komora |
| Denmark |
advokat |
Danske Advokatsamfund |
| France – |
|
|
| (Hauts de Seine) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats des Hauts de Seine |
| (Le Havre) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats au Barreau du Havre |
| (Lyons) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats au Barreau de Lyon |
| (Paris) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris |
| (Rouen) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats à la Cour d'Appel de Rouen |
| Germany – |
|
|
| (Berlin) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin |
| Steuerberater |
Steuerberaterkammer Berlin |
| (Bremen) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Bremen |
| (Cologne) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Vorstand der Rechtsanwaltskammer Köln |
| Steuerberater |
Steuerberaterkammer Köln |
| (Düsseldorf) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf |
| (Frankfurt) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main |
| (Hamburg) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Hanseatische Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg |
| Steuerberater |
Steuerberaterkammer Hamburg |
| (Hesse) |
Steuerberater |
Steuerberaterkammer Hessen |
| (Karlsruhe) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Karlsruhe |
| (Munich) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer München |
| (Saxony) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Sachsen |
| (Schleswig-Holstein) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Schleswig-Holstein |
| (Stuttgart) |
Rechtsanwalt |
Rechtsanwaltskammer Stuttgart |
| Greece – |
|
|
| (Athens) |
dikegóros |
Law Society of Athens/Dikegorikos Syllogos Athenon |
| Hungary – |
|
|
| (Budapest) |
ügyvéd |
Budapesti Ügvédi Kamara |
| Italy – |
|
|
| (Aosta) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Aosta |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Aosta Bar, in respect of a named lawyer and a named firm, that there is no impediment to that lawyer becoming a partner in that firm. Further applicants from the Aosta Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Bologna) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati e Procuratori Legali Bologna |
| (Genoa) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Genova |
| (Isernia) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Isernia |
| (Milan) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Milano |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Milan Bar, in respect of certain named lawyers and named firms, that there is no impediment to those lawyers becoming partners in those firms. Further applicants from the Milan Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Mondovì) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine Avvocati di Mondovì |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Mondovì Bar, in respect of a named lawyer and a named firm, that there is no impediment to that lawyer becoming a partner in that firm. Further applicants from the Mondovì Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Naples) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine Avvocati di Napoli |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Naples Bar that a named lawyer is permitted to practise in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales. Further applicants from the Naples Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Padua) |
avvocato |
Ordine degli Avvocati di Padova |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Padua Bar that a named lawyer is permitted to practise in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales. Further applicants from the Padua Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Pavia) |
avvocato |
Ordine degli Avvocati di Pavia |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Pavia Bar that a named lawyer is permitted to practise in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales; and in respect of another named lawyer and a named firm that there is no impediment to that lawyer becoming a partner in that firm. Further applicants from the Pavia Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Rome) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine degli Avvocati di Roma |
| (Trapani) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell‘Ordine degli Avvocati di Trapani |
| (Turin) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine Avvocati Torino |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Turin Bar, in respect of certain named lawyers and named firms, that there is no impediment to those lawyers becoming partners in those firms. Further applicants from the Turin Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Venice) |
avvocato |
Consiglio dell'Ordine Avvocati di Venezia |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Venice Bar that certain named lawyers are permitted to practise in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales. Further applicants from the Venice Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Voghera) |
avvocato |
Ordine degli Avvocati di Voghera |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Voghera Bar, in respect of a named lawyer and a named firm, that there is no impediment to that lawyer becoming a partner in that firm. Further applicants from the Voghera Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| Luxembourg – |
|
|
| (City of Luxembourg) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Luxembourg Bar that it permits partnerships with EU lawyers. Confirmation has also been received, in respect of named MNPs which include non-EU lawyers, that there is no impediment to Luxembourg lawyers becoming partners in those MNPs. Applicants wishing to become partners in other such MNPs will need to provide either a more general confirmation, or confirmations specific to the firms concerned.] |
| Netherlands |
advocaat |
Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten |
| [Certificates of good standing are given by the appropriate local bar.] |
| |
notaris |
Koninklijke Notarielle Beroepsorganisatie |
| [Certificates of good standing are given by the appropriate regional chamber.] |
| Poland – |
adwokat |
Naczelna Rada Adwokacka |
| [Certificates of good standing are given by the appropriate regional bar.] |
| (Kraków) |
radca prawny |
Rada Okręgowej Izby Radców Pravnych w Krakowie |
| (Olsztyn) |
radca prawny |
Okręgowa Izba Radców Pravnych Olsztyn |
| (Warsaw) |
radca prawny |
Rada Okręgowej Izby Radców Pravnych w Warszawie |
| Portugal |
advogado |
Ordem dos Advogados |
| Romania |
|
|
| (Bucharest) |
avocat |
Baroul Bucureşti |
| Slovakia |
advokát/advokátka |
Slovenská Advokátska Komora |
| Spain – |
|
|
| (Barcelona) |
advocat |
Ilustre Colegi d'Advocats de Barcelona |
| (Madrid) |
abogado |
Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid |
| Sweden |
advokat |
Sveriges Advokatsamfund |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Swedish Bar, in respect of certain named firms, that there is no impediment to Swedish lawyers becoming partners in those firms. Applicants intending to become partners in other firms will need to provide either a more general confirmation, or confirmation specific to the firm concerned.] |
| 3. United States of America |
| (Alabama) |
attorney-at-law |
Alabama State Bar |
| (Arizona) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of Arizona |
| (California) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of California |
| (Colorado) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court - State of Colorado |
| (Connecticut) |
attorney-at-law |
State of Connecticut Supreme Court |
| (District of Columbia - Washington DC) |
attorney-at-law |
District of Columbia Bar |
| (Florida) |
attorney-at-law |
Florida Bar |
| (Georgia) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of Georgia |
| (Hawaii) |
attorney-at-law |
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii |
| (Illinois) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Illinois |
| (Indiana) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court, State of Indiana |
| (Iowa) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Iowa/Iowa Supreme Court |
| (Kansas) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Kansas |
| (Kentucky) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Kentucky |
| (Louisiana) |
attorney-at-law |
Louisiana State Bar Association |
| (Maine) |
attorney-at-law |
Board of Overseers of the Bar, Maine |
| (Maryland) |
attorney-at-law |
Court of Appeal of Maryland |
| (Massachusetts) |
attorney-at-law |
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
| (Michigan) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of Michigan |
| (Minnesota) |
attorney-at-law |
Minnesota Supreme Court |
| (Missouri) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Missouri |
| (Nebraska) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Nebraska |
| (Nevada) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of Nevada |
| (New Hampshire) |
attorney-at-law |
New Hampshire Supreme Court |
| [Certificates of good standing are given by the New Hampshire Bar Association.] |
| (New Jersey) |
attorney-at-law |
State of New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners |
| [Certificates of good standing are given by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.] |
| (New York) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of New York |
| (North Carolina) |
attorney-at-law |
North Carolina State Bar |
| (Ohio) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Ohio |
| (Oklahoma) |
attorney-at-law |
Oklahoma Bar Association |
| (Pennsylvania) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
| (Tennessee) |
attorney-at-law |
Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee |
| (Texas) |
attorney-at-law |
State Bar of Texas |
| (Utah) |
attorney-at-law |
Utah State Bar |
| (Virginia) |
attorney-at-law |
Virginia State Bar |
| (Washington State) |
attorney-at-law |
Washington State Bar Association |
| (Wisconsin) |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of Wisconsin |
| 4. Commonwealth |
| Australia – |
|
|
| (Australian Capital Territory) |
barrister and/or solicitor |
Law Society of the Australian Capital Territory |
| (New South Wales) |
solicitor |
Law Society of New South Wales |
| (Queensland) |
solicitor |
Queensland Law Society Inc. |
| (South Australia) |
barrister, attorney, solicitor and proctor |
The Law Society of South Australia |
| (Victoria) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Institute of Victoria |
| (Western Australia) |
barrister and solicitor |
Legal Practice Board of Western Australia |
| Bangladesh |
advocate |
Bangladesh Bar Council |
| Canada – |
|
|
| (Alberta) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Society of Alberta |
| (British Columbia) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Society of British Columbia |
| (Manitoba) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Society of Manitoba |
| (New Brunswick) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Society of New Brunswick/ Barreau du Nouveau-Brunswick |
| (Ontario) |
barrister and solicitor |
Law Society of Upper Canada/ Barreau du Haut-Canada |
| (Quebec) |
avocat |
Barreau du Québec |
| Ghana |
lawyer |
Ghana Bar Association |
| India – |
|
|
| (Andhra Pradesh) |
advocate |
Bar Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh |
| (Delhi) |
advocate |
Bar Council of Delhi |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Delhi Bar that a named advocate is permitted to practise in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales. Further applicants from the Delhi Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmations specific to themselves.] |
| (Kerala) |
advocate |
Bar Council of Kerala |
| (Madhya Pradesh) |
advocate |
State Bar Council of Madhya Pradesh |
| (Maharashtra and Goa) |
advocate |
Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa |
| (Punjab and Haryana) |
advocate |
Bar Council of Punjab and Haryana |
| (Tamilnadu) |
advocate |
Bar Council of Tamilnadu |
| Isle of Man |
advocate |
Isle of Man Law Society |
| Jamaica |
attorney-at-law |
General Legal Council (Jamaica) |
| Kenya |
advocate |
Law Society of Kenya |
| Lesotho |
attorney |
Law Society of Lesotho |
| Malaysia |
advocate and solicitor |
Bar Council Malaysia/Majlis Peguam Malaysia |
| New Zealand |
barrister and solicitor |
New Zealand Law Society |
| [Certificates of good standing are given either by the New Zealand Law Society or by the appropriate local law society.] |
| Nigeria |
legal practitioner/barrister and solicitor |
Supreme Court (Nigeria) |
| Pakistan – |
|
|
| (North-West Frontier Province) |
advocate |
N.-W.F.P. Bar Council |
| (Punjab) |
advocate |
Punjab Bar Council |
| (Sindh) |
advocate |
Sindh Bar Council |
| (Azad Kashmir) |
advocate |
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council |
| South Africa – |
|
|
| (Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Western Cape) |
attorney |
Cape Law Society/Law Society of the Cape of Good Hope/ Wetsgenootskap van die Kaap die Goeie Hoop |
| (Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West Province) |
attorney |
Law Society of the Northern Provinces/Prokureursorde van die Noordelike Provinsies/Law Society of Transvaal/Prokureursorde van Transvaal |
| (Kwazulu-Natal) |
attorney |
Kwazulu-Natal Law Society/Natal Law Society/Natalse Wetsgenootskap |
| South Africa |
advocate |
General Council of the Bar of South Africa |
| [Confirmation has been received from the South African Bar that if a South African advocate practises in England and Wales in partnership with solicitors of England and Wales, the advocate ceases to be entitled to practise in South Africa, but remains entitled to practise as a South African advocate outside South Africa.] |
| Sri Lanka |
attorney-at-law |
Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Zambia |
advocate/legal practitioner |
Law Association of Zambia |
| 5. Other |
| Algeria |
|
|
| (Alger) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats d’Alger |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Algiers Bar that a named lawyer is permitted to practise in England and Wales with solicitors. Further applicants from the Algiers Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmation specific to themselves.] |
| (Blida) |
avocat |
Ordre des Avocats au Barreau de Blida |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Blida Bar that a named lawyer is permitted to practise in England and Wales with solicitors. Further applicants from the Blida Bar will need to provide either a more general confirmation or confirmation specific to themselves.] |
| Brazil |
advogado |
Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil |
| China (Hong Kong only) |
solicitor |
Law Society of Hong Kong |
| barrister |
Hong Kong Bar Association |
| Colombia |
abogado |
Consejo Superior de la Judicatura |
| Egypt |
avocat/mohamy |
Egyptian Bar Association |
| Iran |
lawyer/attorney-at-law |
Kanoon Vokalla Dadgostari/Iranian Bar Association/Teheran Bar Association |
| Israel |
advocate |
Israel Bar |
| Japan |
bengoshi |
Japan Federation of Bar Associations |
| [Confirmation has been received from the Japan Federation of Bar Associations that a bengoshi can practise in partnership with non-Japanese lawyers, provided the bengoshi is not based at an office in Japan. If based at an office in Japan, the bengoshi can nevertheless participate with non-Japanese lawyers in a separate partnership outside Japan, provided the bengoshi receives no payment in respect of that partnership. Certificates of good standing are given by the appropriate local bar association.] |
| Jordan |
advocate/mohamy |
Jordan Bar Association |
| Lebanon – |
|
|
| (Beirut) |
avocat/mohamy |
Beirut Bar Association |
| Panama |
abogado |
Colegio Nacional de Abogados de Panamá |
| Russia – |
|
|
| (City of Moscow) |
advokat |
Advocates’ Chamber of the City of Moscow/Advokatskaya Palata Goroda Moskvy |
| (Moscow Region) |
advokat |
Advocates’ Chamber of the Moscow Region/Advokatskaya Palata Moskovskoy Oblasti |
| (St Petersburg) |
advokat |
Advocates' Chamber of St. Petersburg/Advokatskaya Palata Sankt-Peterburga |
| Thailand |
lawyer |
Law Society of Thailand/Lawyers Council of Thailand |
| Turkey |
avukat |
Istanbul Barosu |
| Zimbabwe |
legal practitioner |
Law Society of Zimbabwe |