Biscay Bar Association Explained

Biscay Bar Association
Formation:1838
Purpose:Governing the lawyers of Biscay
Headquarters:Bilbao (Spain)
Region:Biscay (Spain)
Membership:4846
Membership Year:2020
Language:Spanish and Basque
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Carlos Fuentenebro
Main Organ:Government Board and General Meeting

The Biscay Bar Association (officially Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia, in Spanish, and Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua, in Basque) is a Spanish public law corporation and professional association that groups, represents, governs and defends the lawyers of Biscay.

It is the professional association in Biscay to which lawyers must be joined in order to practice law.[1] Its headquarters are in Bilbao.[2] [3] [4]

The institution

The Biscay Bar Association was founded on July 11, 1838, in the Bilbao City Council by call of Don José Javier de Goytia who was the first Dean of the professional association, for being the oldest lawyer in the town.[5]

The Biscay Bar Association is the governing body of all the associated lawyers in the circumscript of exercise of this professional association (Biscay) and has its headquarters in Bilbao. The current chairperson of the institution is Carlos Fuentenebro.[6]

In Spain, in order for lawyers to practice law they must be in possession of the Professional Title of Lawyer (Título Profesional de Abogado), to get the title it is necessary to have a bachelor's degree in Law, a master's degree in Law and to pass the State Exam of Lawyers.[7] [8] [9] [10]

Chairpersons of the Biscay Bar Association

See also

Notes and References

  1. In Spain, in order for lawyers to practice law they must be in possession of the Professional Title of Lawyer (lawyer license) and they must also join to a professional association of lawyers of Spain. It is compulsory to be joined to a bar association (it could be any of all Spain).
  2. Web site: El Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia adopta una denominación más integradora y cambia su logo . www.abogacia.es. 2019-07-28 . 21 March 2018 .
  3. Web site: https://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/ejercicio-de-la-abogacia/. www.abogacia.es. 2019-07-28.
  4. Web site: La Ley de Acceso a la Abogacía, en ocho preguntas - El Derecho - Sector Jurídico. El Derecho. 24 July 2013 . es. 2019-07-28.
  5. Web site: Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia – Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua. www.icasv-bilbao.com. 2019-07-28.
  6. Web site: Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia – Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua. www.icasv-bilbao.com. 2019-07-28.
  7. Web site: BOE.es - Documento consolidado BOE-A-2006-18870. www.boe.es. 2019-07-28.
  8. Web site: BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2011-10459. www.boe.es. 61762–61774 . 2019-07-28.
  9. Web site: Indignación entre los futuros abogados: Justicia endurece por sorpresa el examen de acceso. Digital. Confidencial. 2017-03-01. Confidencial Digital. es. 2019-07-28.
  10. Web site: La Ley de Acceso a la Abogacía, en ocho preguntas - El Derecho - Sector Jurídico. El Derecho. 24 July 2013 . es. 2019-07-28.

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