The Norwegian Bar Association (no|Den Norske Advokatforening) is an association of Norwegian lawyers. It was established in 1908 as Norwegian: Den Norske Sakførerforening, and assumed its current name from 1965. As of 2008 the association had about 7,000 members. Among its publications are the journals Norsk Retstidende and Rettens Gang.[1]
As of 2018, the association is chaired by Jens Johan Hjort, while Merete Smith has been secretary-general since 2003. Former leaders of the association include Valentin Voss (1938–1941), Henning Bødtker (1941 and 1945–1947), Sven Arntzen (1959–1961), Jens Christian Mellbye (1965–1968), Per Brunsvig (1976–1979), and Berit Reiss-Andersen (2008–2012).[2]