Biscay Bar Association

The Biscay Bar Association (officially Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia, in Spanish, and Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua, in Basque) is the professional association of lawyers of Biscay. It is the professional association of Biscay with which lawyers must be associated in order to practice law.

Biscay Bar Association
Formation1838
Legal statusProfessional Association of Lawyers
PurposePractice law and govern lawyers
Region
Biscay
Official language
Spanish and Basque
Main organ
Government Board and General Meeting
Websitewww.icasv-bilbao.com

In Spain, in order for lawyers to practice law they must be in possession of the Professional Title of Lawyer and they must also be associated with a professional association of lawyers of Spain.[1][2][3]

The association

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.[4]

The Biscay Bar Association is the governing body of all the collegiate/associated lawyers in the circumscript of exercise of this professional association (Biscay) and has its headquarters in Bilbao. The current dean of the Association is Carlos Fuentenebro Zabala.[5]

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.[6][7][8][9]

See also

References
  1. www.abogacia.es https://www.abogacia.es/2018/03/21/colegio-de-la-abogacia-de-bizkaia-adopta-una-denominacion-mas-integradora-y-cambia-su-logo/. Retrieved 2019-07-28. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. www.abogacia.es https://www.abogacia.es/conozcanos/la-institucion/ejercicio-de-la-abogacia/. Retrieved 2019-07-28. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "La Ley de Acceso a la Abogacía, en ocho preguntas - El Derecho - Sector Jurídico". El Derecho (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  4. "Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia – Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua". www.icasv-bilbao.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  5. "Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Bizkaia – Bizkaiko Abokatuen Elkargo Ohoretsua". www.icasv-bilbao.com. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  6. "BOE.es - Documento consolidado BOE-A-2006-18870". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  7. "BOE.es - Documento BOE-A-2011-10459". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  8. Digital, Confidencial (2017-03-01). "Indignación entre los futuros abogados: Justicia endurece por sorpresa el examen de acceso". Confidencial Digital (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  9. "La Ley de Acceso a la Abogacía, en ocho preguntas - El Derecho - Sector Jurídico". El Derecho (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-07-28.
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