Draft Ordinance on Acquiring Legal Capacity was developed in relation with the adopted amendments of the Bulgarian Judiciary System Act, which entered into force from 09.08.2016, and include changes in the procedure for obtaining judicial capacity.
The Ordinance aims to set rules on:
1. The procedures for recruitment and allocation of legal trainees;
2. The requisites of the trainee document issued to the legal trainee;
3. The documents, criteria, standards, stages, and scope of the trainee programmes;
4. The monitoring procedures for the implementation of the trainee programmes;
5. The procedures for implementing a legal professional exam;
6. The procedures for keeping a public register of the persons with legal capacity.
The public consultation on the Draft Ordinance on Acquiring Legal Capacity will be open until 17.02.2017. All interested parties from the fields of Justice and Internal Affairs are invited for participation.
You could find the Draft Ordinance and its report, and also take part in the consultation here (in Bulgarian language).