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LAW OF UKRAINE

of December 19, 1992 No. 2887-XII

About legal profession

(as amended on 15-11-2012)
Article 1. Legal profession of Ukraine and its task

The legal profession of Ukraine is voluntary professional public association to the protection of the rights, freedoms and to represent legitimate interests of citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens, stateless persons, legal entities, to give them other legal aid designed to help according to the Constitution of Ukraine.

Article 2. Lawyer

Person having the higher legal education confirmed with the diploma of Ukraine or according to international treaties of Ukraine the diploma of other country, length of service in the field of the right at least two years, which is knowing state language, passed qualification examinations, received in Ukraine the certificate on the right to occupation lawyer activities and took the Oath of the lawyer of Ukraine can be the lawyer.

The lawyer cannot work in court, prosecutor's office, notariate, law-enforcement bodies, security services, public administration. Person having criminal record cannot be the lawyer.

Article 3. Legal regulation of activities of the lawyer

Activities of legal profession are regulated by the Constitution of Ukraine, this Law, other legal acts of Ukraine and charters of lawyer associations.

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