IMPORTANT! According to the Decision of the Standing Committee of the UNBR no. 443 of 12 February 2026, the next session of the examination for testing knowledge of Romanian law and the Romanian language for foreign lawyers, registered in the Special Tables of Foreign Lawyers of the Bar Associations, in order to acquire the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law, will take place on 7 and 8 May 2026, at the headquarters of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania, in Bucharest, Sector 5, Splaiul Independenței no. 5. Standard registration applications can be submitted up to a maximum of 10 days before the date of the exam.

The examination for testing knowledge of Romanian law and the Romanian language for foreign lawyers, registered in the Special Tables of Foreign Lawyers of the Bar Associations, in order to acquire the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law, is organized in accordance with the provisions of art. 13 para. (2) and art. 67 para. (1) letter a) and para. (3), 94 para. (2) and (3) of Law no. 51/1995 on the organization and practice of the legal profession, art. 32 letters f) and i) of the Regulation on the organization and functioning of the N.U.B.A. and the conduct of the meetings of the Council of the N.U.B.A., and Annex XXXI of the Statute of the Legal Profession (Methodology for the certification of the qualification of lawyer for registration in the table of a bar in Romania in the cases provided for in art. 13 and in chap. VII of Law no. 51/1995 for the organization and practice of the legal profession).

The examination is organized by the Standing Committee of the National Union of Bar Associations of Romania (UNBR), headquartered in the Palace of Justice, Splaiul Independenței no. 5, Sector 5 – Bucharest (https://www.unbr.ro/contact/), which decides depending on the number of foreign lawyers who have opted for this modality, and who have previously obtained the prior consent of the Standing Committee of the UNBR regarding the certification of the qualification of lawyer for registration in the bar.

Through the examination, knowledge of theory and practice in the application of Romanian law is tested by taking an exam that consists of written and oral tests, in Romanian, as follows:

a). written multiple-choice exam in the following subjects:
- organization and practice of the legal profession;
- civil law
- civil procedure law
- criminal law
- criminal procedure law;
b). oral exam, in the subjects of civil law, criminal law, and Romanian language knowledge.

The topics and bibliography for the exam are those provided in the REGULATION regarding the examination for testing knowledge of Romanian law and the Romanian language for foreign lawyers who request the right to provide legal assistance in Romanian law (Annex no. 2 to the Decision of the Standing Committee of the UNBR no. 443 of 12 February 2026), which was adopted and published 60 days before the start date of the exam.

The registration fee for the exam is 6500 lei and is paid into the UNBR account IBAN Code: RO30BRDE410SV21199534100 B.R.D. - Academiei Branch. The exam fee is set by the Examination Regulation, so it may differ from one exam to another.

Application forms are standardized and may be submitted only during the period between the publication date of the exam on the UNBR website and up to 10 days before the exam date at the UNBR headquarters, accompanied by a copy of the prior consent issued by the UNBR.

To pass the exam, the candidate must obtain an average grade of at least 7 (seven), provided that for each test, written or oral, the grade obtained is at least 6 (six).