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Regulation

FOR THE REGISTRATION, ORGANIZATION AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE QUALIFICATION EXAMINATION FOR WINNING THE TITLE ATTORNEY IN THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA

Qualifying Exam

Article 1

1.1. This regulation determines the conditions, deadlines and procedures for giving the exam and announcing the results, to obtain the title of lawyer in R.Sh.

1.2. The title gives the lawyer the right to exercise the free profession of lawyer only in accordance with law no. 9109 dated 17.07.2003, amended by law no. 9795 dated 23.07.2007 and law no. 10047 dated 24.12.2008 "For the profession of lawyer Republic of Albania ".

1.3. For the purpose of interpretation, in this regulation the laws cited in point 1.2 of article 1 will be included with the word law.

 

Article 2
2.1. In support of Article 25 of the law, the profession of lawyer can be exercised by any Albanian citizen or foreigner who has completed higher legal education inside or outside the country. In the sense of this expression, they will be considered as documents for the recognition of higher legal education. .

2.1.1 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by public universities resident in Albania.

2.1.2 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by private universities with positive accreditation, in the Republic of Albania.

2.1.3 Diplomas issued by foreign universities not resident in Albania, provided that the lattervalidated from MES as Scientific Master and Professional Master degrees, through an individual written document and case by case, for each candidate who appears.
In any case, the university that has issued diplomas according to the above quote must be positively accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Council and announced by decision of the Minister of Education and Science, according to Article 62 of Law No. 9741 dated 21.05.2007. For higher education in the Republic of Albania". The accreditation decision must necessarily be positive or conditional accreditation. Negative accreditation cannot create the possibility for the recognition of the diploma for the effect of registration for practicing the profession of lawyer.

Article 3 – Registration as an Assistant
3.1. According to the requirements of the law, the first step of registration for a lawyer candidate is the registration as an assistant lawyer, near a lawyer or law office. The registration of candidates as an assistant can only be done after the candidate has obtained the law degree from the law faculty of the universities. determined according to article 2 of this regulation. In this sense, no lawyer or law office can accept assistants and issue certificates for assistant lawyers before the date of the candidate's diploma and none of the candidates can undergo the qualifying exam, when the date of the exam is less than 365 calendar days, even if it is provided with such a certification from a lawyer or law office before this deadline.

The Chamber's administration is responsible for the registration of persons in conflict with this criterion.

3.2. The registration of the assistant can be done near the bar association where the candidate resides or, near the National Bar Association. The internship period is 12 months for all assistants of the Tirana Bar Association and not less than 11 months for assistants registered in the District Bar Associations. This term, classified as above, begins on the day the applicant for the assistant is provided with the identity card for the assistant, according to the module determined by the Directing Council of DH.KA for this purpose. In the event that the applicant for an assistant has filed the request with the lawyer's chamber of the district in which he resides, the head of the respective chamber must file them in the Chamber of Deputies, which in turn provide the applicant candidate with the assistant's identity card.
In the event that, within 30 days from the day of filing the request, the CA does not reject the applicant's request for registration as an assistant in writing, the registration is considered automatically completed.

Article 4 – Documents for registration
The documents for the registration of the candidate for the equipment with the identity card for the assistant are:

4.1. Written request for registration.

4.2. The certification of the lawyer or law office, where it is accepted that the applicant completed the 1-year internship period. This certification must be issued by a lawyer or law office, a member of the bar association where the applicant has his residence.
In the applicant's file, there must also be the positive opinion of the head of the bar association for the completion of the internship.

4.3. Notarized copy of the diploma of the law faculty of the respective university.

4.4. Notarized photocopy of the list of grades issued by the respective university.

4.5. Identity card (in the absence of a personal certificate) of the applicant.

4.6. Penalty certificate from the Ministry of Justice, of the applicant, to verify that there is no criminal precedent. The penalty certificate cannot be issued by the competent body more than 3 months from the date of application.

4.7. Acknowledgment of the foreign diploma, or certification from the Ministry of the Interior that he has completed the application for its validation (For applicants who graduated from abroad).

4.8. Photo with dimensions 5 x 4, piece 2.

4.9. The registration fee as an assistant is 1,000 (one and a half) lek.

Article 5 – Registration of Foreign Nationals
Pursuant to Article 36 of the law, foreign citizens who want to apply to be registered as an assistant at an office or law firm, in addition to the above, must also present an official document issued by a public institution in the Republic of Albania where to verify that the candidate for assistant speaks the Albanian language.

If the applicant has such a document from a private entity, then it can be registered only if the application is made by the applicant himself in the presence of the president of the National Chamber of Advocates.

Article 6
6.1. The number of candidates for registration as an assistant is unlimited. This means that every candidate who wants to register and meets the above criteria can register without limitation.

6.2. The National Bar Association, after registering all candidates to take the bar exam, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, sends the final list, no later than the date set for the exam. This list is recorded. and is not accompanied by the individual registration documents of the candidates. The personal documentation of each candidate can be made available to persons authorized by the Ministry of Justice, for possible verifications.

6.3. After the end of the one-year term, according to the criteria defined above, the lawyer or the law office where the lawyer candidate completed his internship, provides the latter with a letter of recommendation, where he expresses his opinion regarding the professional and ethical preparation of the assistant, as well as with his own opinion if he should undergo the qualifying exam or if there is a need for a postponement of the assistant's training period. This letter of recommendation becomes part of the applicant's file. The absence of the applicant with a letter of recommendation can be considered as a silent expression of positive opinion by the lawyer or the law office and the applicant can undergo the qualifying exam.

Article 7 - Exemption from Obligation to Register as an Assistant
Exemption from the obligation to register as an assistant for the categories cited in Article 28 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of the President and General Secretary of the KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person. The approval of the exemption from the right to fulfill the obligation of the one-year internship period, according to point b of Article 25 of the law, is done automatically.

This article does not apply to persons for the duration of their employment in the public administration, but only after these relationships are terminated.

 

Article 10 - Announcement of the Exam and Registration of Candidates
The announcement of the date of the exam is made by decision of the Governing Council. Persons interested in participating in the exam are notified by making a publication in the National Bar Association or by other means of public communication. The announcement has the format of a notification for participation, where all interested candidates who meet the legal criteria are invited to appear at the National Chamber of Advocates for registration and for detailed information. In the notification for the conduct of the qualifying exam, the date, place and time are cited. where it will take place, the deadline for starting the registration, which cannot be more than 30 days from the day announced for the conduct of the exam, as well as the deadline for completing the registration, which is not less than three days from the day of exam development.

Article 11 - Registration of Candidates for Exam Participation
The registration of the candidates is carried out by their personal appearance (or by proxy of representation by other persons) at the administration of Dh.KA. The registration is accompanied by the payment by the candidate of the fee for participation in the exam. The fee paid is non-refundable in any case. even if you are declared the winner or not, with the exception of the case when the candidate does not appear in the exam. In this case, the fee paid is returned to the registered person who does not appear in the exam, but it can also be used as payment of the fee for participation in the next exam.

The administration, after verifying the candidate's file and finding it in accordance with the law, the statute and this regulation, registers the candidate by providing him with the registration document, which also states the place, date and time of appearing in the exam. At the time of registration, the administration provides the candidate with the following literature:

  • Bar Exam Program
  • The Statute of the National Bar Association
  • The Lawyer's Code of Ethics

At the end of the announced registration period, the administration suspends the registrations and compiles the lists of participation in the exam. The lists are drawn up in alphabetical order and at the same time, according to the alphabetical order, it determines the halls in which the candidates will be arranged. This is done in function of the number of candidates registered and the capacity of the examination halls available, maintaining as a basic criterion the arrangement of candidates in such a way as to eliminate the possibility of copying and communication between candidates. In ordinary halls this number should not exceed more than 50 candidates in a hall. The lists compiled in this way are saved and made available to the examination commission, which in turn hands them over to the monitoring commissions for possible verifications of the participants.

Article 12 - Exemption from the obligation to participate in the exam
Exemption from the obligation to participate in the exam for the categories cited in Article 27 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of 1/3 of the members of the Governing Council of Dh.KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person and decided with secret ballot to K. Director. In case the candidate wins 50% +1 of the votes of the present members of the Governing Council, within 10 days it is proposed to the Minister of Justice for approval for exemption from the right to undergo the mandatory qualifying exam. In case the voting results in an equal number of votes, the chairman's vote is decisive.

Article 13 - Drafting of the Exam Thesis and Points According to Subjects

The drafting of the exam thesis is carried out by the Qualification Exam Commission. The exam is done by development. The exam thesis must necessarily consist of theoretical questions and the practical part.

The theoretical questions are drawn up with content from the main areas of law as follows:

- Constitutional right.10 points.
- Civil law.20 points.
- The right to civil procedure.10 points.
- Criminal law.20 points.
- The right to criminal procedure.10 points.
- Administrative law.10 points.
- Family law.10 points.
- Labor or Commercial law.10 points.
- Law on Advocacy in the Republic of Albania.10 points.

The practical part consists of two cases of judicial practice:

- The case of civil law and civil procedure.20 points.
- The case of criminal law and criminal procedure.20 points.

The evaluation of the thesis is done with points with a possible maximum of 150. The candidate who is evaluated with 50 % + 1 of the maximum points (76 points in total) is declared the winner of the qualification exam.

The drafting of the thesis with the above content is done 16 hours before the exam, in 5 (five) different variants, which are sealed in envelopes and deposited in the safe of the DH.Kanga next to the Chairman in the presence of the committee. It is the Chairman in the presence of the committee who pulls the envelopes from the safe and transports them to the place where the exam will take place.

Article 14 - Place of Examination and Identification of Candidates
14.1. Place of development of the exam is outside the premises of the KA, in halls provided by the administration of the Chamber. The halls should be suitable for this purpose and university halls should mainly be used, where writing is possible under normal conditions. The system of candidates is done in accordance with the lists drawn up in alphabetical order.

14.2. business hours the start of the exam is at 10 o'clock and the end at 2 o'clock. The exam lasts a total of 4 hours. The last two candidates complete the submission at the same time.

14.3. iDENTIFICATION of candidates is made according to the appeal made by the monitoring commission with one of the legal identification documents (passport, letter of notification, certificate with photo or patent) and takes place according to the order defined in the list. For candidates who do not provide the possibility of identification with legal means, the exclusion from participating in the exam is made.

Article 15 - Exam Development Procedures
The qualification exam starts at 10 o'clock on the announced date. Each participant is given a practice sheet consisting of 6 sheets of A4 format, for the development of the thesis. On the first page of this practice, the candidate fills in the personal data requested in it.
The chairman of the examination committee in the presence of the members explains to the participants:

  • for the development of the thesis (with development)
  • for the start and end time of the exam
  • for the registration of the name on the first page and other data according to the format, clarifying that the title should not be developed on the first page, as it will be used for secret purposes.
  • for turning off mobile phones and placing books, songs or any other means of communication in a visible and easily controlled place.
  • for exemption from the exam in case of copying and communication.
  • for the way of communication with the members of the exam commission and monitoring in case of need, which should be in a low voice and calling to the place where the exam is held.
  • the selection of the thesis envelope by random choice in front of the auditor. After the selection of the thesis is made, each candidate is given by the administrative staff and the monitor a sheet with the selected thesis and announces the start of the exam.

After the end of the exam schedule defined in this regulation, the administration staff collects all the practices of the candidates as well as all other materials used in the exam, and in the presence of the qualification exam committee, they are transported to headquarters of the DH.KA, the Commission appoints at the moment a person who has not participated and has no conflict of interest regarding the exam, to secrete the practices, marking the chronological number from 1 to the last practice and on each sheet each practice. After that, the first sheet is torn off, where the name and corresponding corresponding number for each practice is written, and all the first sheets are conserved by the committee chairman in a closed place, until the practices are corrected according to the chronological numbers.

Article 16 - Examination Correction and Results Announcement
16.1. Correction deadlines, evaluation procedures and announcement of results
The deadline for completion of corrections is 20 days from the day of the end of the exam. The thesis is evaluated with points with a possible maximum of 150. The candidate who is evaluated with 76 points (50 % + 1 of the points) is declared the winner of the qualification exam. The announcement of the exam results is made by the qualification exam commission after the completion of corrections by the members of the correction commission.
The announcement of the results is made no later than 2 days after the end of the correction period. For the members of the commission who violate the above deadlines, measures with financial effect are taken (deduction from the remuneration provided for this purpose) up to suspension and replacement with another member. .The above measures were taken by decision of the Governing Council at the proposal of the qualifying examination commission.
The correction of the exams is done by evaluating each practice labeled with an ordinal number with points from 0 to 10 or up to 20, as the case may be (candidates' names are secret) of the conserved practices up to the maximum limit of points defined in this regular. The evaluation is done according to the forms prepared by the administration of the chamber, where each corrector, member of the correction commission, maintains his confidentiality. At the end, the correctors submit the individual results obtained from the evaluation to the Qualifying Examination Commission, which in turn put the data of each corrector into summary tables, making the classification order according to the accumulated points, with descending order , from the candidate evaluated with the most points to the one who has accumulated the fewest points. After the dividing limit of 76 points has been set, which represents the qualifying limit, the corresponding number is unified with the corresponding name according to the secret list, completing the table with all its parameters, from which the winning candidates emerge.
This list is announced in the premises of the National Bar Association.

16.2. The right to review the result
All candidates who have undergone the qualification exam and have not been successful, and the difference of their points from the minimum limit is not greater than 10 points, have the right to request a reevaluation of their exam. The request for re-evaluation is made no later than 48 hours from the day of the announcement of the exam results and is submitted in writing to the administration of Dh.KA. disputed persons and presents it to the Chairman of the Examination Committee. The latter gathers the other members of the committee and draws up a re-correction program by the members of the correction committee with the aim that no later than 10 days from the day of the complaint, this process has completed. The results obtained from the re-correction process are final and unappealable in other structures of the Chamber.
It will be called illegitimate, and as such, the request of any of the losing or winning candidates, as well as any other person who is a member of the House or not, for the confrontation of the exam or the reevaluation of the results of the other candidates participating in the exam will not be accepted.

Article 17 - The Right to Repeat the Qualification Exam
All candidates who have not been successful in an exam season, have the right to repeat the qualification exam as many times as they want, being subject to the legal obligation as an assistant to a lawyer for another 6-month period. For each case, the new registration fee will be paid, the same as in the first registration and as for every candidate who is newly registered.

Article 18 - Remuneration of Committee Members
The members of the commissions mentioned in this regulation fulfill the purpose recognized by the law, the statute and this regulation, against a reward.
The amount made available for this purpose is determined depending on the number of candidates, the correction norms, as well as the amount of remuneration set for each internship. In any case, the only source of funding that will be used for this purpose is provided entirely from the income realized from the registration of candidates. The basic regulation for the correction of each practice cannot be less than 10 minutes. The compensation level of correction commissioners cannot be less than 3000 (Three thousand) lek per hour. The exact calculation of this reward will be done case by case and for each member of the correction commission separately. The members of the monitoring commission receive a reward, which is determined case by case by the Qualification Examination Commission.
The members of the examination commission, if deemed necessary, can benefit from an addition of 5 % to the amount paid to the members of the correction commission, in the event that they participate in the correction and a reward equal to that of a commission member, without appendix 5 %, in the case when he is not a member of the correction commission.
The reward includes the gross amount of income and is given when the entire process is completed until the announcement of the results, including corrections in the case of contesting the results, as defined in this regulation. Recorrection of exams is carried out by these commission members without additional remuneration.
The finance branch performs all the actions of distributing the reward, respecting the legal requirements in the field of personal income tax.

Conditions to be met for registration

Article 1

1.1. This regulation determines the conditions, deadlines and procedures for giving the exam and announcing the results, to obtain the title of lawyer in R.Sh.

1.2. The title gives the lawyer the right to exercise the free profession of lawyer only in accordance with law no. 9109 dated 17.07.2003, amended by law no. 9795 dated 23.07.2007 and law no. 10047 dated 24.12.2008 "For the profession of lawyer Republic of Albania ".

1.3. For the purpose of interpretation, in this regulation the laws cited in point 1.2 of article 1 will be included with the word law.

 
 

Article 2
2.1. In support of Article 25 of the law, the profession of lawyer can be exercised by any Albanian citizen or foreigner who has completed higher legal education inside or outside the country. In the sense of this expression, they will be considered as documents for the recognition of higher legal education. .

2.1.1 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by public universities resident in Albania.

2.1.2 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by private universities with positive accreditation, in the Republic of Albania.

2.1.3 Diplomas issued by foreign universities not resident in Albania, provided that the lattervalidated from MES as Scientific Master and Professional Master degrees, through an individual written document and case by case, for each candidate who appears.
In any case, the university that has issued diplomas according to the above quote must be positively accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Council and announced by decision of the Minister of Education and Science, according to Article 62 of Law No. 9741 dated 21.05.2007. For higher education in the Republic of Albania". The accreditation decision must necessarily be positive or conditional accreditation. Negative accreditation cannot create the possibility for the recognition of the diploma for the effect of registration for practicing the profession of lawyer.

Article 3 – Registration as an Assistant
3.1. According to the requirements of the law, the first step of registration for a lawyer candidate is the registration as an assistant lawyer, near a lawyer or law office. The registration of candidates as an assistant can only be done after the candidate has obtained the law degree from the law faculty of the universities. determined according to article 2 of this regulation. In this sense, no lawyer or law office can accept assistants and issue certificates for assistant lawyers before the date of the candidate's diploma and none of the candidates can undergo the qualifying exam, when the date of the exam is less than 365 calendar days, even if it is provided with such a certification from a lawyer or law office before this deadline.

The Chamber's administration is responsible for the registration of persons in conflict with this criterion.

3.2. The registration of the assistant can be done near the bar association where the candidate resides or, near the National Bar Association. The internship period is 12 months for all assistants of the Tirana Bar Association and not less than 11 months for assistants registered in the District Bar Associations. This term, classified as above, begins on the day the applicant for the assistant is provided with the identity card for the assistant, according to the module determined by the Directing Council of DH.KA for this purpose. In the event that the applicant for an assistant has filed the request with the lawyer's chamber of the district in which he resides, the head of the respective chamber must file them in the Chamber of Deputies, which in turn provide the applicant candidate with the assistant's identity card.
In the event that, within 30 days from the day of filing the request, the CA does not reject the applicant's request for registration as an assistant in writing, the registration is considered automatically completed.

Article 4 – Documents for registration
The documents for the registration of the candidate for the equipment with the identity card for the assistant are:

4.1. Written request for registration.

4.2. The certification of the lawyer or law office, where it is accepted that the applicant completed the 1-year internship period. This certification must be issued by a lawyer or law office, a member of the bar association where the applicant has his residence.
In the applicant's file, there must also be the positive opinion of the head of the bar association for the completion of the internship.

4.3. Notarized copy of the diploma of the law faculty of the respective university.

4.4. Notarized photocopy of the list of grades issued by the respective university.

4.5. Identity card (in the absence of a personal certificate) of the applicant.

4.6. Penalty certificate from the Ministry of Justice, of the applicant, to verify that there is no criminal precedent. The penalty certificate cannot be issued by the competent body more than 3 months from the date of application.

4.7. Acknowledgment of the foreign diploma, or certification from the Ministry of the Interior that he has completed the application for its validation (For applicants who graduated from abroad).

4.8. Photo with dimensions 5 x 4, piece 2.

4.9. The registration fee as an assistant is 1,000 (one and a half) lek.

Article 5 – Registration of Foreign Nationals
Pursuant to Article 36 of the law, foreign citizens who want to apply to be registered as an assistant at an office or law firm, in addition to the above, must also present an official document issued by a public institution in the Republic of Albania where to verify that the candidate for assistant speaks the Albanian language.

If the applicant has such a document from a private entity, then it can be registered only if the application is made by the applicant himself in the presence of the president of the National Chamber of Advocates.

Article 6
6.1. The number of candidates for registration as an assistant is unlimited. This means that every candidate who wants to register and meets the above criteria can register without limitation.

6.2. The National Bar Association, after registering all candidates to take the bar exam, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, sends the final list, no later than the date set for the exam. This list is recorded. and is not accompanied by the individual registration documents of the candidates. The personal documentation of each candidate can be made available to persons authorized by the Ministry of Justice, for possible verifications.

6.3. After the end of the one-year term, according to the criteria defined above, the lawyer or the law office where the lawyer candidate completed his internship, provides the latter with a letter of recommendation, where he expresses his opinion regarding the professional and ethical preparation of the assistant, as well as with his own opinion if he should undergo the qualifying exam or if there is a need for a postponement of the assistant's training period. This letter of recommendation becomes part of the applicant's file. The absence of the applicant with a letter of recommendation can be considered as a silent expression of positive opinion by the lawyer or the law office and the applicant can undergo the qualifying exam.

Article 7 - Exemption from Obligation to Register as an Assistant
Exemption from the obligation to register as an assistant for the categories cited in Article 28 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of the President and General Secretary of the KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person. The approval of the exemption from the right to fulfill the obligation of the one-year internship period, according to point b of Article 25 of the law, is done automatically.

This article does not apply to persons for the duration of their employment in the public administration, but only after these relationships are terminated.

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Regulations of Tirana elections

 

REGULATION

 

RESIDEORGANIZATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTIONS

RESIDER ROOMN LOCAL TO LAWYER TIRANA

 

Ne zbatim te nenit 32 të ligjit 55/2018, nenit 37 e në vijim të Statutit dhe vendimit te Keshillit te Pergjithshem te Dh.A.SH. të muajit Dhejtor 2025 Komiteti Drejtues i DHASH nxjerr kete regullore.

Zgjedhjet ne dhomat e avokatise do te zhvillohen ne periudhen  Tetor 2025- Maj 2026 sipas programit te hartuar dhe miratuar per kete qellim.

The Tirana elections will take place after the election process has been completed in all the local chambers of the Bar of the Republic of Albania and under the care, monitoring and responsibility of the Chamber of Bars of Albania.

The elections in the governing structures will aim at the election of governing bodies, based on the principle of competitiveness, honesty and transparency.

 

The meeting of the General Council of the Chamber of Advocates of Albania is organized no later than 30 calendar days after the end of the elections at the national level.

This regulation serves only for the organization of the elections of the governing bodies of the Tirana Local Chamber of Advocacy.

 

I.                    PARIME TË PËRGJITHSHME TË ORGANIZIMIT TË ZGJEDHJEVE

 

Zgjedhjet për organet drejtuese te dhomës vendore të avokatisë Tiranë organizohen me një raund sipas parimit një antar një votë. Modeli i votimit është po ai i një antar një votë. Procesi zgjedhor për dhomën vendore të avokatisë Tiranë parashikon vetëm procesin e votimit. Ai zhvillohet pa debat dhe pa organizim paraprak. Të gjithë kandidatët kanë të drejtë të organizojnë takime me avokatët zgjedhës për të paraqitur platformat e tyre dhe, njëkohësisht, Dhoma e Avokatisë e Shqipërisë ka detyrimin të pasqyrojë në faqen zyrtare të saj platformën e çdo kandidati, nëse kërkohet nga ana e këtyre të fundit.

Procesi i votimi fillon në orën 09.00 dhe përfundon në orën 18.00. Votimi mund të zgjasë përtej orarit të përcaktuar më lart, në rast se në ambientet e votimit ka avokatë që janë prezent për të ushtruar të drejtën e votës dhe deri në momentin kur jashtë kutisë së votimit nuk ka më votues.

Procesi zgjedhor zhvillohet sipas parimit një antar një votë. Askush nuk mund të votojë me delegim vote apo çdo formë tjetër që nuk përfshihet në të drejtën e votës nga vetë antari të cilit i lind kjo e drejtë.

Nëpërmjet procesit të votimit do të votohet për kryetarin dhe sekretarin e Dhomës Vendore të Avokatisë Tiranë, si dhe për antarët e Komitetit Drejtues të dhomës vendore të Avokatisë Tiranë si dhe përfaqësuesit e kësaj Dhome për në Këshillin e Përgjithshëm të Dhomës së Avokatisë të Shqipërisë.

 

Numri i kandidaturave është pa kufizim dhe Kandidimi për kryetar dhome bëhet mbi bazën e shprehjes së lirë të interesit nga çdo avokat që plotëson kriteret e mëposhtme:

 

Ø  Të kenë ushtruar mbi 10 vjet rresht profesionin e avokatit për kryetar dhe 8 vjet rresht për pozicionet e tjera;

Ø  Në ngarkim të tyre të mos jenë marrë masa administrative nga ana e organeve disiplinore të DHASH ose të çdo organi tjetër procedues;

Ø  Të mos ketë detyrime ndaj organeve tatimore apo çdo organi tjetër publik;

Ø  Të ketë figurë të pastër morale dhe profesionale;

Ø  Të mos kenë masa administrative nga organet kompetente të përcaktuara me ligje të veçanta për shkarkim nga detyra apo funksioni publik.

 

Po nëpërmjet parimit një antar një votë bëhet edhe votimi për përfaqësuesit e Dhomës Vendore të Avokatisë Tiranë për në KP të DHASH. Referuar Statutit të Dhomës, numri i përfaqësuesve për në KP të DHASH është 41, i ndarë ky në 29 antarë të gjinisë mashkull dhe 12 antarë të gjinisë femra. Për këtë qëllim, fleta e votimit do të jetë e kompozuar në dy grupet e mësipërme, për të cilat do të votohet veç për meshkujt dhe veç për femrat.

Kryetari i zgjedhur nga ky proces votimi është automatikisht antar i KP për shkak të funksionit.

Shprehja e interesit për kandidim bëhet nëpërmjet plotësimit të formularëve tip model 1 deri model 4 që i bashkangjitet kësaj Rregullore. Për këtë qëllim ngarkohet Adnistrata e DHASH të përgatisë formularët dhe ti publikojë në faqen zyrtare të DHASH, dhka.org.al.

Në përfundim të rezultatit zgjedhor dhe shpalljes së rezultatit përfundimtar për përfaqësuesit e dhomës vendore të avokatisë Tiranë për në Këshillin e Përgjithshëm të DHASH, 10 të parët, nga të cilët 3 femra dhe 7 meshkuj, duke shtuar edhe kryetarin e zgjedhur nga votimi për kryetar, do të përbëjnë Komitetin Drejtues të Dhomës Vendore të Avokatisë Tiranë.

 

II.                 KOMISIONI ZGJEDHOR

In order to ensure the smooth running of the elections of the Tirana Bar Association, the Steering Committee of DHASH has decided to set up the Voting Committee, which consists of 7 members and will have the following composition:

A representative of the Chamber of Advocates of Albania, who will be appointed chairman of the Electoral Commission, based on the principle provided by law no. 55/2018, according to which the elections are organized under the auspices of DHASH.
For each entity running for president, a member of this Commission must be appointed by them, who must be from the ranks of lawyers with the right to vote. In case the number is not met or exceeds the number of 7 members of this Commission, the seats are assigned by lot.
The members of the Electoral Commission must guarantee a process as regular as possible and in full compliance with the rules set by the Bar Association of Albania. The designated members of the commission cannot be part of the candidacies running for the governing bodies of the Local Chamber. In the event of a vacancy for members of the Electoral Commission, as a rule, the vacancy is automatically filled by the candidates proposed by the competing entities.
 

Decisions of the Voting Commission are made at the meetings of the latter, in the presence of at least 2/3 of it. Decisions are made by a simple majority of the members present. An appeal can be made against the decision of the commission to the Steering Committee of DHASH. The decision of the Steering Committee can be appealed according to the procedures defined in K.Pr. Administrative.

The electoral commission will exercise its functions in the premises of DHASH and will meet no later than two days before the elections. The activity of the Electoral Commission extends to the release of the final result and the compilation of administrative acts for this purpose.

The local election commission relies on logistics and assistance from the Albanian Bar Association.

 

 

III.              PËRCAKTIMI I PËRBËRJES SË ORGANEVE DREJTUESE

 

Përfaqësuesit e Dhomës Vendore të Avokatisë Tiranë për në Këshillin e Përgjithshëm të DHASH do të përbëhet prej 41 avokatë, të cilët do të përzgjidhen nëpërmjet votimit të fshehtë sipas parimit një anëtar një votë nga anëtarësia e dhomës avokatisë Tiranë, sipas një ndarje në tre fasha përfaqësimi, si më poshtë:

28 përfaqësues, këtyre përfaqësuesve për në KP të DHASH do të përzgjidhen nga lista e kandidatëve meshkuj.
12 përfaqësues si kufi minimal, do të përzgjidhen nga lista e kandidatëve që plotësojnë kriterin për barazinë gjinore dhe përfshirjen e kandidateve femra në këtë organ.
Kryetari i zgjedhur nga votimi është automatikisht antar i KP për shkak të funksionit.
 

IV.               KRITERET E CAKTIMIT TË KANDIDATËVE

 

Kandidimi sipas ndarjes së mesipërme është pa kufizime në numur dhe kriteret bazë për kandidim do të jenë:

 

v  Të kenë paguar kontributin e anëtarësisë për vitin 2026;

v  Të jenë regjistruar pranë QKB dhe të kenë status aktiv të subjektit të tyre;

v  Të jenë të punësuar sipas legjislacionit të fushës në një zyrë avokatie ose Studio Avokatie e licensuar si e tillë dhe e njohur nga DHASH.

v  Të drejtën e vendosjen së kandidaturës e kanë edhe ata avokatë të cilët përfitojnë pension pleqërie dhe kanë paguar tarifën vjetore të avokatisë, dhe të jenë të regjistruar në organin tatimor.

 

V.                 MËNYRA E ORGANIZIMIT TË ZGJEDHJEVE

 

Procesi zgjedhor konsiderohet i filluar nga momenti i shpalljes në faqen zyrtare të subjektit. Shpallja e njoftimit për zhvillimin e procesit zgjedhor bëhet jo më vonë se 20 ditë nga dita e zhvillimit të votimit.

 

Beginning of voting procedures
 

Dhoma e Avokatisë e Shqipërisë shpall njoftimin për zhvillimin e procesit zgjedhor jo më vonë se 20 ditë nga dita e zhvillimit të votimit nëpërmjet njoftimit në faqen zyrtare të DHASH dhka.org.al, ku ndër të tjera i shpjegohet antarësinë në lidhje me sa përcaktohet në këtë regullore dhe njëkohësisht të ftojë ata të kandidojnë sipas ndarjes së përcaktuar në këtë regullore. Veçanërisht njoftimi për shpalljen duhet të përmbajë të dhëna në lidhje me datën e zhvillimit të zgjedhjeve, vendin ku do të zhvillohen zgjedhjet, mënyrën dhe dokumentacionin e nevojshëm për kandidim, mënyrën e votimit, e drejta për kandidim dhe votim, si dhe procedura të tjera që lidhen me procesin zgjedhor.

 

Collection of candidacies
 

Grumbullimi i kandidaturave është faza e parë e procesit zgjedhor. Për këtë qëllim ajo bashkë me njoftimin, shpall formularët tip të kandidimit, sipas shprehjes së interesit për çdo pozicion në organet drejtuese për zgjedhjet e dhomës vendore të avokatisë Tiranë. Nëpërmjet plotësimit të këtyre formularëve, avokatët që plotësojnë kriteret sipas kësaj regullore, ftohen të shprehin interesin për kandidim, duke e depozituar atë pranë administratës së DHASH ose në rrugë elktronike nëpërmjet adrseës së email info@dhka.org.al. Formulari kërkon të dhëna në lidhje me identitetin e avokatit që do të kandidojë, regjistrimin pranë DHASH dhe organit tatimor, gjendjen gjyqësore dhe masat disiplinore në ngarkim të tij si dhe organi drejtues ku vlerëson të kandidojë. Afati përfundimtar i mbledhjes së kandidatuarve është 48 orë përpara datës dhe orës së zhvillimit të votimit.

The administration of DHASH, after collecting the candidacies, makes the grouping according to the voting bands defined in this regulation and announces the lists of candidates.

The announcement of the lists of candidates is made on the official website of this entity.

 

Drafting of voting lists
 

Drafting of the voting list is the direct responsibility of the governing bodies of the Chamber of Advocates of Albania. For this purpose, the President of DHASH appoints the responsible persons who will deal with this very important process and monitors the progress of the process from an administrative point of view.

Përcaktimi i listës së anëtarëve të dhomës që kanë të drejtë për kandidim dhe votim, bëhet mbi bazën e kritereve të përcaktuara nga KP i DHASH. Për këtë qëllim, nga regjistri themeltar i avokatëve pranë DHASH hartohet lista e  avokatëve që kanë paguar kontributin e anëtarësisë për vitin 2026.

Pasi sigurohen listat e përcaktuara si më lart, bëhet kryqëzimi i emrave të përcaktuara në këto dy lista, duke rakorduar me kriteret e përcaktuara në këtë regullore për avokatët që kanë shprehur interes për kandidim. Në përfundim të këtij procesi hartohet lista përfundimtare e anëtarëve me të drejtë vote. Kjo listë shpallet në faqen zyrtare dhka.org.al dhe të gjithë avokatët që kanë pretendime në lidhje me listën përfundimtare të shpallur, duhet të paraqiten pranë Komisionit Zgjedhor për të kërkuar plotësimin e mangësive dhe regullimin e gabimeve të konstatuara. Njëzetekatër orë përpara fillimit të zgjedhjeve listat e korigjuara marrin karakter përfundimtar dhe nuk lejohet më ndërhyrje në shtimin ose pakësimin e emrave të caktuar.

Pjesë e këtyre listave do të jenë edhe të gjithë avokatët që gëzojnë të drejtën e pensionit të pleqërisë dhe që kanë paguar tarifën vjetore të avokatisë për vitin 2026.

The same procedure is followed for correcting the list of accumulated candidacies. 

Voting lists, together with the necessary voting infrastructure, are submitted to the Election Commission no later than 24 hours before the start of voting.

 

Ballot paper
 

The voting process consists in the preparation of voting on three sheets, where on each of them the names of the candidates will be written according to the bands defined in this regulation. On each of these sheets, the names of the candidates who have expressed interest according to the level of representation defined in chapter III of this regulation will be listed in alphabetical order. The sheets will have different colors for the effect of distinguishing one from another.

Even the voting lists are part of the election material and are submitted to the Commission according to the rules defined in point 4.

 

Method of voting
 

Votimi i kandidaturave të grumbulluara sipas procedurës së mësipërme do të zhvillohet në një ditë të vetme, pa debat, nëpërmjet votimit të fshehtë sipas parimit një anëtar një votë. Dita e votimit është caktuar dita e Premte, datë 22 Maj 2026. Votimi do të zhvillohet në një qendër të vetme me disa dhoma votimi të fshehta, ku të garantohet votimi i lirë dhe i pavarur. Qendra e votimit do të hapet në orën 09.00 të kësaj date dhe do të mbyllet në orën 18.00 të po kësaj date, sipas regullit të shtyrjes së orarit të votimit deri sa jashtë qendrës së votimit të mos ketë asnjë antar me të drejtë vote që nuk ka votuar dhe shpreh interesin për një gjë të tillë. Në një rast të tillë mbyllja e kutisë së votimit do të shtyhet deri në përfundimin e votimit të anëtarit të fundit me të drejtë vote që gjendet në qendrën e votimit. Çdo votues, paraqitet përpara komisionit zgjedhor me dokument identifikimi, ku si i tillë mund të konsiderohet edhe karta e avokatit, dhe do të pajiset me të tre fletët e votimit, në të cilat do të përzgjedhë nëpërmjet vendosjes së një shënje të vecantë në krah të kandidatëve që dëshiron të votojë, jo më shumë se një numër të barabartë me numrin e caktuar të anëtarëve sipas niveleve të përcaktuara në kapitullin III të kësaj regullore.

Për kryetarin, fleta e votimit me më shumë se një kandidat është e pavlefshme.

Për sekretarin, fleta e votimit me më shumë se një kandidat është e pavlefshme.

Për përfaqësuesit në Këshillin e Përgjithshëm, fleta e votimit me më shumë përzgjedhje se numri i caktuar i të zgjedhurve është e pavlefshme, ndërkohë që një fletë votimi me më pak të përzgjedhur se numri i caktuar, është e vlefshme. Numri i kandidatëve për të cilët do të votohet sipas fashave është 28 avokatë meshkuj dhe 12 anëtare nga lista e kandidateve femra. Pasi përfundon votimi, fleta paloset dhe hidhet në secilën prej kutive të vendosura për këtë qëllim. Çdo kuti votimi do të ketë ngjyrën dalluese të fletës së votimit.

 

Voting closing and counting procedures
 

With the end of the voting procedures according to the deadline and the rules defined in point 5 of these rules, the chairman of the Commission verifies if there is a presence of voters in the voting hall and if the lack of presence is found, he declares the end of the voting process.

At this moment, the ballot boxes are sealed and transported to the headquarters of the Chamber of Advocates of Albania. Upon arrival at these premises, the Commission empties the boxes and begins filling in the voting minutes. The voting minutes contain information about the development, completion, counting and announcement of winners. It is a standard protocol approved by the governing bodies of DHASH.

Procesi i numërimit fillon në mënyrë të menjëhershme dhe është i pandërprerë deri në shpalljen përfundimtare të rezultateve të votimit. Pranë Komisionit subjektet konkuruese për postin e kryetarit të Dhomës Vendore të Avokatisë kanë të drejtë të caktojnë edhe deri në një vëzhgues të procesit.

During the vote counting process, no person not authorized by this regulation is allowed to approach the counting place.

 

Order and calm during the voting and vote counting process.
 

During the voting, it is not allowed for the persons present who follow the voting process to speak loudly and call on the lawyers who go to the ballot boxes to vote for certain persons. The Chairman of the Commission, when he finds such an action, takes measures for the permanent removal from the hall of the person who commits such an action, directing you to the security personnel who will be present to guarantee a regular election process.

If the Chairman of the Committee assesses that the actions of any lawyer present during the voting process have been carried out significantly in violation of the general rule and that the voting process has been violated, he has the right to, in addition to leaving the hall, refer to the Disciplinary Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. Bar of Albania to examine the behavior of the lawyer and take disciplinary measures against him.

Similarly, during the process of counting votes, depending on the available spaces, a presence of the lawyers who ran can be allowed, who in this case should not communicate with the members of the Commission as they will be subject to the specified sanctions above.

 

8. Shpallja e rezultateve dhe ankimimi.

Pasi përfundon numërimi i votave dhe renditja e kandidatëve sipas votave të fituara, Komisioni shpall kandidatët fitues sipas rendit të votave të fituara. Renditja e votave të fituara nga çdo kandidat është i detyrueshëm për të gjithë kandidatët, pavarësisht nëse janë fitues apo jo, për shkak të plotësimit të vakancës që mund të krijohet gjatë ushtrimit të funksioneve për periudhën deri në zgjedhjet e radhës.

Rezultatet e shpallura regjistrohen në procesverbalin e votimit, në fund të të cilit ka një rubrikë shpjeguese, ku secili prej antarëve të Komisionit ka të drejtë të shprehë mendimet e veta në lidhje me parregullsitë e konstatuara prej tij gjatë procesit të votimit.

Voting results are made public, announcing them in the premises of the Chamber of Advocates of Albania and on the subject's official website.

Candidates who have claims regarding the voting results have the right to appeal to the Voting Commission, forty-eight hours after the announcement of this result on the official website.

The Chairman of the Voting Commission, after being familiar with the appeal request filed with him, convenes the Commission regarding the further handling of the request and the Election Commission takes a decision with a simple majority of the appointed members of the Commission.

Në rast se e vlerëson të arsyeshme kërkesën, ai ja përcjell Kryetarit të DHASH brenda njëzetekatër orëve nga afati përfundimtar i paraqitjes së ankimimit, të parashikuar në këtë regullore. Ky i fundit brenda dyzetetetë orëve mbledh Komitetin Drejtues ende në detyrë të DHASH dhe shqyrton kërkesën. Vendimi i marrë i kthehet palës ankimuese dhe Komisionit menjëherë.

The decision of the Steering Committee is the highest administrative act against the appeal request.

 

VI.               DISPOZITA  PERFUNDIMTARE

 

Kjo regullore është e vlefshme vetëm për organizimin e zgjedhjeve të dhomës së avokatisë Tiranë, të datës 22 Maj 2026.

Efektet e saj hyjnë në fuqi prej datës 23 Dhjetor 2025, datë në të cilën janë miratuar regullat dhe kriteret për organizimin e zgjedhjeve nga ana e KD të Dhomës së Avokatisë të Shqipërisë.

Miratuar me vendim të Komitetit Drejtues të Dhomës së Avokatisë të Shqipërisë, datë 23 Dhjetor 2025.

 

PER THE STEERING COMMITTEE TE  GAVE

 

HEAD

Prof. Maksim R. HAJHIA

Duties of the governing bodies of DHKA for the qualifying exam

Article 1

1.1. This regulation determines the conditions, deadlines and procedures for giving the exam and announcing the results, to obtain the title of lawyer in R.Sh.

1.2. The title gives the lawyer the right to exercise the free profession of lawyer only in accordance with law no. 9109 dated 17.07.2003, amended by law no. 9795 dated 23.07.2007 and law no. 10047 dated 24.12.2008 "For the profession of lawyer Republic of Albania ".

1.3. For the purpose of interpretation, in this regulation the laws cited in point 1.2 of article 1 will be included with the word law.

 

Article 2
2.1. In support of Article 25 of the law, the profession of lawyer can be exercised by any Albanian citizen or foreigner who has completed higher legal education inside or outside the country. In the sense of this expression, they will be considered as documents for the recognition of higher legal education. .

2.1.1 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by public universities resident in Albania.

2.1.2 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by private universities with positive accreditation, in the Republic of Albania.

2.1.3 Diplomas issued by foreign universities not resident in Albania, provided that the lattervalidated from MES as Scientific Master and Professional Master degrees, through an individual written document and case by case, for each candidate who appears.
In any case, the university that has issued diplomas according to the above quote must be positively accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Council and announced by decision of the Minister of Education and Science, according to Article 62 of Law No. 9741 dated 21.05.2007. For higher education in the Republic of Albania". The accreditation decision must necessarily be positive or conditional accreditation. Negative accreditation cannot create the possibility for the recognition of the diploma for the effect of registration for practicing the profession of lawyer.

Article 3 – Registration as an Assistant
3.1. According to the requirements of the law, the first step of registration for a lawyer candidate is the registration as an assistant lawyer, near a lawyer or law office. The registration of candidates as an assistant can only be done after the candidate has obtained the law degree from the law faculty of the universities. determined according to article 2 of this regulation. In this sense, no lawyer or law office can accept assistants and issue certificates for assistant lawyers before the date of the candidate's diploma and none of the candidates can undergo the qualifying exam, when the date of the exam is less than 365 calendar days, even if it is provided with such a certification from a lawyer or law office before this deadline.

The Chamber's administration is responsible for the registration of persons in conflict with this criterion.

3.2. The registration of the assistant can be done near the bar association where the candidate resides or, near the National Bar Association. The internship period is 12 months for all assistants of the Tirana Bar Association and not less than 11 months for assistants registered in the District Bar Associations. This term, classified as above, begins on the day the applicant for the assistant is provided with the identity card for the assistant, according to the module determined by the Directing Council of DH.KA for this purpose. In the event that the applicant for an assistant has filed the request with the lawyer's chamber of the district in which he resides, the head of the respective chamber must file them in the Chamber of Deputies, which in turn provide the applicant candidate with the assistant's identity card.
In the event that, within 30 days from the day of filing the request, the CA does not reject the applicant's request for registration as an assistant in writing, the registration is considered automatically completed.

Article 4 – Documents for registration
The documents for the registration of the candidate for the equipment with the identity card for the assistant are:

4.1. Written request for registration.

4.2. The certification of the lawyer or law office, where it is accepted that the applicant completed the 1-year internship period. This certification must be issued by a lawyer or law office, a member of the bar association where the applicant has his residence.
In the applicant's file, there must also be the positive opinion of the head of the bar association for the completion of the internship.

4.3. Notarized copy of the diploma of the law faculty of the respective university.

4.4. Notarized photocopy of the list of grades issued by the respective university.

4.5. Identity card (in the absence of a personal certificate) of the applicant.

4.6. Penalty certificate from the Ministry of Justice, of the applicant, to verify that there is no criminal precedent. The penalty certificate cannot be issued by the competent body more than 3 months from the date of application.

4.7. Acknowledgment of the foreign diploma, or certification from the Ministry of the Interior that he has completed the application for its validation (For applicants who graduated from abroad).

4.8. Photo with dimensions 5 x 4, piece 2.

4.9. The registration fee as an assistant is 1,000 (one and a half) lek.

Article 5 – Registration of Foreign Nationals
Pursuant to Article 36 of the law, foreign citizens who want to apply to be registered as an assistant at an office or law firm, in addition to the above, must also present an official document issued by a public institution in the Republic of Albania where to verify that the candidate for assistant speaks the Albanian language.

If the applicant has such a document from a private entity, then it can be registered only if the application is made by the applicant himself in the presence of the president of the National Chamber of Advocates.

Article 6
6.1. The number of candidates for registration as an assistant is unlimited. This means that every candidate who wants to register and meets the above criteria can register without limitation.

6.2. The National Bar Association, after registering all candidates to take the bar exam, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, sends the final list, no later than the date set for the exam. This list is recorded. and is not accompanied by the individual registration documents of the candidates. The personal documentation of each candidate can be made available to persons authorized by the Ministry of Justice, for possible verifications.

6.3. After the end of the one-year term, according to the criteria defined above, the lawyer or the law office where the lawyer candidate completed his internship, provides the latter with a letter of recommendation, where he expresses his opinion regarding the professional and ethical preparation of the assistant, as well as with his own opinion if he should undergo the qualifying exam or if there is a need for a postponement of the assistant's training period. This letter of recommendation becomes part of the applicant's file. The absence of the applicant with a letter of recommendation can be considered as a silent expression of positive opinion by the lawyer or the law office and the applicant can undergo the qualifying exam.

Article 7 - Exemption from Obligation to Register as an Assistant
Exemption from the obligation to register as an assistant for the categories cited in Article 28 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of the President and General Secretary of the KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person. The approval of the exemption from the right to fulfill the obligation of the one-year internship period, according to point b of Article 25 of the law, is done automatically.

This article does not apply to persons for the duration of their employment in the public administration, but only after these relationships are terminated.

 

Article 8
The Governing Council of the National Chamber of Advocates is the only body that regulates with administrative acts the organization, development and announcement of exam results.

No later than the end of the first month of each year, the Governing Council appoints:

  • The number of exams that will be held within the year, the dates of their development as well as the payment fees for participating in the exam.
  • The number of candidates who will participate in the qualification exams (with or without limit).
  • Designing the qualifying exam program.
  • The composition of the qualification examination committee. This commission will be permanent for the exercise year.
  • Measures for the organization and conduct of the exam.

8.1. Exam dates and registration fees

The qualification exams will be held twice a year. As a rule, the development dates will be the last Saturday and Sunday of the month of March and the last Saturday and Sunday of the month of September. The payment fees are calculated case by case with the cost of organization, development and announcement of the exam results. .

8.2. Determining the number of candidates who will participate in the qualification exams

The number of candidates who can participate in the qualification exams is usually unlimited. This means that all those candidates who meet the criteria defined in the law, the statute and this regulation, can undergo the qualifying exam without any restrictions.

If it deems it reasonable, the Governing Council, in accordance with point 2 of article 26 of the law, may designate a limited number of participants in the qualification exams, and in this case it is obliged to set legal criteria for participation in the exam.

In such a case, the announcement of the limited number and the defined criteria must be published no less than two months before the date of the exam. The publication is made in the premises of the KA

8.3. Qualifying exam program

The qualifying exam program aims to guide the candidates to prepare for the exam within this program. We will reflect the most important topics of all the subjects for which the candidates will undergo the exam. It is drawn up in the form of theses and defines the relevant literature for each subject.

This program must necessarily be made available to candidates no later than 30 calendar days before the qualification exam. For each exam date, a new program can be designed or, depending on its quality, it can be operated more than once with the same program.


Article 9 - The establishment of commissions for the development of the exam
9.1. Qualification Examination Commission

The Governing Council, in addition to the above measures, in accordance with Article 26, point 1, appoints the Qualification Examination Commission for the following year, within the month of January each year. This Commission is responsible for controlling the implementation of the law in all phases of the organization. , development and announcement of results. It is the only decision-making body for the measures that can be taken throughout this process. Decisions in the commission are made by simple majority of votes. If the number of votes is equal, the chairman's vote is decisive.

The commission has the following composition:

  • Three members appointed by K.Drejtues
  • A member appointed by the Minister of Justice
  • A member appointed by the academic staff of the Magisterial School

The Commission is headed by the President of the National Bar Association of Albania. The other two members appointed by the Governing Council are elected by consensus and, if not possible, by vote. If it is agreed, the voting can be open. The other two members, respectively from the Ministry of Justice and the School of Magistrates, are appointed by delegation from the heads of these institutions.

9.2. Examination Monitoring and Correction Commission

In addition to the qualification exam commission, the Governing Council also appoints exam monitoring and correction commissions. The members of the Qualification Commission are not denied the right to be elected to the monitoring and correction commissions.

Members of the Commissions mONITORING can also be selected by the Governing Council or by any other member of the KA. In these commissions, there must be members of the administration of the KA who deal with the technical problems that have to do with the organization and implementation of the decisions of the Exam Commission. as well as taking the necessary measures for the normal progress of the process before, during and after the exam. The members of the qualifying exam commission may or may not participate in the monitoring commissions. The number of members of the monitoring committee must be no less than 2 members for each exam room.

Commission i correction consists of a correction for each subject that contains the thesis of the exam. In the correction commission, persons with high professional integrity in the field of law, from the university academic world and who must be members of Dh.KA, as well as other personalities from the legal field with experience in such events, must be appointed. The members of this commission must express their readiness for correction with professionalism and, with correctness regarding the deadlines set in this regulation, otherwise the Qualifying Exam Commission can replace them with another one.

In the above two cases of the formation of commissions, the Qualification Examination Commission has the right to return to K.Drejtues special persons who do not meet the criteria. In such a case, the Governing Council replaces him with another one.

General provisions

Article 1

1.1. This regulation determines the conditions, deadlines and procedures for giving the exam and announcing the results, to obtain the title of lawyer in R.Sh.

1.2. The title gives the lawyer the right to exercise the free profession of lawyer only in accordance with law no. 9109 dated 17.07.2003, amended by law no. 9795 dated 23.07.2007 and law no. 10047 dated 24.12.2008 "For the profession of lawyer Republic of Albania ".

1.3. For the purpose of interpretation, in this regulation the laws cited in point 1.2 of article 1 will be included with the word law.

 

Article 2
2.1. In support of Article 25 of the law, the profession of lawyer can be exercised by any Albanian citizen or foreigner who has completed higher legal education inside or outside the country. In the sense of this expression, they will be considered as documents for the recognition of higher legal education. .

2.1.1 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by public universities resident in Albania.

2.1.2 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by private universities with positive accreditation, in the Republic of Albania.

2.1.3 Diplomas issued by foreign universities not resident in Albania, provided that the lattervalidated from MES as Scientific Master and Professional Master degrees, through an individual written document and case by case, for each candidate who appears.
In any case, the university that has issued diplomas according to the above quote must be positively accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Council and announced by decision of the Minister of Education and Science, according to Article 62 of Law No. 9741 dated 21.05.2007. For higher education in the Republic of Albania". The accreditation decision must necessarily be positive or conditional accreditation. Negative accreditation cannot create the possibility for the recognition of the diploma for the effect of registration for practicing the profession of lawyer.

Article 3 – Registration as an Assistant
3.1. According to the requirements of the law, the first step of registration for a lawyer candidate is the registration as an assistant lawyer, near a lawyer or law office. The registration of candidates as an assistant can only be done after the candidate has obtained the law degree from the law faculty of the universities. determined according to article 2 of this regulation. In this sense, no lawyer or law office can accept assistants and issue certificates for assistant lawyers before the date of the candidate's diploma and none of the candidates can undergo the qualifying exam, when the date of the exam is less than 365 calendar days, even if it is provided with such a certification from a lawyer or law office before this deadline.

The Chamber's administration is responsible for the registration of persons in conflict with this criterion.

3.2. The registration of the assistant can be done near the bar association where the candidate resides or, near the National Bar Association. The internship period is 12 months for all assistants of the Tirana Bar Association and not less than 11 months for assistants registered in the District Bar Associations. This term, classified as above, begins on the day the applicant for the assistant is provided with the identity card for the assistant, according to the module determined by the Directing Council of DH.KA for this purpose. In the event that the applicant for an assistant has filed the request with the lawyer's chamber of the district in which he resides, the head of the respective chamber must file them in the Chamber of Deputies, which in turn provide the applicant candidate with the assistant's identity card.
In the event that, within 30 days from the day of filing the request, the CA does not reject the applicant's request for registration as an assistant in writing, the registration is considered automatically completed.

Article 4 – Documents for registration
The documents for the registration of the candidate for the equipment with the identity card for the assistant are:

4.1. Written request for registration.

4.2. The certification of the lawyer or law office, where it is accepted that the applicant completed the 1-year internship period. This certification must be issued by a lawyer or law office, a member of the bar association where the applicant has his residence.
In the applicant's file, there must also be the positive opinion of the head of the bar association for the completion of the internship.

4.3. Notarized copy of the diploma of the law faculty of the respective university.

4.4. Notarized photocopy of the list of grades issued by the respective university.

4.5. Identity card (in the absence of a personal certificate) of the applicant.

4.6. Penalty certificate from the Ministry of Justice, of the applicant, to verify that there is no criminal precedent. The penalty certificate cannot be issued by the competent body more than 3 months from the date of application.

4.7. Acknowledgment of the foreign diploma, or certification from the Ministry of the Interior that he has completed the application for its validation (For applicants who graduated from abroad).

4.8. Photo with dimensions 5 x 4, piece 2.

4.9. The registration fee as an assistant is 1,000 (one and a half) lek.

Article 5 – Registration of Foreign Nationals
Pursuant to Article 36 of the law, foreign citizens who want to apply to be registered as an assistant at an office or law firm, in addition to the above, must also present an official document issued by a public institution in the Republic of Albania where to verify that the candidate for assistant speaks the Albanian language.

If the applicant has such a document from a private entity, then it can be registered only if the application is made by the applicant himself in the presence of the president of the National Chamber of Advocates.

Article 6
6.1. The number of candidates for registration as an assistant is unlimited. This means that every candidate who wants to register and meets the above criteria can register without limitation.

6.2. The National Bar Association, after registering all candidates to take the bar exam, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, sends the final list, no later than the date set for the exam. This list is recorded. and is not accompanied by the individual registration documents of the candidates. The personal documentation of each candidate can be made available to persons authorized by the Ministry of Justice, for possible verifications.

6.3. After the end of the one-year term, according to the criteria defined above, the lawyer or the law office where the lawyer candidate completed his internship, provides the latter with a letter of recommendation, where he expresses his opinion regarding the professional and ethical preparation of the assistant, as well as with his own opinion if he should undergo the qualifying exam or if there is a need for a postponement of the assistant's training period. This letter of recommendation becomes part of the applicant's file. The absence of the applicant with a letter of recommendation can be considered as a silent expression of positive opinion by the lawyer or the law office and the applicant can undergo the qualifying exam.

Article 7 - Exemption from Obligation to Register as an Assistant
Exemption from the obligation to register as an assistant for the categories cited in Article 28 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of the President and General Secretary of the KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person. The approval of the exemption from the right to fulfill the obligation of the one-year internship period, according to point b of Article 25 of the law, is done automatically.

This article does not apply to persons for the duration of their employment in the public administration, but only after these relationships are terminated.

Final provision

Article 1

1.1. This regulation determines the conditions, deadlines and procedures for giving the exam and announcing the results, to obtain the title of lawyer in R.Sh.

1.2. The title gives the lawyer the right to exercise the free profession of lawyer only in accordance with law no. 9109 dated 17.07.2003, amended by law no. 9795 dated 23.07.2007 and law no. 10047 dated 24.12.2008 "For the profession of lawyer Republic of Albania ".

1.3. For the purpose of interpretation, in this regulation the laws cited in point 1.2 of article 1 will be included with the word law.

 

Article 2
2.1. In support of Article 25 of the law, the profession of lawyer can be exercised by any Albanian citizen or foreigner who has completed higher legal education inside or outside the country. In the sense of this expression, they will be considered as documents for the recognition of higher legal education. .

2.1.1 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by public universities resident in Albania.

2.1.2 Scientific Master's degrees and professional Master's degrees, issued by private universities with positive accreditation, in the Republic of Albania.

2.1.3 Diplomas issued by foreign universities not resident in Albania, provided that the lattervalidated from MES as Scientific Master and Professional Master degrees, through an individual written document and case by case, for each candidate who appears.
In any case, the university that has issued diplomas according to the above quote must be positively accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Council and announced by decision of the Minister of Education and Science, according to Article 62 of Law No. 9741 dated 21.05.2007. For higher education in the Republic of Albania". The accreditation decision must necessarily be positive or conditional accreditation. Negative accreditation cannot create the possibility for the recognition of the diploma for the effect of registration for practicing the profession of lawyer.

Article 3 – Registration as an Assistant
3.1. According to the requirements of the law, the first step of registration for a lawyer candidate is the registration as an assistant lawyer, near a lawyer or law office. The registration of candidates as an assistant can only be done after the candidate has obtained the law degree from the law faculty of the universities. determined according to article 2 of this regulation. In this sense, no lawyer or law office can accept assistants and issue certificates for assistant lawyers before the date of the candidate's diploma and none of the candidates can undergo the qualifying exam, when the date of the exam is less than 365 calendar days, even if it is provided with such a certification from a lawyer or law office before this deadline.

The Chamber's administration is responsible for the registration of persons in conflict with this criterion.

3.2. The registration of the assistant can be done near the bar association where the candidate resides or, near the National Bar Association. The internship period is 12 months for all assistants of the Tirana Bar Association and not less than 11 months for assistants registered in the District Bar Associations. This term, classified as above, begins on the day the applicant for the assistant is provided with the identity card for the assistant, according to the module determined by the Directing Council of DH.KA for this purpose. In the event that the applicant for an assistant has filed the request with the lawyer's chamber of the district in which he resides, the head of the respective chamber must file them in the Chamber of Deputies, which in turn provide the applicant candidate with the assistant's identity card.
In the event that, within 30 days from the day of filing the request, the CA does not reject the applicant's request for registration as an assistant in writing, the registration is considered automatically completed.

Article 4 – Documents for registration
The documents for the registration of the candidate for the equipment with the identity card for the assistant are:

4.1. Written request for registration.

4.2. The certification of the lawyer or law office, where it is accepted that the applicant completed the 1-year internship period. This certification must be issued by a lawyer or law office, a member of the bar association where the applicant has his residence.
In the applicant's file, there must also be the positive opinion of the head of the bar association for the completion of the internship.

4.3. Notarized copy of the diploma of the law faculty of the respective university.

4.4. Notarized photocopy of the list of grades issued by the respective university.

4.5. Identity card (in the absence of a personal certificate) of the applicant.

4.6. Penalty certificate from the Ministry of Justice, of the applicant, to verify that there is no criminal precedent. The penalty certificate cannot be issued by the competent body more than 3 months from the date of application.

4.7. Acknowledgment of the foreign diploma, or certification from the Ministry of the Interior that he has completed the application for its validation (For applicants who graduated from abroad).

4.8. Photo with dimensions 5 x 4, piece 2.

4.9. The registration fee as an assistant is 1,000 (one and a half) lek.

Article 5 – Registration of Foreign Nationals
Pursuant to Article 36 of the law, foreign citizens who want to apply to be registered as an assistant at an office or law firm, in addition to the above, must also present an official document issued by a public institution in the Republic of Albania where to verify that the candidate for assistant speaks the Albanian language.

If the applicant has such a document from a private entity, then it can be registered only if the application is made by the applicant himself in the presence of the president of the National Chamber of Advocates.

Article 6
6.1. The number of candidates for registration as an assistant is unlimited. This means that every candidate who wants to register and meets the above criteria can register without limitation.

6.2. The National Bar Association, after registering all candidates to take the bar exam, at the request of the Ministry of Justice, sends the final list, no later than the date set for the exam. This list is recorded. and is not accompanied by the individual registration documents of the candidates. The personal documentation of each candidate can be made available to persons authorized by the Ministry of Justice, for possible verifications.

6.3. After the end of the one-year term, according to the criteria defined above, the lawyer or the law office where the lawyer candidate completed his internship, provides the latter with a letter of recommendation, where he expresses his opinion regarding the professional and ethical preparation of the assistant, as well as with his own opinion if he should undergo the qualifying exam or if there is a need for a postponement of the assistant's training period. This letter of recommendation becomes part of the applicant's file. The absence of the applicant with a letter of recommendation can be considered as a silent expression of positive opinion by the lawyer or the law office and the applicant can undergo the qualifying exam.

Article 7 - Exemption from Obligation to Register as an Assistant
Exemption from the obligation to register as an assistant for the categories cited in Article 28 of the law, is made on the basis of the proposal of the President and General Secretary of the KA, PRINCIPALLY , or based on the request of the interested person. The approval of the exemption from the right to fulfill the obligation of the one-year internship period, according to point b of Article 25 of the law, is done automatically.

This article does not apply to persons for the duration of their employment in the public administration, but only after these relationships are terminated.

 

Article 19
This regulation is issued in support of articles 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 36 of law no. 9109, dated 17.07.2003 "On the profession of lawyer in the Republic of Albania", amended, as well as the Statute of the National Bar Association in the Republic of Albania.

Article 20
This regulation was approved by the Governing Council of the National Chamber of Advocacy with decision no.____, date _________ and other provisional regulations issued before this date are repealed.

Article 21
This regulation takes effect immediately.

The Chamber of Advocacy of Albania is a Legal Person and enjoys the status of an NGO, which is created, organized and functions by a special law. Its activity is carried out in accordance with the Constitution, Law no. 55 dated 23.07.2018 "On the Profession of Lawyer in the Republic of Albania" as well as the provisions of this statute.

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