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First state examination in law; registration

Students who wish to take the First State Examination in Law at the end of their studies must register for this.

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The First State Examination in Law (EJP) consists of the compulsory state examination (= First State Examination in Law, EJS), which is conducted by the State Judicial Examination Office, and the university specialization examination (= University Examination in Law, JUP) to be taken at the respective university.

There are two examination dates per year for the First State Examination in Law (compulsory state examination). Students who wish to take the examination must register for it.

Students who register for the First State Examination in Law must have taken part in an advanced exercise in civil law, criminal law and public law and provide proof of this.

In addition, they must take part in a foreign-language law course or a law-related language course and provide proof of this ("foreign language certificate").

In addition, three months of practical study time must be completed.

  • Documents to be submitted to the State Judicial Examination Office:

    Please compile the documents in the following order in a PDF file and upload them at the end of the application process via the electronic application portal (see "Online procedure").

    • Certificate of study progress issued for the current semester (if applicable, additionally from previously attended universities) and, if applicable, proof of exmatriculation
    • Transcripts of records or corresponding confirmation from the university that the following courses have been passed (§ 24 JAPO):
      • Civil law for advanced students
      • Criminal law for advanced students
      • Public law for advanced students
      • Foreign-language law course or law-oriented language course in accordance with Section 24 (2) JAPO
    • Certificate of the university law examination, if this examination has already been successfully passed
    • Only for free trial participants who wish to prove the requirements for non-credit of semesters in accordance with § 37 para. 2 sentence 1 nos. 2, 3 or 4 JAPO:
      • Certificate of successful completion of additional training or confirmation of moot court participation or confirmation of law clinic participation (Section 37 (2) sentence 1 no. 3 JAPO)
      • Proof of committee activity (Section 37 (2) sentence 1 no. 4 JAPO)
      • Disability certificate and medical certificate (§ 37 para. 2 sentence 1 no. 2 JAPO)
    • Only for free trial participants who have interrupted their studies due to leave of absence: Proof must be enclosed for each semester of leave.
      • Certificate(s) of achievement in foreign or international law acquired during studies abroad for each semester abroad with translation into German, which you can prepare yourself
      • Proof of the courses attended during your studies abroad
      • Proof of enrollment from the foreign university
      • Medical certificate(s): (The medical certificate must prove that you are unable to study for at least half of the lecture period. It must also contain information about the nature and duration of your illness).
      • Proof of other reasons
    • Only for candidates who have successfully passed the university specialization examination at a university outside Bavaria:
      If you have already successfully passed the university specialization examination at a university outside Bavaria, please submit the original university certificate or a certified copy by post to the State Justice Examination Office.
      Postal address:
      Bavarian State Ministry of Justice
      Landesjustizprüfungsamt
      80097 Munich
    • If repeating the First State Examination in Law to improve grades: Proof of payment

Registration for the First State Examination in Law is only possible via the electronic registration portal (see "Online procedure").

To register for the examination, you need a BayernID user account. It is sufficient to register with a user name and password; higher security levels are of course also accepted.

Please compile all the necessary documents in a PDF file and upload them in the upload area during the registration process. If you are unable to submit all the necessary documents with your registration, please send the missing documents to the e-mail address pruefungsamt@stmj.bayern.de no later than three working days after the end of the lecture period for the current semester.

Once you have successfully completed the online registration process, you will receive confirmation of your registration by e-mail. If you have agreed to the notification of notifications in the BayernID mailbox, the decision on admission will be sent electronically. If you have not agreed to this, the decision on admission will be communicated in writing.

Please note that from the examination date 2026/1 (start of registration October 1, 2025), the invitation to the oral examination together with notification of the examination board and the individual grades of the written examination can also be sent electronically via the user account for the first time. As part of a pilot project, the summons will be sent in electronic form in addition to the previous postal dispatch. This is only possible if you consent to the electronic notification of notifications in the registration form. This consent is voluntary. If you do not open the electronic feedback channel, you will only receive the summons by post.

The publication of the overall result of the written part of the examination and the day of the oral examination using the previously communicated result code on the website of the State Judicial Examination Office on the day of the announcement of grades remains unaffected by this.

A fee will be introduced for repeating the First State Examination in Law to improve grades. Payment of the grade improvement fee(350 euros for the First State Examination in Law) will be a prerequisite for admission to the grade improvement attempt from the 2026/2 examination date. Further information on how to pay the fee will be made available here in good time.

The grade improvement fee must be paid as follows, stating the PK number and the candidate's first name and surname:

Bank transfer to:

Recipient: Staatsoberkasse Bayern
IBAN: DE75 7005 0000 0001 1903 15
Amount: EUR 350.00
Reason for payment: PK no. 2521.9700.0054; surname, first name

or via ePay Bavaria stating the PK no. 2521.9700.0054

Proof of payment (pdf) must be uploaded during the online registration process.

Students must take the First State Examination in Law immediately after completing their studies.

Registration is only possible for the next examination date. The registration period begins at the same time as the semester (winter semester: October 1, summer semester: April 1 of the year) and ends four months before the start of the examination.

  • Second state examination in law; registration

    Former trainee lawyers who are no longer in the preparatory service or supplementary preparatory service and wish to take the second state law examination must register for this.

Status: 15.04.2026
Editorially responsible for procedure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium der Justiz (Bavarian State Ministry of Justice)
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