Legal Professional Practice

Objective

The aim of this professional education format is to enable participants to engage deeply with various areas of Liechtenstein law, while also providing support for legal trainees preparing for the Liechtenstein bar examination. Under the guidance of recognised experts from academia and practice, participants are ensured to acquire knowledge that is both theoretically sound and practice-oriented.

Content

The course covers knowledge in constitutional law and EEA law, administrative law, criminal law and criminal procedure law, civil law (including obligations law, property law, inheritance law, personal and family law, labour law) and civil procedure law, as well as professional conduct and fee law, legal aid, insolvency, enforcement, social insurance and labour law, private international law, arbitration law, and company, foundation and trust law..

An optional exam preparation course focuses on drafting pleadings to prepare for the written bar examination.

Structure

The intensive course is offered once a year during the summer semester, from March to June. The four modules, each comprising an average of 24 lessons, are held once a month on full days—typically Thursday, Friday and Saturday—usually between 8.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. at the University premises. The course is primarily conducted in German. It will only take place if a minimum of 15 registrations are received. The number of participants is limited.

The optional exam preparation course is offered twice a year, in January/February and July/August, and serves as targeted preparation for the bar exam. To register for the exam course, participants must have completed Modules 1 to 4 of the intensive course in Liechtenstein Law and plan to take the bar exam. The number of participants for this course is limited to 10 and can be scheduled flexibly according to the planned exam date.

Fees

The fee for Modules 1 to 4 (12 lecture days with approximately 96 attendance lessons of 45 minutes each) is CHF 2,900.00. Modules 1 to 4 can also be booked individually at a price of CHF 1,500.00 each. The fees include electronic course materials. Physical materials can be provided upon request for an additional fee.

The fee for the exam preparation course is CHF 1,300.00.

Lawyers, legal trainees, legal staff from administration and the banking sector, as well as other interested individuals who wish to deepen their knowledge in the legal areas mentioned above.

Registrations for the Intensive Course in Liechtenstein Law (4 modules) can be completed online. Registration for individual modules or the exam preparation course is possible by email to Ms Beatrice Kaiser.  When registering for the exam course, please indicate the planned date of your bar exam.

This professional education programme will continue to be offered in future years, although changes to the programme or instructors may occur.

The programme is held regularly. Information on the next session and registration opportunities will be provided here as soon as it becomes available.

Would you like to be notified as soon as registration opens? Request information without obligation.

The demands on lawyers, fiduciaries, judges and prosecutors, as well as legal staff in business, are constantly increasing. Engaging with current relevant case law is therefore essential. The Legal Practice Days are designed as a regular professional education seminar focusing each time on recent case law in a specific area of law. The speakers are recognised experts in their respective fields with many years of experience as judges, prosecutors or practitioners.

This professional education offering is held regularly. The next session and registration opportunities can be found here when available.

Would you like to be notified as soon as registration opens? Request information without obligation.

The demands on lawyers, legal trainees and legal professionals are constantly growing. Therefore, specialised professional education in Liechtenstein law is indispensable for practitioners working in the legal field.

Content

Our half-day seminars focus on drafting pleadings across various areas of law and for different courts. The goal is to cover legal remedies and pleadings in detail. The speakers are recognised experts in their respective legal fields with many years of experience as judges, prosecutors or practitioners.

Target Group

Legal trainees in Liechtenstein preparing for the Liechtenstein bar exam, as well as lawyers and legal professionals who wish to refresh their knowledge of the law and stay up to date.

This professional education offering is held regularly. The next session and registration opportunities can be found here when available.

Would you like to be notified as soon as registration opens? Request information without obligation.

The Liechtenstein legal system is undergoing significant change for many reasons. Comprehensive revisions and thorough overhauls of long-established legal foundations are almost a regular occurrence.

Here, the Chair of Company, Foundation and Trust Law positions itself as a partner for practice. With our “Lunch & Learn” series, we offer practitioners in Liechtenstein the opportunity to engage briefly—during their lunch break—with the impact of legislative changes or other legal topics, and to acquire the necessary tools to apply these new insights quickly and correctly in their professional daily work.

This professional education offering is held regularly. The next session and registration opportunities can be found here when available.

Would you like to be notified as soon as registration opens? Request information without obligation.