!!!Rechtsanwalt

Rechtsanwalt (lawyer), practitioner of law whose profession is to 
advise and represent persons seeking judicial redress or persons 
involved in legal proceedings. His/her right to represent clients is 
valid in all Austrian courts and authorities and includes all 
judicial, extra-judicial, public and private cases. The training of 
lawyers and their right to exercise the profession are governed by the 
Rechtsanwalt Act (RGBl 1868/96 as amended). In 1993, there were 3,086 
Rechtsanwaelte in Austria (1,227 in Vienna, 251 in Lower Austria, 35 
in Burgenland, 364 in Upper Austria, 246 in Salzburg, 336 in Styria, 
192 in Carinthia, 306 in Tirol, 129 in Vorarlberg) and there were 
1,071 candidates for this office.

!Literature
W. Rechberger and D. A. Simotta, Grundriss des 
oesterreichischen Zivilprozessrechts, %%sup 4/%1994.


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