As a natural or legal person and as a company without legal personality, you will normally need to register with your competent authority if you wish to provide legal services in the following areas:
- Debt collection services
- Pension advice in the field of statutory pensions and accident insurance, social compensation law, other social security and severely disabled law with regard to a statutory pension and occupational and occupational pensions
- Legal services in a foreign law
Even if you have already been granted permission to provide legal services under the Legal Advice Act, you must also register in the Legal Services Register if you want to continue providing the legal service (so-called registration as a former licence holder).
Registration is required by law. A violation of an existing registration obligation may lead to the imposition of fines. By registering, you also help to protect legal seekers from unqualified legal services.
Before registering, the competent authority will assess your suitability for the relevant legal service. For this purpose, the submission of all evidence (see required documents) is necessary. In the event of a positive decision by the competent authority, your registration will be completed by means of a public announcement in the Legal Services Register. They are now registered and can be found by the public via the "Publication Platform for Extrajudicial Legal Services". This register of legal services is freely accessible, the search is free of charge (§ 16 RDG).
Please note that registration is only for the requested area (for example, debt collection services) and qualified persons specified with the application. A separate application (change request) is required for each extension of the registration by a sub-area or the registration of other qualified persons.
In addition to the registered providers, prohibitions on the provision of legal services can also be viewed via the "Announcement platform for out-of-court legal services". This strengthens the protection of litigants and legal transactions.