page_title: Lawyers in Poland
hierarchical_section_title: Lawyers in Poland
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Wielka sala rozpraw Trybunału Konstytucyjnego English: Main courtroom of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal
context_page_description: In Poland any person holding a Magister's degree in law is called "jurist" or "lawyer". The licensed legal professions are as follows:
  judge;
  prosecutor, legal representative of the State, with the exception of trials involving the Treasury, their primary duties include prosecution, supervision over police investigations and acting on behalf of public interest in all trials;
  solicitor of the Treasury, legal representative of the Treasury where significant State property is at stake, their representation is also mandatory in all trials involving the Treasury at central courts,
  advocate, whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before court in civil, administrative and criminal trials;
  attorney at law, whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before courts in civil, administrative and criminal trials;
  notary, whose job consists of mixture of civil law notary and notary public duties;
  bailiff, a public officer whose main function is to execute court's decisions concerning civil claims.
context_section_description: In Poland any person holding a Magister's degree in law is called "jurist" or "lawyer" (Polish: prawnik). The licensed legal professions are as follows:
  judge (Polish: sędzia);
  prosecutor (Polish: prokurator), legal representative of the State, with the exception of trials involving the Treasury, their primary duties include prosecution, supervision over police investigations and acting on behalf of public interest in all trials;
  solicitor of the Treasury (Polish: radca Prokuratorii Generalnej Skarbu Państwa), legal representative of the Treasury where significant State property is at stake, their representation is also mandatory in all trials involving the Treasury at central courts,
  advocate (Polish: adwokat), whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before court in civil, administrative and criminal trials;
  attorney at law (also translated as: legal counsel or legal advisor Polish: radca prawny), whose main function is to provide legal assistance, prepare legal opinions and drafts of legislative acts, and represent persons before courts in civil, administrative and criminal trials;
  notary (Polish: notariusz), whose job consists of mixture of civil law notary and notary public duties;
  bailiff (Polish: komornik), a public officer (but not an official) whose main function is to execute court's decisions concerning civil claims.
  Some legal professions may also be performed by graduates in other specific disciplines, such as economics or engineering. They require an appropriate admission examination to be passed, as such jurists are authorised to represent persons before courts in matters related to their profession. Such occupations include inter alia: 
  tax advisor (Polish: doradca podatkowy), whose main function is to advise persons in tax matters, represent them before courts and State authorities in tax matters and perform other activities related to tax law;
  patent attorney (Polish: rzecznik patentowy), whose job consists of rendering legal assistance in industrial property matters.
caption: Main courtroom at Polish Constitutional Tribunal
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